Posts Tagged ‘surfing’

Moment of Awesomeness: 1/12/12

Posted: January 12, 2012 in CrossFit, Media, Training
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I grew up with a family full of surfers. One of my cousins travels all over the world to surf some of the best waves out there. I have never known anyone crazy enough to try this, though.

This stuff is absolutely breathtaking.

(p.s.- Slow Motion makes everything cooler. Everything.)

Here’s the text that accompanies the video from Chris Bryan’s Vimeo profile:

“This day at Teahupoo- Aug 27th 2011 during the Billabong Pro waiting period is what many are calling the biggest and gnarliest Teahupoo ever ridden. Chris Bryan was fortunate enough to be there working for Billabong on a day that will go down in the history of big wave surfing. The French Navy labeled this day a double code red prohibiting and threatening to arrest anyone that entered the water.
Kelly Slater described the day by saying “witnessing this was a draining feeling being terrified for other people’s lives all day long, it’s life or death. Letting go of that rope one time can change your life and not many people will ever experience that in their life.”
All images where shot by Chris Bryan using the Phantom HD Gold camera. To see more of Chris’ work check out his website. WWW.CHRISBRYANFILMS.COM
Music: Lower Your Eyelids to Die with the Sun’ by M83.”

****NOTE*****
Within the hour that I posted the video, it vanished from the page! The link below does take you to another version of it, though. Sorry for the confusion!

http://video.mpora.com/hdep/5Pgs2slxu/
More Surfing Videos

Moment of Awesomeness: 11/19/11

Posted: November 19, 2011 in CrossFit, Media, Training
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Three days of Parkour in a row on this blog of mine. Guess what, we’re not going to make it four.

HOWEVER, since it’s already Winter Sports Season in Denver (I hit my first day on the slopes snowboarding last Saturday), I miss the sun and the heat already! Sure, I love the snow and winter sports, but every once and a while I wish I could just drive to the beach and get my sun on.

Having grown up going to Brasil every year to visit my family, SURFING has been a big part of my life, too. It’s crazy to think that I’ve been a fan of surfing LEGEND Kelly Slater for almost my entire, but it’s true. Check out the video below.

At almost 40 years old, he’s still dominating the wave and winning competitions. If you’ve ever surfed before, look at the stuff this guy does and enjoy it.
If you’ve NEVER surfed before, know that Kelly Slater is the truth.

Moment of Awesomeness: 8/3/11

Posted: August 3, 2011 in CrossFit, Media, Training
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I said yesterday that I wasn’t ready for summer to be over, and I was serious. Greg is actually in Costa Rica for a few weeks working Surf Camps, and I’m wishing I was there daily!

If you’ve never tried to surf before, this won’t be AS cool to you, but if you have ever been out in the ocean and tried to paddle into the perfect spot of a wave… some of these clips are unreal!

Enjoy!

Tavarua Dreaming: Part Two from Surfline on Vimeo.

Moment of Awesomeness: 4/1/11

Posted: April 1, 2011 in CrossFit, Media
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This week it snowed over 4 feet in the ski resorts 90 minutes away from where I live. That makes me very happy.

Today, it is going to be 70 degrees in Denver. That ALSO makes me very happy! In preparation for what is surely going to be an EPIC summer here in D-town, here’s a little clip of a fun summertime activity!