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The Profile Dossier: Garrett McNamara, the surfer chasing a 100-foot wave

“Fear builds character.”

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Polina Pompliano
Apr 06, 2022
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Garrett McNamara doesn’t surf waves. He surfs sea monsters.

The professional big wave surfer is an 8-time Guinness World Record holder for the largest wave ever surfed, a 78-foot wall of water.

“I didn't realize it was that big of a wave until it came down from above and just boom right on my shoulders and it almost squashed me,” he says. “I almost collap…

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