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zBrown
Ice climber
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I've seen that tunnel before. Pretty sure it's Newport Beach.
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rockermike
Trad climber
Berkeley
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The first half dozen times I saw videos of that device I was sure it was photo shopped. ha But maybe they really exist. And maybe the young kids will all get into this new pastime and leave the waves for old school old men. :)
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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That's not surfing.
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Contractor
Boulder climber
CA
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that gay jet powered, rich boy toy, noise machine is not surfing.
My 20 year old son actually "surfing".
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landcruiserbob
Trad climber
PUAKO, BIG ISLAND Kohala Coast
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Great Clark Little photo, I doubt that's Cali, my guess is the 7 miles of magic on Oahu north shore.
Too bad more climbers don't experience dropping in on a wave and getting barreled. The only thing that comes close is free soloing a long moderate route. Still harnessing natures energy is about as good as it gets.....
Aloha and be well
Rg
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Patrick Sawyer
climber
Originally California now Ireland
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 7, 2015 - 01:21am PT
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I know folks, it is not surfing, I took the thread head from the website I got the video from. It does look cool and fun, though I wouldn't do it.
The last time I surfed was in 1975, Santa Cruz/Monterey, I was never a great surfer, by far, but I did it on a semi-regular basis mostly in high school. Climbing and the mountains always drew my attention first.
I figured some "die hard" surfers would have comments, but come on, it's better than a political or religious thread.
EDIT
So drljefe (↓↓↓, 8:48 November 7), if it is barely better than a political thread, and I seemed to have irked some real surfers who do not use machine power, shall I nuke the thread? I don't like nuking threads, the few times I have done it, when the threads had other people's comments, time they took to write, I feel like I am cheating them.
But clearly, this thread is a waste of space on the forum. Not unlike some other threads. But it is a virtual campfire, so...
And yes it does look like a rich boys' sports, or at least a first world one, or a "sport" that people who live in poverty could not afford, unlike football/soccer. A ball some, friends, some place to kick it around (street, playground, field), and voila… fun, exercise, camaraderie.
Condolences to the family and friends of the surfers zBrown mentioned below.
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Better than a political thread?
Barely :-)
The surfers HAVE spoken, Patrick.
The music alone sends it far into the kook zone.
For a gimmicky flatwater surfing experience
this thing looks like more fun.
At least you can carve a 200ft bottom turn.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
But when it's flat surfers usually have a bunch of shˇt to do that they've been putting off to surf real waves in the ocean, like work.
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Tom
Big Wall climber
San Luis Obispo CA
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You kids are going to hurt yourselves.
Just saying . . . . . . . .
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zBrown
Ice climber
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I've seen that tunnel before. Pretty sure it's North Shore of Newport Beach.
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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This thread is worth it for the shot of contractor's son alone.
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zBrown
Ice climber
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I've seen the Contractor's tunnel before. Pretty sure it's on the North Shore of Swami's.
BTW two died there last week. One was a heart attack and the other was unknown cause, but death from drowning.
Joy Froding (57) & Kenneth Mann (61).
RIP Joy and Kenneth. They were actually surfing. No machines.
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skcreidc
Social climber
SD, CA
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^^^^^^^RIP Kenny and Joy. It appears that Joy may have had a heart attack.
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