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The Scariest Wave In The World

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Jaws, Teahupo’o, Mavericks, Pipeline … the list of heavy, dangerous waves in the world is pretty long.

But The Right, a fat hunk of a wave as thick as it is high, might just put the fear into us more than any other. The Western Australia epic could no doubt kill you even if you do everything right.

In this video, surfer Ryan Hipwood leads a group of heavy water heros to tackle The Right.

“The last time I surfed this wave, it almost took my life,” he says. All we can say is “wow.”

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