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flag martini-sniper (Jan 25, 2009 at 12:37)
mad man!
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flag BigEBiker (Jan 25, 2009 at 19:15)
Holy f*ck... how tall do you think that is???
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flag martini-sniper (Jan 26, 2009 at 1:47)
hard to tell Big Grin I would guess 30ft to 40ft but not sure Eek
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flag spongosauraus (Feb 1, 2009 at 14:46) (Below Threshold) show comment
tsunami
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flag Whoinventeduphill (Feb 5, 2009 at 21:30)
no. tsunami is bigger than you could ever imagine
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flag spongosauraus (Feb 6, 2009 at 13:49)
its weird cause in the videos of tsunami it looks so small but when u know tht its uber huge compared to this one its like ... WOW
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flag tinitimo1 (Feb 7, 2009 at 13:33)
excuse me you might want to look BEHIND youRazz
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flag jeffrupert (Feb 12, 2009 at 13:10)
thats sick
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flag csibamarci (Feb 19, 2009 at 10:29)
hey people if its non biking it could be POD.OR not???
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flag avery25 (Feb 22, 2009 at 10:31)
this is steamers lane, fyi
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flag mxdirtspinner (Feb 24, 2009 at 18:10)
Even tho its not about biking, Dirtiest Surfing Picture i have ever seen
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flag menkingking (Feb 24, 2009 at 18:28)
EPIC. thats all that needs to be said
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flag giantgl0ryh0le (Mar 3, 2009 at 11:32) (Below Threshold) show comment
25ft tops, its taken from the crest of another wave so its looking down at him, not from the beach, huge and i love it
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flag travis657 (Mar 6, 2009 at 12:03)
have you ever thought about that, its like hes under the water
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flag giantgl0ryh0le (Mar 6, 2009 at 12:11)
yer comment confuses me
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flag travis657 (Mar 6, 2009 at 12:14)
like hes under the ocean
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flag giantgl0ryh0le (Mar 6, 2009 at 12:27)
o ok ya like relative to the wave he is below a f*ck load of water i dunno how to say it i know wut you mean tho
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flag liveyourdream (Mar 7, 2009 at 7:33)
...looks like Teahupoo (Tahiti), am I right?
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flag giantgl0ryh0le (Mar 7, 2009 at 9:36)
how can you tell, all there is is water, for all you know that could be another fukin planet
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flag avery25 (Mar 7, 2009 at 10:39)
"liveyourdream" its not teahupoo, its shipsterns.
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flag scrippsranchDJ (Mar 10, 2009 at 12:57)
definately taller than 25 feet, and look how thick that wave is!!!. A tall wave is one thing, this wave has so much weight behind it waiting to crush down. That is a super powerful wave.

The guys should be around 6 ft tall when he is standing, so I'm guessing it is over 4 of him tall.
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flag jamisbowtech (Sep 16, 2009 at 19:12)
omg! its like the whole ocean is over him!!! if he falls soooooo much weight is gonna crush down on him! scary shiz
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flag nocco6622 (Sep 16, 2009 at 19:12)
And this is why i bike. when you fall..you don't die
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flag artifact (Sep 16, 2009 at 19:15)
this is the best picture on the site. it should probably be POD
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flag DAMZ (Sep 19, 2009 at 14:38)
yap, if it were a biker and not a surfer.... but its one of the bet pix i´ve seen. awesome!!!
btw, it were someting different if a surfer would be POD on pinkbike.... would start to polarisate the users Big Grin
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flag trekrider4mgm (Sep 20, 2009 at 8:51)
that shits at least 25 feet tall and who knows how thick that wall of water is!
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flag chrris (Sep 20, 2009 at 17:57)
giantgl0ryh0le is actually right
Because if he was wrong, then there would be a wave on a wave and plenty waves on a wave.
Sure it's still big but it's not as You'd really think
still crazy gnarly!
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flag rebuitwlverine (Sep 24, 2009 at 14:02)
when i looked at this pic, i thought it was a cobra in the wave , it looks so sweet there even a fang.
