Absolute Mexico

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Witness the worlds best surfers descend on a small Mexican community during a perfect swell. Absolute Mexico is the latest endeavor from acclaimed surf filmmaker, Josh Pomer (The Kill Series, Wow, and Destination Point). Captured on High Definition Video, see insane tube rides; interviews with top pro-surfer and gorgeous footage of one of the biggest days ever filmed at Puerto Escondido. Absolute Mexico is a captivating combination of water, cliff, and shore angles with epic surfing, massive waves and one of the most beautiful settings in the world.

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"Record" for Largest Wave Ever Ridden Trivializes Big-Wave Surfing

A return to old-school measuring techniques is in order

Consider two representations of two very big waves, below. The first is a photograph of Mike Parsons at Cortes Bank. The second is a video of Garrett McNamara near Nazare, Portugal. Now take out some measuring tape and make the distance of one foot between your hands. That's the amount, according to the Billabong XXL committee, that McNamara's wave is bigger than Parsons's wave.