Is Pipeline the Most DANGEROUS Wave in the WORLD?

[@Thisislivinbarry84]

So much respect for the Life guards

[@hainish2381]

Nice to see helmets are more accepted, these days.

[@johndoeyedoe]

Yeah it is imo an essential for reefs, hoodie at the very least.

[@RocketDog73]

All day long - like who drive a car these days without a belt on?

[@cedric2516]

I'm not a surfer but a skier and seeing airbags being mainstream, would this be an option for surfers to keep them afloat and just spin instead of be slammed down rocks?

[@anthony452]

I feel like JOB helped a lil with that.

[@iainfletcher3581]

@@cedric2516 they already have them. some come built into the wetsuit and its just a co2 cartridge that when ripped inflates airbags on the suit and keeps you afloat. pretty similar to the avalanche bags skiers and snowboarders use.

[@lylekearns8136]

We need a series following the north shore lifeguards. Must be a wild job

[@kc72186]

That ski driver is top notch 🍻

[@AtortAerials]

All Hawaiian lifeguards especially NS ones beyond words top notch!

[@CalebHawkins007]

Those lifeguards are the real deal. Thanks for keeping em all safe!!

[@horsetranqualizer]

bro the shot at 1:57 was spectacular. perfect imagery of what it's like to get ripped over the falls

[@Chris_Genex]

This video could of been 1 hour long

[@winn3337]

should*

[@theoldleafybeard]

*have

[@Rapidclan1]

a lot of these clips are in the life of kai vid of the pipeline which is much longer

[@Nazanin.beach.lover.]

❤

[@YuzukiEba]

No

[@t3chnica11y5]

I remember I went to Pipeline in the summer and the water was so calm it looked like a bay, You would never have guessed what epicness it was capable of in the season. Love Hawaii.

[@stanleyhipkiss4690]

Not having Jamie speak in this video is criminal RB😢

[@domer808]

Pipeline is so easy for him there were no good sound bites from his interview.

[@bobsmith8124]

@@domer808lmao thinking the same thing

[@HoStevie]

Pipeline is like the toxic ex girlfriend.... DANGEROUS as hell but BEAUTIFUL enough to keep you looking back 👀

[@dontbugme7362]

Both leave claw marks on your back too.

[@xyzct]

You've got it backwards. Your toxic ex girlfriend is like Pipeline ... a mob of dudes working a gaping hole.

[@UziMusic]

@@xyzct and you wake up next day with rash

[@dontbugme7362]

@@xyzct LMAO

[@wisu3529]

Pipe is your ex with borderline personality disorder. Fckin crazy but you just can’t help but want more😂

[@yesmaybe630]

Lifeguards and ski drivers ❤❤❤❤❤❤ heroes!

[@jonathanschill8075]

Been there on a smallish day, 4-5 feet. The power of the ocean on the north shore is insane. It's crazy to see it in person and how close to shore first reef breaks. I can't believe people charge it the way that they do every time it is hairy, especially with the crowd. It's hard to explain how gnarly surfing is at a spot like this given what lurks just beneath the surface.

[@lesliepropheter5040]

There’s no swimming at that beach, you need a surf board to go in that water, super windy. The beach suddenly drops off, close to shore, so waves would hit clos, yeah.

[@CaptainGrackle]

I stayed on the North Shore to surf and the day I arrived at the hostel the owner was giving me a tour when someone ran up to him and informed him his friend had just broken his neck on Pipeline.

[@WhiteNacho]

That Mark Healy wave @ 0:54 is so awesome I love the colors!

[@SKARIMDEUS]

Totally agree and it's my favorite color : a mix between Blue and Green (Turquoise Teal)

[@sambado]

It is dangerous indeed. But the crowd plays a huge role in the statistics. And the amount of people that risk themselves in tricky close out waves down the reef breaking in dangerous spot that should be avoided at all costs, just to get a picture of a surfing pipe experience is pretty mad.

[@abcoflendingandbuyingprope4822]

Absolute respect for these guys. I wear a helmet even on the small stuff, just to protect and for sun. Teaching my younger one to surf and i make sure she wears one too. You can see more people wearing them which is a good thing - no body cares or says anything.

[@naniantunez6978]

I am looking forward to the biggest waves of the year to practice my drone flying skills. I get tired of chasing small waves and this place is my dream. My husband loves watching many famous surfers and he will be very interested. I like to watch drone surfing videos of famous photographers to see their techniques because I don't have experience chasing big waves. I am glad to see this clip. Thank you for sharing on KZbin.

[@mariellarojas8562]

Information on each surfers beach about the tide height would help a lot.