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flag scrippsranchDJ (Sep 24, 2009 at 14:09)
The only thing I can think of that would compare to this pic would be a biker riding down a mountain escaping an avalanche. And cool observation rebuitwlverine, never noticed that.

While gl0ryh0le is correct the water in the upper portion of the photo isn't going to be crashing with the wave, the angle of the photo makes it seem 10 times thicker.
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flag TyreBurningBiker (Sep 27, 2009 at 10:36)
not all tsunamis are tall, they might be just 3 metres, but they can be hundreds of km long, meaning its a huge mass of water, instead of a thin, tall wave(normal ones)
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flag spongosauraus (Sep 27, 2009 at 11:35)
ahhh i dndt know that
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flag bunkey (Sep 30, 2009 at 8:40)
i dunno about you, but i would NOT like to be under all that water!
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flag dm-orange (Oct 2, 2009 at 11:44)
that scares me even thinking somthing can be that big
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flag balth (Oct 4, 2009 at 20:16)
is there a hole in the middle of the pic?? Cuz the waves look like they're creating a kind of sea tornado...
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flag mbjumper (Oct 16, 2009 at 20:47)
its called a barrel. or a tube.
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flag balth (Oct 21, 2009 at 16:20)
ahh...thanks
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flag kyman09 (Oct 23, 2009 at 13:57)
Just get PITTED man!
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flag martin-gunn (5 hours ago)
the only thing i could think of to say is: O MY GOD THAT THING IS HUGE
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flag scrippsranchDJ (1 hours ago)
Not the first time I've heard that Wink
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flag martin-gunn (42 mins ago)
haha
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flag biker12344 (Jan 25, 2009 at 12:37)
scary shit
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flag norcoornothing (Jan 26, 2009 at 8:26)
ya and if he falls its go hurt like a bitch
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flag kyleeiji (Sep 16, 2009 at 16:26)
he better get the hell outa there!
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flag dabeno (Jan 25, 2009 at 13:10)
Thats a sickening huge lip! :O Amazing skills!!
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flag DoCenT-Zmc (Jan 26, 2009 at 13:09)
Yeah!! look at this one http://www.tgrmedia.com/BlogThreads/d56b8a15-f3a6-4827-bf59-4f5f6dda9fa8/photos/633682221744518587.jpg
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flag chaddles (Jan 29, 2009 at 19:29)
beat this http://www.surfposter.com/images/images_big/B02%20Shipstern%20Bluff.jpg
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flag chaddles (Jan 29, 2009 at 19:31)
or this http://www.jamiescottimages.com/cyclops/thewave/images/IMG_0235.jpg
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flag travis657 (Mar 6, 2009 at 12:22)
check these pics out:
http://www.tommo261.com/liverpool/modules/gallery/albums/Tommo261/BIG_ASS_WAVE_1.jpg
http://www.surfersvillage.com/img/st/0221_500_BillabongXXL08Lart.jpg
http://www.seekextreme.com/images/big-wave-surfing12.jpg
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flag recklessness (Jun 20, 2009 at 6:08)
All of you need to learn to do links properly (that's what the little round thing is beside the Bold and Italics icons. Regardless, thanks for the links!! Beer
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flag scrippsranchDJ (Sep 24, 2009 at 14:42)
If you guys like big waves, check this video. You might have seen it before but it is a must see. It gives me chills each time I watch it.

Laird Hamilton riding giants.
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flag chaddles (Sep 24, 2009 at 18:46)
yerr there cool and all but the wave we are comenting on is fckin huge not just in size but how heavy it is
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flag scrippsranchDJ (Sep 25, 2009 at 2:23)
yeah in the video the wave was in shallow water, really heavy but not very tall, and the water on the face moves really fast. If you fall, body suit or not your skin will look like hamburger meat from the coral.
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flag AnDY-KoNa (Sep 27, 2009 at 16:04)
if you think the tsunami looks tiny in videos look at the seconds one on this video its f*cking HUGE!
