Surfer Rides Alaska Glacier's Giant Wave

FOXNews.com ^ | August 20, 2007 | Maurice Chittenden

[Squidpup]

As the newest extreme sport, it is more "Titanic" than Olympic. Ice surfing gives you the chance to dice with death while enjoying the planet's ultimate chill-out.

It is not the easiest of pastimes to enjoy. First you have to find a glacier about to "calve," then wait for up to two weeks for a house-sized iceberg to break off before catching the monstrous wake after it hits the water from 500 feet high.

The reward: Sixty seconds of sheer exhilaration as you ride a 25-foot wall of ice-cold water filled with millions of shards of razor-sharp ice, mud, boulders and debris.

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[Balding_Eagle]

The first sound he’ll hear is his life insurance policy being torn up.

After a contestability period (1 or 2 years depending on the state where the policy was issued) the only person who has the power to tear up a life insurance policy is the owner.

[Squidpup]

So you get the rinse and spin cycles all at once! Sounds like a blast.

[-=SoylentSquirrel=-]

"...Reminds me of a great song from the 80’s, Surf or Die. I’m not writing the name of the band though..."

I'm guessing the butthole surfers, perhaps?

[Dixie Yooper]

Bingo!