January, 2001. The first time Cortes Bank is successfully surfed at a giant size. Nobody knew what the heck they were getting themselves into. Mike Parsons first wave was the first of his two world records out here. Video by Fran Battaglia, Courtesy of Surfline.com, from the film "Making the Call." Surfers: Mike Parsons, Brad Gerlach, Ken "Skindog" Collins, Peter Mel, Evan Slater and John Walla. This mission is described in hair raising detail in the book "Ghost Wave - The Discovery of Cortes Bank and the Biggest Wave on Earth." by Chris Dixon
