There are some big waves down at Mavericks right now. Rumor has it that the Mavericks Invitational might happen this weekend.

Compare the size of a presumably six foot person to that wave. This guy is officially braver than my previous hero, the guy who climbed my trees to thin the branches without the benefit of a cherry-picker or safety harness.
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Surfing Mavericks. The photo above is "borrowed" from that site and copyrighted by Frank Quirarte.