RIDING GIANTS -= Laird Hamilton

What can I say -- Laird Hamilton is the shite! And Stacy Peralta is almost as bad ass as him. First the Bones Bridgade, then DOGTOWN AND Z-BOYS followed by the best surfing doc ever? I think BIG WEDNESDAY will always be my true love of surfing movies, but in the doc-shop, RIDING GIANTS rules. This is a just a clip of the man himself -- Laird Hamilton -- riding just a wave, that just happens to be one of the greatest rides in surfing history.

[@DaniBeauchamp]

He's a great surfer & a really nice chill guy. I was really stoked when Gabby showed me the video. That wave is just SICK!! Great stuff

[@CadenRolland]

He's not just riding a wave he is redefining what it means to be alive

[@Tozzommi]

I hear people saying that, yeah there's been bigger waves ridden before and after that.. yeah, well that's true if you mean big by how tall it builds before breaking, but this particular wave is both really big and it's extremely, extremely fast and powerfull. amazing stuff and a great documentary that everyone should go and get. :), thanks for the uploader.

[@XxWaveSurferxX]

Riding Giants is the best surfing documentary there is...hands down. WAVEridingFREAKS...

[@WavesAreThere]

doesn't it send shivers up your spine? it is so unbelievable, so unthinkable for mere humans...

[@myhicks]

And to think someone caught all that on film so we could all witness it. You know you wouldn't believe it if someone told you it happened, this is something you have to see. Incredible.

[@xDeeZyx]

from 1 wave and no others around it listen to how intensely deep that thing crashes

[@amiosa35]

A talented body that's trained beyond the point where terror exists knows exactly how to balance itself in nature..it's true, there is no way to practice for a moment like that--you would have to be able to get and stay out of your own way, big time. What a Thing.

[@MateoKupstysChica]

...man, we really live for moments like this one!

[@MagicgerG]

this gives my chills all threw my body... hearing that wave just crack down and that how wad of spit coming out of it.

[@mythumbsupaccount]

This break has been around for a while but Laird's picture did put this break on the map for a lot of people.

[@jjdcolburn]

dude that wave is awesome!!! he`s an awesome surfer.

[@TheEliteFisherMan]

"man... that shits impossible, you dont do that!" LOL

[@DownTownSurf91]

I love surfing, I'd love to surf a wave like this one day.

[@snifnscratch]

This is about 6-8 ft bigger than Hamiltons ride, and although it was heavier, you still have to respect Hamiltons ride, which was done nearly ten years ago. If he had the same conditions as Drollet, he would have done the same ride. At the time, Lairds teahupoo ride set the standard for this kind of surfing.

[@tallkidrunner92]

Even Greg Knoll says its crazy and in his day he was by far the big wave surfer and one of the first

[@aussiemilla]

laird speaks about how fear is necessary to live and how he uses it to keep himself alive in situations he says being called fearless is like being called a coward

[@JamesGarbutt33]

how the hell can 21 people dislike this?

[@bertbruce3261]

This was before anybody knew how to ride that wave when it was balling like that..pioneer...laird set the pace and people followed

[@SquidgyMcGee]

still the most glassy picturesque chopes of that size i have seen... Unbelievably fucking sick!

[@SpeakTruer]

Can't believe he came out on his feet!! Totally awesome, dude...........

[@mikeziegler7008]

My perception of the sequence of events: This incredible photo comes of out of Laird being towed into Teahupo'o. Laird, ever the self promoter, comes up with the idea of getting all of the best known big wave riders in history to comment on the picture and video of the ride and make a movie that unanimously proclaims him as the best big wave rider ever. The only problem, (in my view), is that by the end of the movie, Jeff Clark showed more sack than any of them. It's not what he did or where he did it... it's that he did it ALONE! No jet skis. No helicopters. No cameras. And oh yeah, he paddled in!

[@deltatangofoxtot]

"I think it's the single heaviest thing I've seen in surfing..."Matt Warshaw--Author: "The Encyclopedia of Surfing". Love Greg Knoll's response too! There is another documentary, Not the film this is taken from...where you get to see Laird break down for a few minutes immediately after the run. I believe it was called "Step into Liquid"; his hydrofoil design was also featured! Laird is THE MAN.

[@aciverson84]

Riding Giants is one of the best movies ever!!! Buy it! Laird is an idol!

