SURFING The Planet's LARGEST Waves w/ Garrett McNamara | Rich Roll Podcast

I seriously loved this thank you ❤inspired and touched in being true to self and serving others through the journey ……. ❤ I love the big waves and wow how awesome how big is letting fear go in doing those big waves….I remember seeing that huge wave you took in Portugal and posting it on social media whenever that came out and many many liking this most amazing man surfing what looked impossible…. Well done❤

Love my past, All has been my teacher 💗

Such a beautiful conversation. So much depth, heart and soul.

This guy surfs big waves but not with style,, Tommy carrol will surf the same wave and fucking destroy it all the 80 crew killed it Ronni burns occy Barton lynch sunny Garcia I grew up in Encinitas all the boys Trevor Christ Kenny Clemens Todd Martin brad gerlac Donald takiama great shapers Tom eberly lighting bolt all the local boys then fucking killed it everyday

Mahalo for this wonderful interview! I grew up surfing NS Oahu as a teen in the 60’s with a mom on barbituates & pills so can relate. But had a dad who was a sociopath multiple personality tryrannical bastard paranoid control freak. So I took lots of notes because my life was primarily always sucked into a constant undertow of never accomplishing a consciously directed life. All I can say is thank god/goddess for having had surfing, skiing & studying several forms of dance to keep my head just above water because suicide was my constant easy option due to so much inner pain. And since both parents did it, it was always an invitation. Thankfully at 32 I was gifted a mystic shrink who assisted me with not checking out. Now at an age where I am supposed to be retired, I want to do something consciously directed creating a balanced life … so this was hugely inspiring! Again Mahalo Nui from Kona … with a small note … Once a surfer (when young) Always a surfer … and can see looking back how my connection with the ocean, waves & Mother Pacific was teaching me to how somehow surf my chidlhood traumas through a directionless mostly chaotic life. So am now loving hearing everyone from the NS Oahu surfing stories at different ages on YT … how it’s shaping their lives is wonderful and so different now as everyone has access to so many more tools … outside of the old paradigm of this Earth Realm … Co-creating a new one. And it’s clear to me that those that have grown up as a kid surfing NS Oahu, no matter what decade … have something very out of the box to big offer now … more than ever is the time NOW.

Great interview!

What's with the uncharacteristic 'well, you are Irish' comment, Rich? That's way out of order. Greetings from Dublin, Ireland.

This is the kind of world 🌎 we've made for ourselves and our children, better have no enemies when the light goes out , due to the economic criss, wars and rate of unemployment I think now is the best time to invest and make more money for the future💯.

I love the baby coos 🤷

Garret and Nicole are such inspirational human beings , breaking through ceilings never thought possible I love you guys.
Rich this was the best podcast I have ever seen , your questions and interactions are so creative and in the moment , just brilliant.
Thank you guys🙏❤️

Rich was coming off super intrusive about this dudes relationship with his mother. Wasn’t his place to do that if you ask me

I’m practicing my English and this podcast helps a lot, is incredibly how brave a human can be!!

Very special humans! Loved This😊

Hey, Rich ... 'just want to compliment you on being quick - not too quick, though, to transplant some of the terms common to the surfing industry/activity that Garrett used but for which I had no sense of their meaning. Because of your effort, I learned a few things about said activity. Thank you.

This is an enriching one, Rich. Much appreciated 🌊

I would be grateful if somebody could point out the book Garret talked about. The name of this book is The Medicine Wheel. However, after a quick search, I have found many books with such names. Thank you.

I found Rich to be really disrespectful in the conversation about his mom and like he pushing him to call her a bad mom.

Garret puts it all out there. Authentic.

Another fire podcast.🔥🔥🔥

@richroll Do you know who wrote 'The Medicine Wheel" they recommended? There are several different books with this title by different people when I checked. Thanks!

PCP - Present, connected, protected ❤ loved this interview! Such inspiring people and the message that it's all attainable if we want it badly enough and are willing to work for it, is so powerful. Rich has become a master at asking the most insightful questions and guiding the conversation in different directions without limiting any responses. I'd always heard about Garret through surf mags and knew he was one of the big wave hellmen but so cool to see what a great human he is. Can't wait to watch the documentary.

Great interview, also what's with Garrett's accent, it's like he has an Irish inflection in it

Surfing keeps you sane even when surfing the absolute most insane 🌊🏄‍♀️ that’s the gift

hold the phone - what is the white t-shirt brand that rich is wearing?! looks awesome!

Their baby is so precious! Really great podcast!

Lot of people are asking similar questions about getting more detail on the books mentioned in this episode. Rich et al., you have a great podcast but your show notes are really lacking. Please consider posting these kind of details rather than a series of popular press links about Garrett that anyone can find with basic google searches. This guy and his wife are a wellspring of great advice and so inspiring. It would be a shame if more people could not learn from them.

Fantastic Rich! I don't surf. I never heard of Garrett prior to this podcast. What a story!

Oh man…this interview is so wonderful. I really enjoy learning about who a person is and this…oh my gosh, just wonderful.
All the best. Thank You for this. Truly wonderful.

Dude is going hard the the mom.. 🤔🤡

I was wondering who the guy on that monster wave was!! Go Garret Go Rich

stop interrupting garettt... your ego to talk fucks it up bro

Mr. Roll. This is by far one of your best episodes to date. You are a genius at allowing the energy of the conversation to ebb and flow. Garett was allowed the space and freedom to be his kooky, genuine self. You beautifully brought his entire story to light with compassion understanding, relatability, and wisdom. Inviting Garett's wife and their beautiful baby onto the set was epic. I felt like I was sitting around a campfire with all of you. Something Nicole said really hit home for me. You were referencing morning routines and she said something along the lines of not everyone needs to wake up at 5am to be successful. Thank you! "Know thyself". So many podcasts are about "telling you" what you "need to do". This episode was so accepting and allowing. An amazing flow between all of you. Really, so beautiful. Thank you. 🙏

This is 8 ft hawaiian.

And that’s why NO ONE that surfs believes in the stupid and corrupt WSL and haven’t since the inception of someone “judging” others and saying one is better than the other-complete bullshit

With even the minimal research..Roll could learn essential terminology in describing all the various surfing terms..that would add some clarity for driving much of this conversation.
Im picky for sure, yet some things one would consider essential to anyone's prep for this chat with Garrett🎐
Its the little riches that make it all richer
Big kudos to Garrett giving a terrific rendition characterizing his mother's lifestyle and her choices

Thank you, through this I realized it's time for me to reset.

“Anderson Cooper is the best?”. You had me till that comment. Later.

It's not often you see Rich judge someone in a negative way. Was interesting to see this going off the rails until Nicole was brought in. 😅

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The 100 Foot Wave was an incredible docu series!
Highly recommend & Nicole is such a beautiful human being.
The two of them together is a combo meant to be & something from deep within in the cosmos❤

Wow I lived in Pittsfield ma for a year crazy small world

Good work. Very impressive surfing.

Amazing interview!! Loved every Single minute

Brazilians getting there and doing their thing is great too

I recently went through some extremley traumatic things and i realised a few months back i want to surf big waves and its attainable now i told my partner my goal and started working towards that, then i see this podcast it helped it all fall into place for me, i relate to your upbrining alot maybe it does relate to the risk factor being almost irrelevant 😂 anyways Garrett i will see you at Nazare one day and il tell you this in person 🤙 thanks for the inspiration man! Looking forward to that day..

I was at a surf shop in Haleiwa the day after the Pipe Masters in 2003. After a brief chat, he said his name was Garrett McNamara. Pretty cool to talk shop with a legend.

Thank you! This was great!