Gallery: Surf's Up: When the Wedge Calls, You Answer

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    __Above__: *Another day at the office for pro surfer Jamie O'Brien.* Photo: Zak Noyle/Red Bull Content Pool
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    __Above__: *O'Brien hopped a last-minute flight from Oahu to ride the Wedge.* Photo: Zak Noyle/Red Bull Content Pool
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    __Above__: *O'Brien, working it. The rock jetty contributes to the creation of the unusual and unpredictable wave, which is seen just a few times each year.* Photo: Jimmy Wilson/Red Bull Illume
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    __Above__: *O'Brien makes it look easy. That's what happens when you grow up surfing the [Banzai pipeline](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banzai_Pipeline). In 2008 O'Brien became the first surfer to win the Pipe Masters, Pipeline Pro and Backdoor Shootout in one year* Photo: Zak Noyle/Red Bull Content Pool
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    __Above__: *The Wedge isn't for the weak or the stupid. The waves are big, the water is shallow and you can take a beating. "You've gotta be careful but you've gotta take risks too," O'Brien said. "It's worth the risk."* Photo: Jimmy Wilson/Red Bull Illume
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    __Above__: *O'Brien, making himself at home. Yeah, we'd rather be there too.* Photo: Zak Noyle/Red Bull Content Pool
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    __Above__: *O'Brien, at the end of a long day. "Some really nice sets came in," he said. No kidding.* Photo: Jimmy Wilson/Red Bull Illume
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    *Video: Red Bull Content Pool*
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