[@zildjiandrummer1]

Sitting here recovering from a torn shoulder labrum surgery, and that was only from a 5 footer in a relatively safe area. This is absolutely insane.

[@luc8254]

That's crazy! What happened?

[@ross.neuberth]

It’s an absolute nightmare to surf when it’s at the “professional” level unless you know half the guys in this video. Keep in mind, there are breaks at ehukai beach 100 yards away that are cool and good and nobody will hassle you. There are breaks all over the island that are accessible. THIS break is reserved for the best of the best. You step up, you better know what you are doing. And if you seriously want in, it’s like getting in at a cool bar; go everyday, on the off hours and in bad weather, so that the real ones know you. If you just show up on a 10/10 day I promise you will not have a good time.

[@KevinBrooks-en8ur]

Yes. One of the most Dangerous. Shipsterns, Teaheupo'o, The Box, Puerto.... there're some pretty gnarly breaks out there.

[@seangerst6561]

Well now we got that we just have to get koa Rothmann to wear a helmet too.😅🤙🏄 No but i agree, for its size, pipeline might be in the top rows of the most dangerous waves on the planet

[@aarmcintyre]

No. Its the most surfed dangerous wave that. Thats why so many have died. Imagine if that many people surfed The Cave, or Cyclops, or Ours.

[@byronbass5485]

Ok bud. Argue with the grave

[@ambientexpanse]

💯

[@ambientexpanse]

​@@byronbass5485Shhh, silence peon

[@leeboy7139]

The video stated the crowds are part of what makes Pipeline dangerous.

[@aarmcintyre]

@@leeboy7139 No I mean that just because so many people surf it is why the death count is so high. The crowd itself does make it dangerous but I mean that statistically speaking if you have a ton of people surf an already dangerous wave then it will of course have the most deaths just probabilistically.

[@palzmah]

"those who have slammed the reef and those who havent" great insight mate

[@jordancohen1914]

Shout out to Hawaiian water patrol!!

[@brianlutz9788]

I used to surf pipeline back in the 90's with my friends Bodhi and Johnny Utah.

[@AL_theDrifter]

I surf Florida, going to tame Pipe soon, show the locals how to do it.

[@jetme8815]

Oh you some bad man huh?

[@AL_theDrifter]

@@jetme8815 yeah. Im the best.

[@howdy1487]

​@@jetme8815He break his stick, he so bad.

[@chrishealton3830]

Only because it’s so crowded. If Teahupoo had pipe crowds, it’d have pipe beat by a long shot. A big swell at chopes makes 6 foot pipe look like amateur hour. Pipe also can’t hold anywhere near the size chopes does. Not to mention the reef there is very much alive, nearly dry and razor sharp.

[@thomjanson9644]

Only because of the crowd in the line up. Plenty of more or as dangerous waves for sure.

[@bilbonob548]

Yeah shipsterns make these waves look safe by comparison.

[@machinesrus9212]

pipeline is no joke. I hope one day to visit and watch

[@nancysmith3400]

WISDOM !!!

[@WillyCLARKE-g8c]

Never gets old.

[@Phingave]

It's in my goal list

[@xyzct]

If the waves don't pound you, the locals will.

[@garthinflorida5124]

Don't mess with Da Hui!

[@TakashiL-b6o]

Military guys underestimate the waves. We had to be “drownproofed” before being allowed off post.

[@aidan6310]

shoulda had koa rothman on this, bro just took a gnarly hit at pipe and still hasn't fully recuperated, he's trying but its for sure going to be a battle where he's gotta lock the fuck in and stop partying to get back

[@alvatrous]

pro surfers are psychos man. can't really expect anything different from the people who live on the edge like that.

[@AndrewMitchell001]

If as many people surfed The Right in Western Australia as pipeline the death toll/injury toll would be horrific.

[@sMVshortMusicVideos]

Pad up. Stay as safe as you can.

[@meninoglipster]

Yes

[@Doctor9Raccoon]

i need more !!!!!

[@farmeranthony]

What’s the best month?

[@nzahara]

It’s coming. . .

[@bradsillasen1972]

Sincere question: How could Pipe be more dangerous than Teahupoo or Shipsterns, etc. sans crowds?

[@RySomerville]

that's what i thought. Maxxed out Teahupo'o is just the ocean folding on itself. its hard to think that it's less dangerous than pipe

[@scotts7833]

I think it's just that there are so many variables at pipe that other spots don't have. The difference in conditions/swells, getting stuck in caves, crazy rips that won't let you in or out, and sheer mass of surfers jockeying and pushing each other into more and more dangerous positions. Not that Teahupoo or Shipsterns aren't terrifying but those are also spots with channels and rescue skis right there. Pipe is chaos on any decent swell.