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flag AnDY-KoNa (Sep 27, 2009 at 16:04)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhuqKhXZkkY
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flag jessenickell (Jan 25, 2009 at 19:17)
so gnarly
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flag uwrider123 (Jan 25, 2009 at 20:00)
big wall for such a small gun
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flag the-lemon (Jan 25, 2009 at 20:02)
tiaphoo is so knarly!! look how think the lip is!!! props!
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flag avery25 (Feb 22, 2009 at 10:31)
not teahupoo
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flag ridebike2 (Mar 2, 2009 at 19:36)
shipsterns
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flag avery25 (Mar 2, 2009 at 19:39)
yuuss!! thanks, i was saying steamers lane, but yeah, for sure
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flag Calikidd64 (Jan 25, 2009 at 20:06)
oh f*ck!
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flag Among (Jan 26, 2009 at 9:24)
it looks like the whole damn ocean is on top of that wave
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flag clarke658 (Jan 26, 2009 at 13:01)
whats that in the top left corner??
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flag martini-sniper (Jan 27, 2009 at 12:12)
dare it be a shark? Eek
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flag JAMWELLMAN (Jan 29, 2009 at 12:57)
It's the trail of the tow in jet-ski and the rope/handle dragging behind him. On big waves these guys can't paddle in, so they get towed behind a skilled driver and at the perfect time he lets go.
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flag clarke658 (Jan 30, 2009 at 9:07)
ok , that makes sense haha
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flag docker0141 (Feb 7, 2009 at 13:40)
it looks like a swimmer just puting their arm back in the water to me. :S
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flag menkingking (Feb 27, 2009 at 13:54)
heres video of it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUb0PrkHqm8
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flag trekrider4mgm (Jan 26, 2009 at 13:01)
now thats a wall of water...literally
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flag kylespringman (Jan 26, 2009 at 15:48)
Thats so gnarly.
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flag tagster (Jan 29, 2009 at 12:55)
was the tsunami bigger? :O
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flag alistair14 (Sep 21, 2009 at 2:08)
yup
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flag silviubmx (Jan 31, 2009 at 9:30)
wow look at that wave:O:O unbelivable
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flag konabros122 (Feb 1, 2009 at 15:00) (Below Threshold) show comment
you dolnt really think this is real do you?
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flag travis657 (Mar 6, 2009 at 12:17)
obviously its real, surfers do this all the time
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flag kingy-bmx (Feb 1, 2009 at 15:02)
is it real you bellend...go post somewhere else!
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flag kingy-bmx (Feb 1, 2009 at 15:03)
it is* lol
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flag lirow (Feb 1, 2009 at 15:16)
sick man!
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flag Phil-rides-a-bike (Feb 5, 2009 at 15:04)
holy shit, i couldnt imagine a wave that huge!
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flag downhilldro (Feb 7, 2009 at 13:36)
wow, that a lot of water!
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flag califreerida16 (Feb 7, 2009 at 21:14) (Below Threshold) show comment
looks kinda like mavericks
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flag jptothetree (Feb 15, 2009 at 22:42)
this looks nothing like mavericks.
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flag avery25 (Feb 22, 2009 at 10:31)
steamers lane, i think
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flag Cuckoo-Park (Feb 9, 2009 at 10:58)
looks nothing like mavericks it's a left break, mavericks is a point break and tsunamis aren't waves just a large bulk of water moved by a diplacement of water this often means tsunamis aren't big just very powerful 'the tsunami' was 12ft above the regular point of water
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flag ovoc (Feb 16, 2009 at 7:01)
terrible! I've got no questions
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flag konastuff13 (Feb 16, 2009 at 11:10)
f*ck that............
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flag RicardoAlves (Feb 16, 2009 at 11:14)
This is in the offshore reefs of Australia, the wave calls Cyclops.
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flag wiering17 (Feb 19, 2009 at 10:06)
anyone know if there is video of this?
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flag gerbers (Feb 22, 2009 at 7:28)
theres a wave on the wave
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flag CAMMY-1 (Feb 24, 2009 at 12:22)
thats not a wave, its a huge step lol
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flag extention (Feb 24, 2009 at 18:10)
It has such a heavy lip
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flag bicicleto (Feb 27, 2009 at 10:34)
PINKBIKE!! ...BIKE!
