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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Jan 15, 2014 - 11:59pm PT
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From Business Insider to Throwpie's FaceBook page to supetopo.com from MFM.
The long way round for such a short ride, eh?
TECH More: GoPro
A GoPro Camera And A Drone Captured Stunning Footage Of Surfers Tackling Monster Waves In Hawaii
ALYSON SHONTELL
JAN. 15, 2014, 7:30 AM 1,175
Eric Sterman is an aerial photographer who strapped a GoPro camera to a DJI quadcopter drone in Oahu, Hawaii.
He captured footage of surfers in one of the world's most popular (and dangerous) surfing locations, Banzai Pipeline. The Next Web's Nick Summers found the footage.
Here's the stunning video:
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/gopro-video-of-surfers-in-hawaii-2014-1#ixzz2qXAzWML1
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Jan 16, 2014 - 03:10pm PT
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Jan 16, 2014 - 03:12pm PT
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o-man
Social climber
Paia,Maui,HI
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Jan 18, 2014 - 04:15pm PT
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It's game on around this neck of the woods!
We were blessed with a small but consistent NW swell earlier in the week and I got two good sessions at Noriega's here in my back yard.
The next day the forerunners of this swell event that is happening now came through and it got too big for my comfort level. I went down the beach to Kanaha and took a peek. At first glance I wasn't impressed by the wave but the air was so still and the ocean just looked so dreamy that I had to paddle out. The after work crowd had not assembled so the line up was very manageable. I noticed that many of my friends were out there and the vibe was really cool. I got what was probably my best left of the season right away and that was followed by an incredible head and a half right that held up for ever.
After those two waves the vibe changed with more and more surfers in the water.
Still the paddle in vibe was OK but there became a contingent of shoulder hopping SUP'ers that were paddling for every thing and in the way every wave.
When cleanup sets came through it was literally a yard sale and there was not safe route down the line so I went in feeling that I had had a great session.
After three days of paddling I decided to give my sore arm a rest and went out to Jaws and shot over 500 images of some of the best big wave paddle in surfers in the world. Jammie Mitchell,Greg Long,Shane Dorian,Peter Mell,Ian Walsh,and the list goes on and on. It was still firing when I left but after five hours of shooting I was over it.
When I get around to editing the file I will post some more.
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o-man
Social climber
Paia,Maui,HI
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Jan 19, 2014 - 03:07pm PT
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I scored a great session at Kanaha yesterday. The morning crew was just getting off the water so the crowd was very small the waves were head to head and a half, very clean,and plentiful. I surfed most of the session with my neighbor Debbie Brown. It's amazing to see so many friends in one place. That was because Kanaha was just about the only spot on the north shore that was manageable. They were towing in at my place at Kuau. Hookipa and Lanes had a hand full of paddle in guys. I thought about taking photos but my Jaws session the day before had me a bit fried. It's bigger today so I don't think I will even try to surf so may be I go out to Jaws again. Here's another random shot from Jaws on Friday.
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adam d
climber
CA
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Jan 19, 2014 - 05:47pm PT
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Despite the drought, I'm loving this stretch of October in January we've been having on the Central Coast. Surfed 13 days so far in 2014, mostly under sunny skies with offshore winds. Not hawaiian perfection, but I can't complain!
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o-man
Social climber
Paia,Maui,HI
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Jan 20, 2014 - 12:55pm PT
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adam d 13 out of 18 days is awesome and believe me it aint always that perfect around here. I didn't get in the water yesterday. The reports were that Kanaha was closed out and the other mortal spots were packed.
So I watched football and then drove out to Jaws and shot a few photos.
Here a couple.
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Jan 20, 2014 - 01:58pm PT
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Dang.
O man, you're pretty lucky to be able to watch this sh#t go down from the cliff.
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o-man
Social climber
Paia,Maui,HI
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Jan 20, 2014 - 11:05pm PT
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drljefe, It has been awesome to shoot this stuff! The problem is the volume of material is overwhelming.
If it paid cash I would be on it full time but there is so much competition and so little compensation.
I do get the respectful head nod occasionally.
I walked by one dude that was shooting from the bluff and asked if he knew who was out.He said "yes" and then ignored me. a-hole.
I will post more soon.
BTW Shaun Walsh is my neighbor and a good kid.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Jan 21, 2014 - 01:04am PT
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Rob Ventura light up today :-)
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o-man
Social climber
Paia,Maui,HI
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Jan 21, 2014 - 12:44pm PT
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This is going to be interesting!
Could the next swell actually be on par with the epic El Nino beasts of ’69 & ’98? This from the National Weather Service Honolulu Office today: “Models are showing a surface low pressure deepening to hurricane force west of the dateline 1/19, tracking east across the dateline near 40°N 1/20, continuing east to near 165°W near 40°N Tuesday, then turning north into Wednesday. This should make for giant surf by the wee hours 1/22 from within 290-330 degrees. The track, track speed, size, and depth of central pressure are similar to low pressure systems that generated giant surf locally of January 28, 1998, February 23, 1986, and December 1 and 4, 1969. It is too early for specifics, other than noting that this could potentially be the type of surf episode on order of decadal turn-around…”
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crøtch
climber
Whale's Vagina
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Jan 21, 2014 - 02:39pm PT
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Can't wait to see some photos of that o-man.
Fun in socal for the past three days. More on the way and psyche is high.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Jan 21, 2014 - 03:13pm PT
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so cal fun!
o-man that's a lot of red on the map for your area!
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Jan 22, 2014 - 12:46am PT
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You gotta be kidding me.
The coolest thing with climbing and surfing is that there are no limits.
The continuum of progression.
Kids onsight 14c, bust consistent airs.
Bigwalls get freed and soloed.
Guys are paddling into macking Peahi and getting tubed like it's head high.
And in both sports you can do your thing, at your level, and still be as challenged or stoked as someone on an elite level.
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o-man
Social climber
Paia,Maui,HI
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Jan 22, 2014 - 01:26pm PT
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Good post drljefe!
It's gonna be MAKKIN' today!
I woke to a steady rain and heavy cloud cover. The road into Jaws will be a disaster so I am going to work. My job is right around the corner from my house so I'll be at the beach all day and will keep an eye on my own back yard. I hope every one that has intentions to give the ocean a try is well prepared for what they are getting into!
Here's another shot from last Sunday.
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o-man
Social climber
Paia,Maui,HI
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Jan 23, 2014 - 04:55pm PT
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As it turned out I did go out to Peahi yesterday and it was a total zoo!
The largest waves were in the late afternoon but it was really big all day.
All the old tow in crew and many of the new guard were towing. Laird,Dave Kalama,Buzzy Kerbox to name a few. Laird went over the falls and really got worked!
They were also filming some stuff for the movie "Point Break II".
Two of my friends and I were at the beach here at Kuau yesterday evening and we had to climb a tree to keep from being washed away by a very large set! I'm not kidding!
It's still big so I think I'll go back out to Peahi again today.
Here's some random shot from yesterday at Jaws
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Jan 23, 2014 - 08:02pm PT
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46ft @ 18sec
W...T....F....
??????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Stay safe out there folks!
Double overhead+ projected in SoCal this weekend.
Have fun!
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