Before Nic Von Rupp was one of the world’s best big wave surfers, he was just a kid that wanted to surf bigger waves. It’s helpful in those situations to have a mentor, and at the age of nine, Nic found one in João Macedo. All these years later, of course, both Nic and João are world-class when it comes to surfing waves of larger-than-average size. “João is a legend,” Nic said. “I’ve always known he’s crazy, but now he does it professionally.”
In the latest installment of Nic’s series, Von Froth, he hooks up with João for the first time in 15 years. Together, they headed to the Death Coast to surf one of the biggest swells of the year with two of the guys who pioneered the place, Axi Muniain and Eric Rebier.
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