Koa Rothman Wipeout
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2013
- Koa Rothman's wipeout at Teahupoo.
ahiti's Teahupoo (pronounced cho-po) is essentially a glorified closeout -- a hideous, deadly barrel promising a heap of trouble for even the most capable of surfers. In recent years, professional contests and high-profile tow-ins have bombarded us with images of her seemingly flawless barrels, but no other surf spot extracts a higher toll than Teahupoo, the heaviest wave in the world. - Спорт
'I barely even surfed the next day because i was so sore' ..
uh nah that’s the realist shit you’ll hear from an athlete who loves the sport
Legend
I would have never surfed again
When he said '.barely' 😂☠️
Koa is so super chill, even the crazy scariest moment of his life they couldn't get 2 minutes of video out of it. gotta love this kid.
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I remember Koa on the north shore when he was a little kid. He and his siblings (you've heard of Makua, I'm sure) were very extroverted and fun kids, now these guys charge the heaviest waves out there. He's not showing much emotion, but you know he was probably freaking while going through it. Heavy, heavy wipeout.
I was always wondering why the two talk differently.
Makua is like 10 years older than Koa, and he grew up around all the old North Shore guys who spoke pidgin with that thick old school accent, Koa and his friends all speak pidgin too, there's a video with a bunch of them, and you can hear it, but they are younger (about my age) and most people in their generation don't talk like our parents did. That thick pidgin accent comes outta the plantation days, it's not common to hear people in their 20s with that accent. To be honest, I think the only reason Makua's is as thick as it is is because he spent his formative language years around all the old school guys when his dad was in jail
@@Puaolena808 why was hes dad in jail ?
@@wave8088 That's not really any of your business. Chelsea Cobb speaking outa school.
@@shockmarkets7384 Da UA-cam Po Po
Lip of that wave is taller than any wave I’ve ever surfed
kanakanokaoi nah shit
Grom Gang lmao it’s like u read my mind
No shit
I've been surfing since 2 I'm a Soul Surfer that searches for the best and biggest waves Tahiti is no joke cool you and your brother and your dad much respect
And some people drown in a pool.
HiddenPower MV hahaha you killed me
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😂 lol I know right 🤣
and then create the need for those annoying ass pool life guards
That smile on Laird's face... he knew
Getting picked up by Laird is a nice perk after not drowning after that. :)
He was towed in by laird
Grom Gang thought it was makua who towed him in
Grom Gang and apparently picked up in that last clip.
mikey yt nah it was laird. Both are legends tho
1:18 supported my suspicions of Teahupoo, where there is probably a vacuum of water over the reef that stops many wipeouts (unlike Pipeline) from drilling the surfer into the reef and probably shows Pipeline is more dangerous than Teahupoo.
No one cares
@@intervention861 sounds like you care. otherwise you would not have posted. don't forget to take your medication son. also, Jesus loves you
I don't really think so, Pipeline gets deeper when it's 2nd and 3rd reef, whereas Teahupo'o stays at about the same depth no matter the size. I could be wrong though, more people have died at Pipe than Teahupo'o so who knows.
@@Dobertathon another factor is makeability. If we watch the WSL comps, someone like John John is always not making waves at Pipe but rarely wipes out at Chopes. In 2014, Medina who was a novice wiped out only once (in the final) at Chopes when winning the entire comp in big surf and i do not recall John wiping out in 2014.
This wave is straight up way bigger than any others I’ve seen at Chopes
And that was the last swell of the season.
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Heavyy haha glad you're alive Koa 👊👌
balls. lucky to survive that koa
laird threw him into a life or death situation. kinda insane. koa has mentioned it a few times in his videos and hes clearly traumatized by it
Nice, that was Heavy. Only thing I would add would be a slowmo clip of it. Any who, thanks. keep up the cool content
Really well put
I cannot even explain the amount of courage it takes to attempt to even paddle into the line up at something a fraction this size... Between Koa and Makua's epic wipeouts in these conditions, I'm suprised one of them at least isn't with us anymore... Hawaiian riders for the win!!!
