The surf of his life - twice

The surf of his life - twice

March 6, 2013 4:10 PM

Garrett McNamara may have broken his own record for the tallest waved ever surfed. In a "60 Minutes Sports" preview, he spoke to Anderson Cooper about his first record wave - a 78-foot wave.

How an extreme waterman conquered a wave and surfed into history
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