This feat is gigantic. At the peak of the wave he encountered Benjamin Sanchez. Surfer Landes took off on a huge wave last Thursday in Nazareth, Portugal.
This 25-30 meter high water mountain may be the tallest wave ever ridden. Estimates are underway as to whether the 36-year-old Frenchman will become the world record holder. It is Hawaii's McNamara, who rode a 24-meter wave in 2011, who holds the record in the discipline.
XXL Nazareth on December 11 from MSW we Vimeo.
“This big wave came. I let go of the rope (the jet ski). There were a lot of cuts, and the wave was hollow, and it wouldn't let me get down too much. The first hit hit me, sending me flying several meters in the air, but I managed to catch “I started sliding down the slope and after three-quarters of the way through the wave, I hit another hit that sent me falling head first. I bounced out of the water without breaking through. I have to say I was wearing two big life jackets,” Benjamin explains. sanchez l Southwest.
Benjamin Sanchez, the wave of his life in Nazareth. Photos/video from yesterday's crazy session http://t.co/WB2b1efn2f pic.twitter.com/JMjVx88D1s
– Planet Surf (@PlaneteSurf) December 12, 2014
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“At that moment, I was cut into pieces. I didn't struggle much trying to stay calm, not panic. I had the jackets on my head, ready to escape. If I had lost them, I would have drowned,” he adds.
