Surfer Garrett McNamara Sets World Record for Surviving Biggest Wave

This is pretty much obligatory. I've been seeing this clip all around the web.

And you don't just "ride" these waves --- you survive them.

At Guinness World Records, "VIDEO: 78-FOOT WAVE SURFED BY GARRETT MCNAMARA CONFIRMED AS LARGEST EVER RIDDEN."

See also USA Today, "Surfer sets Guinness record riding 78-foot wave."