In November 2020, a wave the height of a four-story building rose suddenly from the waters off Vancouver Island and crashed into the sea with no warning. It lasted just a few moments. But in those ...

Alo Slebir had just arrived on Maui’s north shore late last year and was looking forward to tackling the monstrous waves on the Hawaiian island’s celebrated surf break known as Jaws when friends back ...

“It’s the fastest I’ve ever traveled on a surfboard,” Slebir tells PEOPLE. “I’ve never experienced a sensation like that before” The wave — which thundered into Northern California’s Mavericks surf ...