[@jimmyconway8025]

Yeah but there no quality medical care close to those spots like there is in Hawaii. Biggest cloud break days are insane !

[@rawrs937]

Pipe might be the most famous wave in the world. It’s easily accessible and draws insane crowds. Other spots are more secluded.

[@alvatrous]

@@RySomerville believe the reef is still deeper there. less hard impacts.

[@arkark576]

West coast of Australia

[@bubbleobill267]

I agree. Grew up down south there’s some stupidly heavy stuff down there. Then there’s the Bluff, Gnaraloo and Jakes to keep you on your toes up North.

[@TomHofmann]

Filmed from US perspective... what they really mean when they say "most dangerous wave in the world" is "most dangerous place in the US".

[@yxx_chris_xxy]

I know next to nothing about surfing, but Shipsterns Bluff looks much scarier.

[@bilbonob548]

It absolutely is. The only reason it doesn't have a colossal death toll is due to the fact you have to be borderline insane to surf it.

[@carterahern4166]

was about to say this is just clips from life of kais vid

[@trevootube]

the most accessible for sure

[@Sean-h6c]

I feel like Tahiti is a little more gnarly than pipe there just aren’t as many swells which makes pipe more dangerous because it’s surfed more and still super dangerous

[@s2tweazy]

sound track beat name ?

[@johndoeyedoe]

Not really but the number of surfers, reef involved and time it's been ridden equals highest ratio of injuries and death. For Cali surfers I am sure it's the most dangerous wave in the world, it's the closest good reef break to the west coast of America.

[@Gloria-haha]

Challenger: I have a challenge. Red Bull: Not interested. Challenger: I have a deadly play. Red Bull: Come sign up

[@zamlo5115]

o my thats crazy stuff

[@VRGPICTURES]

heavy video!

[@NIPPYGARAGE]

I watched the full video waiting to see Jamie..

[@stonemannerie]

2:29 ok Mr. Tautology

[@cogito931]

Meanwhile the skateres: here, hold my concrete

[@Harriet1822]

1 cubic meter of water weighs 1 metric ton. Fun + accessible + shallow + powerful = body count. Rebuild Haiku stairs. Reopen Sacred Falls trail.

[@paulychannel7914]

OUCH......Reseeeeeespect !

[@ralph100pct]

Appreciate 🌎 your Privilege '°°%

[@paulwintermute1495]

I've raced motorcycles, raced downhill mountain bikes, and did extreme backcountry snowboarding... nothing came closer to killing me and heavy water surfing. The ocean is trying to kill you and is unrelenting. Those who know, know.

[@mori-xv2ir]

Nazare enters the chat

[@gammarayandrea]

ocean power💙

[@IkaikaArnado]

One of the most crowded

[@storyfrontierdrive1433]

It's no secret that Nazare is.

[@algnar666]

Big wave surfing is so gnarly, might as well ride a fucking avalanche 😂

[@eas2252]

Nazare- Hold my beer.

[@ajaxcatch]

Someone needs to ask tommy carroll or kelly Slater or deon atkinson 8 foot pipe versus 8 foot blacks elliston south australia.

[@TheEric826]

i had no idea the water was that shallow, thought had to go to deep water to get those waves

[@tann_man]

That's how basically all surfs work. The sand banks/reefs displace the water as its pushes over them. The water is higher there because the sea bottom is higher. The height of the wave is usually where it's the most shallow.

[@SMC4117]

It comes down to the body count… I think Pipe has the highest 🏄🏼‍♂️🎣🤙🏻

[@johnfoell5384]

Pipeline is the most dangerous place to surf. Hands down. Not even close. I went to the NORTH SHORE in 2000. The locals told me it was 4 to 6 feet. 4 to 6 feet HELL!! IT WAS EVERY BIT 15 ft PLUS. You could see the dead reef sucking up in about 1 foot of water. I surf. I've been out at CAPE HATTERAS on HURRICANE swells. I wouldn't go out at PIPE if someone put a gun to my head. However while I was there I did surf SUNSET BEACH. It breaks way out in a channel where the water is deep enough so if you wipe out you won't get ripped to shreads. Even then I almost drowned. Got caught in the inside duck diving under 15 foot waves. You stay under the water for about a minute only to come up for air with ANOTHER 15 footer coming your way. Honest to GOD. I kissed the beach when I got to shore.😅

[@forgetaboutit5516]

pro surfers and lifeguards gaslighting and gatekeeping, a tale as old as time

[@AaronsAnglingJourney]

Crazy ❤🎉

[@meathook2448]

How many of you audibly gasped while watching this video?