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flag diogodavinha (Mar 6, 2009 at 9:38)
surf bike?
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flag amajors (Mar 18, 2009 at 10:58)
SWEET, I NEED TO GO SURFING!!! CANT AFFORD ALL THESE SPORTS!!!!
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flag ruckusrider (Apr 16, 2009 at 14:51)
thats heavy!
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flag down-hilla-1 (Apr 27, 2009 at 6:45)
Is tHat Cyclops of WA N if it is thats it on a small day
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flag pdxseth (Apr 27, 2009 at 6:47)
E P I C .... now this picture warrants this word
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flag ratherbeoutriding (May 5, 2009 at 16:59)
that dude has balls.
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flag STINKY-MINTY-1 (Aug 16, 2009 at 14:17)
that would suck to land on you
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flag lowrider123 (Aug 16, 2009 at 14:28)
a tsunami is not a giant wave as is the general concensus, a tsunami is in fact a surge of water roughly 1or 2ft high that is very powerful and will just keep on moving.
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flag ratherbeoutriding (Sep 15, 2009 at 13:03)
that wave isnt super giant tall, but its super thick, which mean if it falls on him, hes f'ed
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flag giantfaith4567 (Sep 16, 2009 at 12:14)
not into surfing but when a 40 ft wave is about to eat you like a monster now thats dope. beast man beast
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flag brandonf (Sep 16, 2009 at 16:23)
theres like a wave on top of that wave!
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flag curtis60m2 (Sep 16, 2009 at 16:26)
if you go down your straight up DEAD
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flag Daniel951 (Sep 19, 2009 at 2:52)
thats so sick
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flag konashred1994 (Sep 19, 2009 at 19:45)
succks to be camera man
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flag spskark7 (Sep 19, 2009 at 23:33)
sick pic!!!!!
but no helmet no pod (lol)
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flag tail-whip (Sep 20, 2009 at 8:51)
the whole sea s up there and hes down there dont mess up
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flag diogodavinha (Sep 21, 2009 at 16:52)
awesome!!!Huge and hard!!!
sick pic too,World Record,Kayak extrem,drop of the 38.7 meters in a waterfall,113 KM/H in 2.9 seconds of free fall. http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/3222492/
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flag xankas (Sep 27, 2009 at 11:18)
:O f*ck
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flag LucWilson (Sep 27, 2009 at 16:29)
Sooooooo pitted
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flag ProjectOmalley (Sep 28, 2009 at 21:59)
orr dad!
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flag Stuart12342 (Sep 30, 2009 at 8:38)
damn. He would like die if he fell.
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flag fleshme (Sep 30, 2009 at 15:35)
f*ck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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flag leprechaun11 (Oct 1, 2009 at 8:17)
holy moly!
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flag josedjdh (Oct 1, 2009 at 19:42)
that is sick!!!!! shit
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flag keithwest (Oct 2, 2009 at 15:22)
I've seen people drown from doing things like that. Takes guts man.
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flag epavichthesavage (Oct 5, 2009 at 10:51)
don't mess up all i has to say
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flag dancharge (Oct 5, 2009 at 10:52)
look chuck norris is in that picture
if u cant see him u must be blind coz hes the biggest part of it
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flag VitaminD (Oct 5, 2009 at 21:50)
damn, don't fall Mr Big Balls !!
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flag dhdemo840 (Oct 11, 2009 at 14:33)
that wave has waves on it
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flag faith2downhill (Oct 17, 2009 at 15:23)
it looks like ther is a shark in the top left corner. if so that would make this pic even more epic
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flag wellys (Oct 21, 2009 at 5:16)
holy craparooniiii
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flag rampchamp99 (Oct 23, 2009 at 10:49)
whai?
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flag cozmo91 (Nov 5, 2009 at 12:13)
imagine the thrill that dude is going through...and props to the photographer.
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flag despar66 (Nov 17, 2009 at 12:13)
really sik but really photo shopped
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flag pines309 (22 hours ago)
ppppppppppppppppooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooodddddddddddddddddddddddd
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