Billabong Odyssey – Opening: Big-Wave Scene (Mike Parsons 70ft. Wave)

Mike Parsons is towed by a ski boat to the top of a 70-foot wave and then rides it till it's dead.

The most ambitious surf film ever undertaken! Filmed over the course of two years, Billabong Odyssey explores the life-or-death adventures of a team of surfers on the quest to find and surf the biggest wave on the planet.

The film tracks expeditions to a variety of exotic and contrasting locations around the world, usually at a moment's notice, led by big water superstars like Southern California's Mike Parsons and Brad Gerlach, the Santa Cruz wildmen Darryl "Flea" Virostko, Shawn "Barney" Barron, Ken "Skindog" Collins and Josh Loya, big-wave legend Ken Bradshaw and world champion Layne Beachley. The team challenges deadly waves throughout the world, including the mouth of the Columbia River in Washington State; Mavericks in Northern California; Todos Santos Island, Mexico; Cortes Bank in the Pacific; the outer shoals of the Hawaiian Isles of Oahu and Maui; the vicious barrels of Teahupoo, Tahiti; and newly-discovered reefs in Australia, France and Spain.

Visit the Billabong Odyssey website.

Runtime: 00 hrs 01 min 50 sec