Nathan Visage lives in California and is on a mission to surf big waves. We talk about surfing The Wedge, Mavericks, what makes a wave heavy, injuries, safety, paddling out at Mavericks, sharks, training for big-wave surfing, wipeouts, double-wave hold-downs, fear, getting washed into the rocks, big-wave surfboards, tow-surfing and paddle surfing, the community of big-wave surfers, localism, gaining the respect of the pople in the lineup, describing a favorite wave, his bucket-list surf trip, advice to prospective big-wave surfers, and more.

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