Swell Saturdays: The 5 Worst Big Wave Wipeouts of 2014 How on Earth do these guys survive these wipeouts? I don’t get it. Big wave surfers nearly never drown and they take the heaviest hits of any sport. Imagine taking several NFL hits then be stuffed underwater for 3 minutes and be forced to swim your way to air and safety. That’s a Tuesday for these guys. […] Surf SwellBrains | April 12, 2014 1 Comment
8-Foot-Deep Avalanche @ Snowbird Postpones Freeride World Tour The Freeride World Tour (FWT) can’t catch a break this year. The Revelstoke, B.C. stop was postponed 3 months in December due to high avy danger and low snow. The Fieberbrunn, Austria stop was moved last minute to Kappl, Austria due to extreme avalanche danger. The Kirkwood, CA stop was moved to Snowbird, Utah due to lack of snow. Now, the Snowbird stop has been postponed due to […] Avalanche SnowBrains | March 5, 2014 2 Comments
Swell Saturdays: 2013 Billabong Pro Tahiti Day 1 & 2 Highlight Videos & Photos The Billabong Pro Tahiti at Teahupo’o is happening right now. Well, today is actually a down day with waves at only 2-4 foot. But yesterday conditions were perfect for day 2 of the comp. The sea was a sheet of glass, there was no wind and the tubes were perfect and overhead. We definitely stayed up way too late watching […] Surf SwellBrains | August 17, 2013 1 Comment
Swell Saturdays: How NOT to Surf Teahupo’o, Tahiti Teahupoo in Tahiti is a fiercely heavy wave. You don’t want to fall, period. But, if you’re gonna fall, there are some guidelines to follow. Billibong interviews some of the world’s best surfers for some tips on how to stay off the reef at Teahupoo. Some of the video footage of these wipeouts will make you cringe. “Teahupoo is one of the […] Surf SwellBrains | August 10, 2013 1 Comment
Watch Kelly Slater WIN the Volcom Fiji Pro in Epic Conditions | Two Perfect 10 Rides Kelly Slater is 41 years old and the best surfer on this planet we call Earth. How do we know he’s the best even in his old age? Simply because he surfs the best breaks against the world’s best surfers and beats them all on a regular basis. How regular a basis does he beat them all? Well, he’s the […] Surf SwellBrains | June 12, 2013 5 Comments
Swell Saturdays: Surfing the Heaviest Wave in the Word | Vicious Wipe-Outs & Timeless Glory on May 13th, 2013 Teahupo’o literally translates to “to severe the head” or “place of skulls” in Fijian. Teahupo’o, Tahiti is inarguably the heaviest wave in the world. To drop in here you have to either be a verified badass or simply insane. Both is good. This wave is a below sea level wave, with the thickest lip on Earth, that breaks in around […] Surf SwellBrains | May 25, 2013 3 Comments
Swell Saturdays: Teahupo’o, The Heaviest Barrel in the World in Super Slow Motion This video displays the best surfers in the world tackling one of the world’s most powerful waves: Teahupo’o in Tahiti. The size of the waves ridden in this video are preposterous. The fact that no one in this video even makes the entire wave is mind blowing. How do they survive these wipe-outs? If you’re anywhere near the impact zone […] Surf SnowBrains | April 6, 2013 13 Comments