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This wave is a certified mutant. It sucks below sea level exposing almost dry reef, it boils, it ledges, it barfs… it’s an ugly beast. The unbelievably smooth slow motion in this clip is precisely what we need to fully understand every little bounce and bobble (each of which may have led to Cortney Brown’s doom), and the sheer magnitude of a wave like this. He certainly dodged a bullet on this one, and it’s so cool to see at such a high frame rate.

And the look on his face as he gets to the shoulder is a look that only a big wave, mutant slab charger would understand. We’re stoked you made this one, Cortney. God only knows what might have been if any one of those lumps got the better of ya.

Cortney Brown, Society Unseen – Undisclosed from Surfing Life on Vimeo.

 
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