Dashel Pierson

editor, Surfer Magazine

Dashel Pierson on KCRW

The Olympic surf competition is underway in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, where waves can reach 50 feet and crash into razor-sharp coral.

Olympic surfers face life-or-death waves in Tahiti

The Olympic surf competition is underway in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, where waves can reach 50 feet and crash into razor-sharp coral.

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