Alo Slebir/Instagram; bigwavechallenge/Youtube Alo Slebir had just arrived on Maui’s north shore late last year and was looking forward to tackling the monstrous ... big wave surfer, the 24 ...

“The wave was just ... it was different,” says ... of energy after catching nearly 30 massive waves, remembers the “giant wall of water” gathering shape as he held onto to the tow rope ...