When you’re surfing big waves, things can go very wrong very fast. In the last few years, a lot of big wave surfers have changed the way they look at their passion–no longer is it a playground for a few loose cannons; instead, it’s become a calculated endeavor complete with training and safety teams.
At a wave like Mullaghmore, there are an almost infinite amount of hazards, and a just one or a combination of any can have very real consequences. In the video above, a few Mullaghmore diehards walk us through those times when shit got real, really fast, and how they train to deal with it.