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Riding giant waves in Hawaii
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Riding Giants: A Week of Big Wave Surfing in Hawaii

The North Shore of Oahu transforms every winter into the proving ground of the world's most committed surfers. When the Eddie Aikau competition window opens, waves at Waimea Bay reach 30 feet and beyond — and a select group of watermen and women attempt to ride them. This is the story of one week spent in that world, chasing giants and coming to terms with the ocean's indifference to human ambition.

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