Koa... Legend
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Damn Bro !! Takes a set dropping in on that thing 🤘🏻 Sorry ya got worked
The roller coaster part has gotta be a crazy ass memory in hindsight...
cool to see someone so empowered be so humble. people make jokes duh shatuppp you have no idea
Is that why it's called the Koa swell?
Mind blowing mate.. you got balls fair play.
If I survived that, I’d be so psyched
Same thing happen to me at Town Beach Breakwall Port Macquarie.
Laird Hamilton swooped in to pick him up.
This hurt to watch. Must be incredibly painful.
Greatest athletes on planet Earth. Always have been. Always will be.
Ya young Koa has more balls guts call it what you want then than 50 men MASSIVE RESPECT TO YOU YOUNG WARRIOR
dude....respect!!! that was a gnarly wave..wwwoooowowowoowowoowwoooo!!!
lucky to be alive !
Wow !! That's heavy !! Holy shit !!
so crazy! cool!
I think his favourite word is super.
How big is that wave?
Riding waves like this is such a gamble. One bump against the reef during a beating like this would end you. It's only worth it till you are dead.
Too True that's what surfing is a gamble... by that logic we shouldn't surf at all because we may end up dead dude you should live like Ai and EddieA
Some surfers wear a helmet at Teahupoo. You might look stupid but it could save your life. Most skiers and snowboarders now wear helmets. Why not make it more of a standard practice for surfing?
@@gnosis7662It's completely standard and normal at places like Pipe and Teahupo'o, any place that gets big or has a shallow reef it's normal. But when people wear one at a 3 foot beach break... That's when you get to laugh at them.
i thought he had made that wave...saw another video awhile back
If he says "like" one.. more.. time... Ah god fuckin damitt
was it super?
This might top Nathan Fletcher's wipeout at this spot. Just might...
So heavy ! sURVIVez !!
I always wondered, the splash of the lip sucking up the face, why is it called the foam “ball.” What’s the deal with the “ball” part? Was it originally the foam “wall” and the name got changed through word-of-mouth? Anyone else wonder this ?
Clearly not.
koas a boss
Hmmmmmm,.... the video looks so much, so close as the one showing Nathan Fletcher wiping out.....hmmmm.
thats so gnartacular
Not the most eloquent description, but surfer's are not expected to be. The waves are it.
Такой краисивый мальчик смелый
Nightmare fuel
That not a wipeout, that’s trauma!
essa foi sinistra
As heavy as anything ridden during the Code Red swell of 2011
Surfs the next day
No shit it felt like a car crash!!!
Gerry calls it Total body dismemberment
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Yahowch
5 deaths here since 2000. U can see why.
second comment, crazy stuff nice wipeout!
maddog
Say Super one more time
I don't get it.I would die 10 x's... From fright
It's so big it looks fake
tra789 thats because you dont surf. kook.
So BIG its fakein insane........
Happy ending..Good lungs & didn't hit the reef. Hope he doesn't have serious pain when he get's to be in his 50's.
Like, lose the word like when you like interview, like it gets pretty like irritating like to hear like steadily. Like I’m sure like you were excited and whatever but like, the word like is like just taking up like way too much like of your interview. That said, interesting story. Like thanks.
He was just a kid back then like chill out
This if definitely the worst wipeout ive ever seen.
"Closeout"... lmao, do you even know what that word means?
The wave starts out as a close out farther down that’s why you never see anyone riding right, but it starts to section out at the end
i’m pretty sure he knows what it means being a pro surfer.
The trouble with stupid people is, they get sucked in. My advice (surfer since 1959), think before you allow yourself to be sucked in. Apparently, 5 people have died at this spot. And yes, I’ve done my share of Big. But now I have my vege patch. Bliss!
this wave is bigger than any wave that will break at nazare
buu naahtz Dude, Nazare can produce a 90 foot face. This wave face is about half of that.
i dont think,but its heavyyy