Publisher | Harper Wave |
ISBN 13 | 9780062343604 |
ISBN 10 | 0062343602 |
Book Subtitle | Wild Man. Wild Waves. Wild Wisdom. |
Book Description | In this thrilling and candid memoir, world record-holding and controversial Big Wave surfer Garrett McNamara chronicles his emotional quest to ride the most formidable waves on earth. Garrett McNamara-affectionately known as GMac-set the world record for the sport, surfing a seventy-eight-foot wave in Nazare, Portugal in 2011, a record he smashed two years later at the same break. Propelled by the challenge and promise of bigger, more difficult waves, this adrenaline-fueled loner and polarizing figure travels the globe to ride the most dangerous swells the oceans have to offer, from calving glaciers to hurricane swells. But what motivates McNamara to go to such extremes-to risk everything for one thrilling ride? Is riding giant waves the ultimate e |
Language | English |
Author | Garrett McNamara |
Publication Date | 7-Sep-2017 |
Number of Pages | 304 |
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