Mark Healey of Hawaii takes a spill down the face of a large wave in the second heat of The Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau surf contest at Waimea Bay, on the north shore of the island of Oahu, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009. The surfing contest that is held only in extreme conditions is on for the first time in five years, thanks to the massive waves pounding Oahu's famed North Shore.
Author: CBS News Staff
Credit: AP Photo/Eugene Tanner