Eddie Overview

‘Hey, cool photo,’ you might say in a non impressed way, but some of you realize what you are looking at. This is a view from the West (Haleiwa side) of Waimea Bay! So what?  Well here’s the deal.  There is no way up on that cliff- no road, no trail (other than the small trails the wild boar have carved).  This was a planned attack that took research, long hours of fruitless searching and some muddy clothes and gear. Fortunately I found the way up two days before the Eddie.  I have been trying for two years now.  You can see a few clips from my successful first climb and watch as I slide down into a muddy ravine right before getting to the edge of the cliff (and let me tell you it is a long drop off that cliff- the fish eye takes some of the angle out of it)!

I shot this image in the afternoon of the Eddie during one of the big sets and you can see it lining up out the back with a peeler going in the middle of the Bay.  It is so rare to see Waimea look like this especially from this angle.  I love this shot and several others I took this afternoon. It was well worth the effort for me.  I hope this motivates the photographers out there to try different angles!  Look for more from the Eddie coming soon…