Ian Walsh and Paige Alms have taken out the 2017 Peahi Challenge, in Maui, Hawaii. The second event on the Big Wave Tour (BWT) calendar got underway in 35-to-45-foot waves, in what was labeled a gold coefficient contest, the highest possible BWT rating. The giant mountains of water caused unbelievable wipeouts. There were surfers being hit on the head by cascading walls of water, elevator drops, no-exit tube rides, and those rare and perfect left-handers.

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Ian Walsh and Paige Alms win the 2017 Peahi Challenge

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