Andrew Cotton: Surfing Monster Waves and What Goes Through Your Mind When it All Goes Wrong

Published: May 16, 2018, 1:23 p.m.

Andrew Cotton surfs the biggest waves in the world. Waves that are sometimes the height of two to three storey houses. Last year he had what is deemed to be one of the worst wipeouts throughout the history of the sport. The video of the incident went viral overnight. We chat to Andrew about how he began surfing these mammoth waves and the rocky road to recovery after breaking his back.