icon bookmark-bicon bookmarkicon cameraicon checkicon chevron downicon chevron lefticon chevron righticon chevron upicon closeicon v-compressicon downloadicon editicon v-expandicon fbicon fileicon filtericon flag ruicon full chevron downicon full chevron lefticon full chevron righticon full chevron upicon gpicon insicon mailicon moveicon-musicicon mutedicon nomutedicon okicon v-pauseicon v-playicon searchicon shareicon sign inicon sign upicon stepbackicon stepforicon swipe downicon tagicon tagsicon tgicon trashicon twicon vkicon yticon wticon fm
24 Jul, 2015 17:39

Human torch: Surfer catches a wave while on fire (VIDEO)

Human torch: Surfer catches a wave while on fire (VIDEO)

Professional surfer Jamie O’Brien lit himself up while riding the waves on Wednesday – setting himself ablaze before fearlessly standing up to one of world's heaviest tides.

On Wednesday, the Hawaiian master surfer made one of his most daring dreams come to fruition – he got barreled on a massive wave while being on fire ... because apparently simply surfing on dangerous reef breaks was not that exciting for him anymore.

“I got a direct message on Instagram that said it would be cool if you lit yourself on fire, and I kinda thought, why not?” O’Brien said in his interview to Red Bull.

The preparation for this trick took about 12 months during which O’Brien, guided by Hollywood stunt coordinator Riley Harper, tirelessly worked to ensure success.

READ MORE: Jaw-dropping: World champion surfer battles shark on live TV in S. African competition

The long training paid off, resulting in a spectacular video clip for O'Brien's Red Bull-produced YouTube series “Who is JOB 5.0” about extreme aquatic sports.

“I caught the best wave of my life today. It was a dream wave, and I was on fire. It was the biggest adrenaline rush of my life. Everything went super smooth!” said O’Brien after the fire had been put out.

Podcasts
0:00
24:55
0:00
28:50