Matt Majendie on life and death with the big-wave surfers in 'Nazare'

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Matt Majendie on life and death with the big-wave surfers in 'Nazare' In a small fishing village on the coast of Portugal, a select band of surfers take unimaginable risks, pushing the boundaries of their death-defying sport as they seek to go bigger than ever before. Their goal? To ride the Everest of the ocean - the 100-foot wave. Sports journalist Matt Majendie was welcomed into the inner circle of Nazare's tight community to chronicle their incredible highs and terrifying lows. Follow the endeavours of Britain's leading big-wave surfer, a former plumber from Devon, Andrew Cotton; trailblazing Brazilian female surfer Maya Gabeira; current World Record holder German Sebastian Steudtner; Portuguese Nic von Rupp and jet-ski driver Sergio Cosme, nicknamed 'the Guardian Angel of Nazare' for his daring rescues, in this gripping read. In this episode Gregory Dobbs chats to Matt Majendie about what make the Nazare big waves so special, the four individuals who have conquered the 'Everest' of big-wave surfing - and lived to tell the tale, and how Nazare's tight-knit group of surfers have become a community.