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Every year hundreds of daredevil professional surfers from around the world gather in Nazare, Portugal, to challenge its monster waves. Meet the adventurers brave enough to risk failure and even potentially fatal injury, for accolade and glory.

Big Wave Surfers

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You've never seen waves like these. The world record for the "biggest successful surf" is at 24m, the height of an 8-story building. Success means accolades - failure could spell fatal injury. Daredevil professional surfers from around the world gather in Nazare, Portugal, to challenge its monster waves. What drives them on?

Daredevil professional surfers gather in Nazare, Portugal, to challenge its monster waves.