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Big Wave Legend Garrett McNamara On Chasing 100ft+ Waves
Meet legendary big wave king Garrett McNamara. Garrett is an internationally recognized big wave surfer who commanded global attention by surfing one of the world’s largest waves in Nazaré, Portugal, and popularizing Nazaré’s now famous surf break. He has also accomplished a myriad of other absolutely insane surfing feats like surfing waves generated by a 300ft glacier in Alaska, giant barrels breaking on shallow, jagged reefs, and on massive, open ocean hurricane swells.
We dive into Garrett’s background—how he began surfing, his 100-foot wave quest, and the docu-series that captured it all…
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