Surfing The Ultimate Guide (greenwood Guides To Extreme Sports) [Hardcover]

The Pipeline in O'ahu, Hawaii. Maverick's Point in northern California. Ours near Sydney, Australia. All over the world, extreme surfers risk severe injury or even death from riptides, shark attacks, and collisions with the seabed itself, just to experience the ultimate high from tacklingand triumphing overone of the most powerful forces on earth.

Surfing: The Ultimate Guide explains the culture of extreme surfingincluding the often violent locals only mentalityand analyzes the dangers involved in riding the world's biggest and most ferocious waves. The author examines the history of extreme surfing, including past and contemporary heroes; the science of giant waves; the technical criteria for riding them; and the future of big-wave riding.