There's crazy shit, then there's this

In a time when people feel the need to risk their lives constantly and up the ante, in comes Mark Visser and takes the step towards the ludicrously dangerous. In good conditions Peahi (Commonly known as JAWS) on the island of Maui is a wave that can kill you. Dave Kalama and Laird Hamilton pretty much put the entire surfing world on its ass when they refined tow in surfing to the point where it wasn't just functional, it opened the door to new realms of surfing, never before thought to be able to be surfed. JAWS is a reef break where waves that are often too fast to paddle into breaks on a jagged reef with deep sharp trenches. It's also one of the few places that has a huge wave that actually offers makeable barrel time. Imagine a tube big enough to fit a house or a moving truck, and you get some perspective on the power of this thing.

I say this because to surf JAWS you need to have an itch to put your life in peril in the hopes of finding something deep within you. It's a big wave spot that though accessible through jet skis, is thoroughly unforgiving and the only reason why more people don't die is because to get there you need to know what you're doing, you're probably wearing a life vest and you should have a two man crew on water vehicles ready to get you if shit just happens to hit the fan. Surfing JAWS is no picnic... so the thought of surfing it at night is beyond description.

Visser says he's making a video called nine lives. A documentary where he will put his life in harms way throughout the entire year... if this is the intro, I'm scared to even try and imagine what the hell he'll do at the end of the year.

Cheers