[@royboyrips]

Lairds da Man!!! He Always will Be!!! But we can't forget Manoa, Raimana & Malik... RIP Malik...

[@TheNoGoodnick]

Laird Hamilton is crazy awesome! I was watching this documentary for my English class called Finding Joe (Good Movie!) and was surprised when I saw the familiar moves of Hamilton. Findingjoethemoviedotcom

[@Mooseshagger1]

The guy is mental but then again, you would ALSO have to be mental riding the jetski at the top of that wave. Insane !!! LOL

[@dodi4700]

Thx mates. The shallow aspect makes allotta sense. I'm going to watch the movie sometime this week...

[@MadMax31577]

Riding Giants is a must in your video library.

[@johnwhite8520]

If you notice......he literally stayed in one spot as the wave curled

[@Vanoffy]

Just unfreaking believable!

[@AKSBSU]

That looked almost too intense to even be fun even if I had the talent to do that. I'd be thinking "How the f*** am I going to get out of this?!?" even if I managed to ride it for awhile.

[@jackj789]

i love this film!!! its amazing

[@Pleaver]

Laird has ice water in his veins. He really knows no fear at all. He eats fear on toast for breakfast.

[@Fernandez218]

Fear usually keeps us alive but also limits us. it's rare to have someone show no fear, test the boundaries of death, and stay alive. Laid has these latter qualities. Many people have no fear and die. Laird has no fear in surfing and lives.

[@InreallifePOSTS]

He was so innovative for big wave surfing then. But we shouldn't forget th craziness of code red, the right, or any of the famous mavericks waves; because the surfers of those were pioneering big wave surfing.

[@TRONwuzhere82]

sheer epicness!!!!!!!!!!!

[@BiG_Geoffrey]

Hey megaripp this man is a pioneerer for surfing he has ridden some of the biggest waves in the world give him some respect and i doubt that u went out the say after and when it was twice as big so just think about that :z

[@deyoungparker]

@808beachbound that's one of the best descriptions of 'Chopes I've ever read.

[@mikemartin8088]

I picked up that magazine and said exactly that, "Where and what, is that???!!!???"

[@brendonvaldal259]

Thanks man

[@Hoganforever]

I love Laird! inspirational legend Happy New Year!!

[@cusoonmyfriend3738]

Laird is surfing on the water Putin is surfing on jews tiny hats

[@johansjr]

Insane .... just Insane ! from Jimmy in Huntington !

[@GinaMarieD]

that was awesome....

[@MrCholerae]

This is were I would take my kids to learn surf ...

[@gophukyurselvs3621]

look up Mike Parsons wave at Cortez Banks. That wave put big wave surfing on the mainstream stage

[@Premierartist]

amazing Laird!

[@ArctikMonkee]

i got his autograph tonight and i surfed with him

[@tipigi]

Oh gimme a break bamiyah, the "vulgar" language doesn't ruin anything. So the guy speaks his mind and they kept it in instead of editing it out. Obviously, the film maker didn't think his film was ruined...good for them for leaving it in!

[@ghostofmorgan]

WOW 1 Greatest ride ever , I d like to see the underside of the small board that he rode and was there any wieght add to the board . I noticed that the other videos of Teahupoo wipeouts a surfer was blown out of the wave by what looked like the l;ack of weight in his board .. Please send imfo thank you

[@surfdogdude]

Dude, You're a Legend!

[@sdpadresfan]

amazing.

[@canihazburgers]

Love the Moby track Inside at the end of this video. Shame you missed the best bit!!!

[@DBNIGHT]

great after effects editing

[@m1spike]

seriously, what a stud

[@tontoontour]

awesome....

[@dvsmike]

@KrazyKKid you talkin about The Endless Summer maybe? They made a part 2 to that as well of a couple young guys retracing there steps. Righteous movie.

[@jmmays]

That is so sick. I have surfed all my life and I would go nowhere near Teahupoo. Did someone say that wave wasn't THAT big?? Please.

[@jaydubs6354]

Yeah it may not be the tallest wave but holy shit the volume of water is crazy. Looks like it’s also much shallower than other big wave breaks

[@toxsickdog]

get too high on a wave like that & you get sucked up & into the vortex, so when Laird felt the pulling effect sucking His board up, He dragged His right hand to add more resistance to be where He wanted to be on that heavy ass teahupoo behemouth. check out that spit at the finish, insane.

