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Some of the best -- and scariest -- moments from one of the biggest -- and scariest -- Maverick's days in years

Peter Mel set a dream line on this beast. Photo: Tanner Olthoff Throughout the course of surfing history, there have been those whose performances have redefined what collectively was thought possible. The bold California crew who left first tracks at Waimea Bay in 1957; Gerry Lopez, and later Shaun Tomson inventing modern tube riding at Pipeline in the 1970s; Christian Fletcher’s aerial assault at Lower Trestles; Shane Dorian’s paddle-in push at Peahi; Kai Lenny’s recent big wave blitzk...

Surfing: World reacts to mind-blowing wave of the decade at Mavericks 9 Jan, 2021 08:35 PM 2 minutes to read Surf world reacts to huge wave at Mavericks. Video / Powerlines news.com.au When surfers in the channel are immediately calling out "wave of the decade" and "best wave ever at Mavs", you know youve just seen something special. Veteran big wave surfer Peter Mel snagged the wave of his life at Mavericks on Saturday (AEDT), leaving his colleagues in awe. Surfing at the Mavericks surf break ...

Late Drop - The Big Wave Podcast: Maverick’s Swell of the Decade Roundtable Jamie Mitchell, Pete Mel, Kai Lenny and Twiggy Baker: Mav’s, slabs, outer boils and bean burritos Presented By Link copied to clipboard Welcome to Episode Seven of Season Two of Late Drop – The Big Wave podcast. The series was created to showcase conversations with some of the best big-wave surfers in the world — hosted by one of the best big-wave surfers in the world. New episodes will drop on Surfline every o...

Day of the Decade? A Comparative Look at Three XXL Mavericks Swells Heres where December 8th, 2020 lands, from the numbers December 8th, 2020. Photo: Jeremiah Klein Kevin Wallis Link copied to clipboard *** There have been a lot of superlatives thrown at the session that went down at Maverick’s two weeks ago: Best Ever, Day of Days, All Time, etc. While it wasn’t the biggest swell at Mav’s by any means, it was amongst the largest paddle swells we’ve seen in the past decade with absolut...

Locals Perspective On Day of Days at Maverick’s Catching up with longtime NorCal Mavs vets about Tuesday, December 8th HMB local Luca Padua, December 8th. Photo: Kenan Chan Link copied to clipboard By August Howell As we extensively reported (see links above), Maverick’s saw its best day in recent memory last Tuesday. Consistent 40-foot faces greeted some of the world’s best surfers from sunup to sundown. And while the swell on December 8th peaked to a burly 17 feet @ 19 seconds, the wind...

Who Is Beck Adler? Photo: Billy Watts Link copied to clipboard Talk about a grand entrance… During Tuesday’s historic swell at Maverick’s, relatively unknown Venice Beach teenager Beck Adler scrapped into a towering ledge amidst the morning super session with big-wave heavyweights like Kai Lenny, Peter Mel, and Twiggy. Although he didn’t make the wave, the photo from his dizzying drop was enough to get Adler a spot in our Swell Story — originally credited as “unidentified.” But it...

From The Cliff: Six Epic Rides From XXL Mavericks Peter Mel, Twiggy Baker, Kai Lenny (twice!), Luca Padua and Jojo Roper Marcus Sanders Link copied to clipboard Last Tuesday, while frantically covering XXL Maverick’s from a variety of angles, we asked a bunch of experts if Twiggy’s morning bomb was the biggest wave ever paddled at Mav’s. Folks had varying opinions — and still do! — but the very astute longtime Mav’s charger and former Mav’s judge Steve Dwyer pointed out something ...

Is This the Biggest Paddle Wave Ever at Maverick’s? A closer look at Grant ‘Twiggy’ Baker’s early morning mountain Photo: Fred Pompermayer Link copied to clipboard *** After a day like Tuesday at Maverick’s – when there were so many momentous waves ridden, so many magic moments throughout a full-day of XXL surfing – it’s easy to fall into a sort of fugue state. Call it, big-wave blackout, if you’d like. But a handful of rides will stand the test of time beyond Tuesday’s mar...

Kai Lenny is Next Level at Mavericks Maui charger raises level during Tuesdays epic swell Photo: Billy Watts Link copied to clipboard *** No, there was no official contest at Maverick’s today. In fact, most surfers coming in this beautiful, sunny, warm, NorCal afternoon kept talking about the camaraderie, consistency, and how special the day was. Beaming sunburnt smiles all around. Again: it was the most anti-2020 thing we’ve seen this year. Then — from old crusty locals to newbie groms �...