The Slow Newscast

The hunt for the 100ft wave


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Surfing’s ultimate barrier is the 100 foot wave. In Dec 23-year-old Alo Slebir is rumoured to have surfed a 108 foot wave. The problem is no one can agree how big the wave actually was.  


Reporter: Claudia Williams 

Producer: Ada Barumé  

Sound design: Karla Patella 

Artwork: Lola Williams 

Executive Producer: Matt Russell 

Editor: Jasper Corbett 


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