[@Satorisails77]

Given that lifeguards are watching every drop, not the most dangerous. The most glamorized perhaps

[@willgotrocks5348]

whocares if you got the whole US coastguard/military "watching," they are not preventing any of the falls you take before you hit the reef within the 3 second span you screw up, they only come to save you from drowning or retrieve your body if u really fck up. theres like 3-4 ft of water depth in some spots with sometimes 10, 12 ft waves, thats hella dangerous.

[@benjaminfrankliniii9857]

If Kate bosworth can surf it, I can too!

[@tlb3855]

The answer to that question is….NO….come spend a winter in Ireland 🇮🇪 Il show you dangerous waves….pipe’s in the limelight and full of locals and traveling surfers so of course there’s going to be more injuries.. If there was 100 people surfing Riley‘s every day all winter there would be just as many injuries🤙🏼🇮🇪💯%

[@Nuttyirishman85]

People who sent it without a helmet, will live in infamy.

[@nancysmith3400]

The unpredictable high is a seductive death wish in disguise guys. Carefully choose your priorities in life. ✌️🌴🙏

[@GigliolaBetto-u4e]

ONDE IMPRESSIONANTI

[@Joe-sf7pj]

You only want one thing, and it's me.

[@blaise2628]

Red Bull didn't include JOB for comments?

[@pickleforknwiggles634]

He was too busy counting his cash.

[@natureswindow]

softboard merchant

[@charlesmartin1121]

Yeah...like no JOB in a Red Bull video about Pipeline? WTF?

[@boblatkey7160]

The birthplace of over inflated egos!

[@JMH33SD]

How does RedBull do a video on Pipeline and the dangers of surfing Pipeline and not have Jamie O'Brien, F'ing JOB in the video? Seriously? WTF! He literally lives steps away and is one of RedBull's most famous surfing athletes and is one of the best to ever surf Pipe. Almost every pro is this video has gone to JOB for knowledge on Pipe. Where is JOB...

[@ElectricEye9000]

Uh...He's busy telling everyone wear a helmet as he was knocked unconscious at Pipe last year and almost lost the "water vs air" lung war while injured...though God Bless Him...He never flatlined. He's wearing his helmet now....showing it in his vids...pretty one...Red Bull stickers all over it.

[@brucewallner6753]

Easy

[@bradsillasen1972]

He's waiting in the closet. Go get 'im! ;-)

[@pjacefilms]

sometimes they can't just due to scheduling conflicts

[@therealcnn5346]

Got to be hot and crazy to be fun….😂

[@Laura__00r9]

The future revealed: exclusive interview with Binance's CEO

[@AndresLevinton-q6q]

crazy

[@alexr9341]

Teahupoo тоже хороша....

[@samgerber1371]

great video cant wait till redbull stops using 70 year old rock man music

[@johneeeemarry34]

Says 45 year old baldy..💩🤣🤣

[@clintoruss153]

Has anyone ever died or become seriously injured there, like paralyzed ?

[@clementdoherty9722]

Plenty, but some other spots are more sketchy and dangerous eg The Right in Western Australia, yet usually hardly anyone can surf them. Of the really heavy or slabbing waves, Pipe gets the biggest crowds, so it gets the most serious injuries and sometimes they are fatal.

[@baron17]

Is Pipeline a place or a type of wave?

[@mrg.8754]

A place

[@DustinKeiser]

Is it even a question? I think it 100% has the most recorded deaths, and knocks out the most people.

[@feth7747]

WTF is the point of the first pink letters in the middle of the screen in the best moment????? COMEON !!!!

[@ikeetkreeft1973]

dont forget nazare

[@YerikLuisMarrero]

WHERE IS JAMIE????

[@not4coforyou375]

what if they just put padding onto the rocks

[@bonitoludi]

regarding the wave itself, the answer is no. There are a lot of regulary surfed spots in the world much more dangerous than Pipeline

[@NSP70]

Is Pipeline the Most DANGEROUS Wave in the WORLD? Maybe. It does house the largest population of surfing narcissists and ass_oles in the world.

[@mrsteveinsandiego]

No. The WEDGE owns that title. Mhofwiw.

[@Sk8Bird]

Be careful kids.

[@johndoeyedoe]

If you are a regular of these kinds of reefs you will be scarred head to toe. I wear a helmet or hoodie every time I'm out. Your crazy not to.

[@lxvejetty]

Tahiti most dangerous