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Explorers: Adventures of the Century

Big Wave Surfers at Pororoca (Season 1, Episode 6)
TV-14
TV Episode | 24 min | Documentary, Action, Adventure
Pororoca means "great destructive noise " in the indigenous language and is a tidal bore with waves up to four meters high, travelling as much as 13 km inland upstream on the Amazon River. Surfing the Pororoca is especially dangerous, as ...See morePororoca means "great destructive noise " in the indigenous language and is a tidal bore with waves up to four meters high, travelling as much as 13 km inland upstream on the Amazon River. Surfing the Pororoca is especially dangerous, as the water contains a significant amount of debris, often entire trees, in addition to dangerous fauna. Australian big wave surf legend Ross Clarke-Jones is taking the challenge to surf one of the highest bores ever recorded. Written by Anonymous See less
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Cinematographer
Bill Heath
Editor
Matthias Thönnissen
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Updated Feb 24, 2013
Release date
Feb 24, 2013 (United States)

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