A whole new hell.
Big wave stud muffins are a breed unto themselves. Forever linked to forecasting tools, ready to travel halfway around the world at a second’s notice, prepared, gutsy, united in an often unsung pursuit for glory. Now, any student of that particular art is well aware of Jamie Mitchell. The brave beast hunter is known for slaying outer reef bombs, alongside being the 10x Molokai to Oahu paddle champion, and his legendary temper which he flashed after a session at Todos Santos on Friday the 13th.
Taking to Instagram, Mitchell penned:
Friday the 13th . Mixed emotions to be honest . Our crew was prepared and ready for a epic day of waves . Sometimes the universe has other plans . If i’m being honest a disappointing day for the big wave community regarding the safety of each individual. I won’t dive to deep here on SM but things need to change. Grateful that everyone is safe and home back to there families. It’s been a wild 10 days to say the least but wouldn’t change it for the world. Mucho gracias @gerglong and @jojoroper Love you guys . And the rest of the pit crew @flickpalmateer @lucapadua @arefrapwell @nuttynulty @nlcphoto @hargrave @coxbox12 #mango #chapmanmurphy @ian.walsh @paigealms. Back home to regroup , rest and some family time. Last but very not least to my amazing wife and family for supporting me always. I (heart) you guys.
Oh.
I suppose Jamie Mitchell does not, in fact, have a legendary temper. I’ve had the honor of spending some time with him on a boat in Teahupo’o and he could not have been kinder nor more gracious. Reading between the “disappointing” and “no deep dive,” witness reported that the Todos Santos lineup was absolutely clogged with very aggressive go-getters. So aggressive, in fact, that Mexican legend Coco Nogales became injured.
The situation mirrors a recent day at Waimea where some who did not belong paddled anyhow and went straight, sending more legends to the hospital.
But is this the big wave future?
Lineups packed and combative?
Mark Zuckerberg shaking his fist while demanding his own?
Apocalypse now.
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It’s over.. been over for awhile now. .. it’s either accept it or become one of the bitter old white guys.. always talking bout how it was back in the day..
I always default to a surfer telling surf stories as being completely full of shit until proven otherwise. Who knows, maybe you’re Jeff Clark. But just on the number of bullshiters in surfing the skepticism here is not unreasonable.
Just keep in mind the rest of the World doesn’t really give a shit about Americans birthrights.
20 people died so far from a series of storms caused by fossil fuel fracking murdering global heating PROFITEERS greenhouse gases in California
HEAT DOMES RAINS WINDS SNOW KILLING us
CARBON CREDITS
CAP AND TRADE
CARBON OFFSETS
METHANE NATURAL
GAS PEAKER PLANTS
FRACKING
KILLING us
WATER VAPOR
NITROUS OXIDE
METHANE NATURAL GAS
CARBON = 33F. GLOBAL TEMP RISE ACCELERATING YEARLY
220 FEET OF SEA LEVEL RISE ON GREENLAND AND ANTARCTICA COLLAPSE ? 2023 ?
220 FEET OF SEA LEVEL RISE OF ICE AND SNOW IS HEAVY PUSHING DOWN ON GREENLAND AND ANTARCTICA
AS THAT RECORD MELTING CALVING CAUSES THE PLATE CRUST TO BOUNCE UP OFF THE MANTLE SUCKING UP MAGMA AND MOVING TECTONIC PLATES EARTHQUAKE’S AND VOLCANOES
AGAIN AS THE RECORD MELTING CALVING SNOW ICE WATER SETTLES TO THE OCEAN FLOORS SLAM THE THERMAL CONVECTION BELT SLAMMING THE MANTLE MOVING MAGMA AND MOVING TECTONIC PLATES EARTHQUAKES AND VOLCANOES
TWO HUGE MECHANISM TRIGGERING
TRIGGERING DEADLY EARTHQUAKES VOLCANOES AND TSUNAMI’S
1,500 TSUNAMIS SLAMMING ARE GLOBAL COAST
WHY ?
WHITE RACIST FAKE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION FOSSIL FUELS FRACKING MURDERING GLOBAL HEATING PROFITEERS GREENHOUSE GASES
vatican worth $100 TRILLION
charles worth $100 TRILLION
GOP
HEAVENSTONE TOMBSTONE
FOSSIL FUELS FRACKING
MURDERING GLOBAL HEATING
PROFITEERS KILLING us
MALCOLM LIGHTS ARCTIC METHANE NATURAL GAS EXTINCTION EVENT SUPPOSED TO EXPLODE BEFORE GREENLAND AND ANTARCTICA COLLAPSE
CRUSADES NEVER STOPPED POPE VISITS IRAQ LICKING HIS CHOPS WAITING TO GO to RUSSIA
9 MORE COUNTRIES TO DESTROY RUSSIA CHINA SYRIA IRAN NORTH KOREA CUBA VENEZUELA NICARAGUA PALISTINE
MONROE DOCTRINE WHITE RACIST BITCH SLAPPING MEXICANS CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICANS NATURAL RESOURCES EXTRACTION TERRITORIES
SLAVE CHEAP LABOR TO THIS DAY NO FARM LABOR MINIMUM WAGE IN CALIFORNIA
LET THEM IN
ALLOW RESIDENCE TO SELL THEIR SOLAR BATTERIES AND ELECTRICAL VEHICLE POWER TO THE UTILITY
aka FEED IN TARIFF https://petitions.moveon.or…
BAN FRACKING https://www.youtube.com/wat…
Just get boosted and STFU
Fucking big wave flogs complaining about the very thing they caused.
It means stop whining about how it’s run, it’s free. That is all.
Imagine flying half way around the world for big swells then moaning that other surfers have the audacity to do the same thing
This too shall pass. The interlopers will return home, to their safe lives, find another “hobby.”
Saggy balls is back with his made up stories of past glory days.
A legend in his own mind
I remember (well it was before i was born) someone saying all big wave surfers were latent homosexuals.
Imagine making it through a day of maxing crowded Todos unscathed only to catch a shin on that glass coffee table
Maybe you guys could use your “surf journalism” skills to actually interview the guy?
here’s the final score: Tribe O Diatribe 1
Yeah but all surfing is ego based and greedy, at least with large surf you get an adrenaline rush like nothing else can give you
Lyrics “When the walls…” by Mellancamp
Oh, oh, oh, Jamie’s cryin’
Oh, oh, oh, Jamie’s cryin’
Epoxylypse now.
https://www.youtube.com/wat…
What happened o the days when they said they weren’t gonna sell vests and big wave specialty leashes to just anyone? I have nothing but respect for what these men and women do in the water, but they and their sponsors sold out their own discipline to the masses; that’s where we’re at and it’ll only get worse. Big wave surfing and surfing in general is just another Red Bull Xtreme sport; someone here said it long ago and it is true.
If someone posts passive aggressively on insta about something but leaves out the details……
Did it really happen?