Waves, uncrowded, clean, four-ish foot. The sorta day even mortals can tread the boards without exiting this mortal coil. Or at least you'd like to think so.
A little earlier today, around 11:04 Hawaiian time, a surfer was pulled unconscious from the water at Pipeline.
Waves, wildly uncrowded Pipeline, clean, four-ish foot. The sorta day even mortals can tread the boards at Pipeline without exiting this mortal coil. Or at least you’d like to think so.
Details of the surfer’s condition has yet to be released but our source at Pipe says the man was a relative Pipeline novice enjoying a month-long stay on the North Shore and was equipped with a helmet and an impact vest.
Watch the wipeout thirty-five seconds in and the rescue on the Surfline cam here.
It’s the fifth major incident of the North Shore season at Pipeline with world number four Joao Chianca, Tahitian kingpin Eimeo Czermak, Pipe regular Koa Rothman and Peruvian shredder Joaquin Del Castillo the big names injured only one month into the Hawaiian winter and proof it ain’t just kooks getting hurt.
And, apart from Koa and his banged up yet still photogenic face, each of the above surfers, Joao, Eimeo and Joquain, will be dealing with the long0-term effects of their wipeouts for years to come.
In a little back and forth exchange with Eimeo’s dad, turns out his kid is just hoping to get the use of his legs again, Joaquin has got multiple hip fractures and he don’t got the insurance to pay for the repairs and, as for Joao, ask Owen Wright what it’s like to get your head banged up at Pipeline.
Is it just me, or does it seem like less dudes seem interested in helping the guy because he’s not a pro or local?
wow…looks very low tide and where he took off on the left, super shallow . he actually rode a really dangerous part of the reef…ya just don’t go left so far inside…….
hope he recovers well!
the current was VERY friendly. Pipe does have some heart. Really a tear-jerker to see everyone coalesce.
Damn that Eimeo kid still can’t feel his legs?
I know right? It’s weird to go from walking up the beach to no feeling. Was he walking on pure adrenaline?
We surfers need more strength healing stem cells, STAT
I think you get them at weird bonfires in the jungles of Costa Rica
I imagine Koa’s girlfriend’s kitty is a bit banged up as well, but I’m sure it’s extremely photogenic
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, ASSHOLE???
This just in from the coconut-wireless: “your mum has a dick and your dad likes it”.
Yo Momma jokes. Really? Are you like 12?
Not a joke so much as it is a fact. A statement, even.
Ok, sorry. 9 year with his first iPhone.
You need to calm down, Mr White Knight. Coming to the rescue of the OP. Hahahahaha!
Woah, I’m just asking bro. I’M JUST FUCKING ASKING!
Welcome to BG new guy. New Guy, meet Gorilla. And if you don’t like Gorilla you’re gonna just love Otto.
G U
well, a woman did walk right thru the incident scene. apparently not a nurse…
Oh I totally could have done that, see a deep easy looking one with a lot of shoulder and think I can just roll into it. But of course it’s peaking right on the super shallow part of Backdoor that tried to remove Dusty Payne from his face.
6ft. face, pitching as wide as it is tall over 3 ft. of water.
very easy to get hurt on small days at pipe
Yes, classic rookie mistake, common at slabby waves. Rather than really getting an early entry, and worried about being in, over the reef, the shoulder looks safer. Except the shoulder has no entry, and quickly becomes the heaving lip into nearly dry reef.
Will you report every single incident for the rest of the year or will you run out of steam by February?
Praying Eimeo makes a full recovery he is such a weapon at teahupoo
The Florence Yeti Lexus Pipe Pro put on hold as fear grows World small wave champ Phillip not keen with latest news.
Imagine banging your head at Pipe and then making songs about fucking banana pancakes n shit.
Xox
Jerk Johnson
Imagine retiring at 40.
banana pancakes
If you really want to know what this dbag’s character truly is, check out his tax returns for the Kokoa Foundation. It’s an eye opener.
Spill da beans Trudes
Kokua Hawaii Foundation – Nonprofit Explorer – ProPublica
https://projects.propublica…
Good shit !
Now a few deaths (one each of pro, am, and val, for good measure) before seasons end would be perfect.
If the pro dies during the wsl comp it could possibly be the best thing to happen to worldwide surfing (pro, am, val and Hawaiian) since Jack London drank his first Waikiki maitai.
P.S.
And for fair equality amongst the sexes(+etc’s etc) it should be an even split between all.
P.P.S.
This (and shark attacks) is the only thing that can help surfing survive.
P.P.P.S
SURFING NEEDS LESS SURFERS !
It sure is a bloodbath.
Clownface001
Mayhem is Pipeline’s new year resolution.