"It was absolutely the heaviest thing that's ever happened to me," said James Hollmer-Cross. "I thought I was actually gonna die."

Watch footage of the wave in question shot at Australia's version of Cortes Bank, Pedra Branca.

"I dropped everything, canceled everything else and booked a flight. A wave like this is worth infinitely more than anything else that was in my calendar."
- Joel Coleman.

Ryan Burch is a beautiful surfer to watch, loose-limbed and graceful. He's a surfer that's evolved from the conformist framework of shortboard competition to explore the entire spectrum of wave riding and board design. This mini-doco on Burch was made by the crew at Korduroy.tv.