[@IKillGoliath]

Remember a guy had been killed there a few weeks earlier. Laird conquered the Killer wave and his own fears that day. like greg knoll and his wave in 60 foot hurricane surf! laird and he are in a league of there own.

[@midi982]

you are the best Hamilton

[@Erloss]

NICE wave

[@johnwhite8520]

He was literally surfing in one spot

[@TheAirperri]

1: 56... Out of this world.

[@nbb1603]

i wouldnt even surf that for 5 billion dollars!long live laird hamilton

[@khodges9129]

I saw this on the cover of surfer mag when I was a kid and I just said what the hell looking at the shear thickness of the lip of the wave. Its like 10 ft thick

[@stripper01]

this was the first like giant wave that the world saw someone ride.. thats why everyone was like WTF... after that he did way bigger and stuff

[@nbb1603]

hey it takes years of experience to ride waves like dat and dude, dat was da heaviest wave that has eva been ridden

[@mjmoto72]

yea it is. never seen a wave like that in my life .. i think i would shit my board shorts. also respect where respect is due. i grew up with the movie north shore lol i know.. my point is the mans got to be almost 45! cheers to you " lance berkhardt"

[@akproductions911]

larid rip the greatest surfer that set foot on this planet

[@DeacanSharp]

LEGEND!

[@danieljagoe69]

that thing is a freak of nature....

[@thepickupchick]

holy moly!!!!

[@tiyanan1]

teahupoo ,tahiti .perfec wave and so glassy

[@nattyrebel1]

sickkkkk

[@perniciousgreg]

I dunno how hes able to ride with balls that big! 0_0

[@garion187]

a heavy wave has more force to it, the thickness will suck you up and send you tumbling, you have less control and shit just happens faster. so yes. and in all honesty i dont think that there has been anything that thick ridden before. thats like a bus falling down all around you.

[@Foxstang4life]

WAVE ON

[@clovishighwrestling]

insane then, and insane still!

[@joeviking61]

ok Laird, what about Garrett Macnamara now? Your gonna have to Surf Niagra Falls or something

[@phileosea]

is a heavy wave much more difficult than ordinary ones?

[@Sloth55Chunk]

Legend; that is all.

[@ihittu]

look at it...its so damn perfect lol its like glass

[@RidCoxy]

5 stars, No doubt!

[@NickBrunisch]

this is insane

[@LeftSideSkate]

haha man, you try and go under that thing, it sucks you up, and over backwards until you ARE the tip of the wave, and then it slams you down, and up, and around until you have no idea which way is what, and no air left in your lungs, and then it does that some more. and where that wave is, and the reason it's so perfect is that its SHALLOW. and whats under that perfect surface? razor sharp coral. good luck.

[@CarweeklyCoUk]

legend

[@loanamariadona302]

The First, the only one!!!

[@bamiyah]

LOVE THIS DVD! The thing that is annoying is that that one guy who supposedly surfed that huge wave in Hawaii fifty years ago (I can't remember his name D=) totally ruins the film with his vulgar language. He single-handedly makes the composition pg13. LAIRD IS THE COOLEST THOUGH.

[@pugsley141]

I don't know anything about surfing but how come that wave was so famous? Iv seen quite a few people surfing bigger waves on you tube. Please respond if you know.

[@EddieKM]

Can someone help me out? i'm trying to find a surf movie i saw when i was a kid, all i remember is it was an old guy sitting by a fire telling the kids a story about how surfing used to be... it had a lot of surf footage and good songs- i've been looking for this movie forever... Has anyone ever seen it?

[@izzmasta5tousand]

Sick washing machine

[@irvash]

no movie a really wonderful documentery

[@sensall100]

damn i thought the title of this video was about something else

[@jackinthebox4934]

Holy shit, how did that happen i was like a cannon

[@tweenertennis]

9.9.9.9.9.9.9.9. PRESS IT!

[@Fad3r]

yeah definitely people have done larger waves, but look at how it explodes when it crashes.

[@lamber2021]

owhh shiit man..big fuckg perfect wave..its amazing

[@Physhi]

What's the name of this documentation?

[@SkitzLewiss]

this wave is sick, but bruce irons yesterday surfed more dangerous and massive waves

[@bygota]

he's the guy...