{"id":17101,"date":"2011-11-14T18:01:54","date_gmt":"2011-11-14T08:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=17101"},"modified":"2011-11-14T18:03:26","modified_gmt":"2011-11-14T08:03:26","slug":"australian-adventure-athlete-and-big-wave-surfer-mark-visser%e2%80%99s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=17101","title":{"rendered":"AUSTRALIAN ADVENTURE ATHLETE AND BIG WAVE SURFER MARK VISSER\u2019S"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">WORLD-FIRST HISTORIC ACHIEVEMENT <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><em>SEE \u2018NIGHT RIDER\u2019 ON THE BIG SCREEN FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On January 20 this year, Mark Visser, a 28 year-old Australian adventure athlete and professional big wave rider, made history by becoming the first person to surf the infamous Jaws break in Hawaii in complete darkness.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/news\/nightrider02.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Visser\u2019s world-first achievement made international headlines when, at 2 am local Maui time, he rode 30-40 plus foot waves in the notoriously dangerous outer reef, illuminated by specially engineered LED lights built into his buoyancy vest and modified into the surfboard.<\/p>\n<p>The clip of Visser\u2019s historic night ride featured in news bulletins all over the world and became an online viral sensation, with nearly 2 million views.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/news\/nightrider01.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>NBC Sports\u2019 Rob Sylvester called the footage \u201cthe best thing to come out of surfing since <em>Point Break<\/em>\u201d and the Huffington Post declared that \u201cMark Visser might be the gutsiest surfer in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fortrus Sports teamed with Producer Richard Scotts of RJ Media to document Mark Visser\u2019s epic journey in his quest to create history by being the first man to conquer a 40 plus foot wave at night &#8211; in a new film, <strong>NIGHT RIDER<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/31585819?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>NIGHT RIDER<\/strong> is the powerful and dramatic story of an adventure athlete facing technical, physical and mental challenges at every turn, prepared to push himself to the limit in an effort to fulfil his dream, even if it means risking his life. The film is a compelling, incredible story about confronting your fears, set to change the face of extreme adventure sport and surfing forever.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NIGHT RIDER will screen for one night only on Wednesday, November 23 at 7 pm, exclusively at Event Cinemas &#8211; only at the following six cinemas<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">NSW<\/span><\/strong>: Event Cinemas Bondi Junction \/ Cronulla Cinemas \/ Greater Union Tuggerah<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">QLD<\/span><\/strong>: Birch Carroll &amp; Coyle Pacific Fair \/ BCC Coolangatta \/ BCC Maroochydore Sunshine Plaza<\/p>\n<p>Mark Visser will attend the Bondi Junction screening and participate in a Q &amp; A following the film, hosted by the film\u2019s Producer Richard Scotts. Guests will have the opportunity to hear insights from Visser on the two years of planning that went into the \u2018Night Rider Project\u2019 and how the night ride in Maui was the \u201cscariest but most exciting thing I\u2019ve ever done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>NIGHT RIDER<\/strong> is the first instalment of a series of world first, adrenaline-filled adventures known as \u2018Mark Visser\u2019s Nine Lives\u2019.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>General Manager of Alternate Content for AHL (which owns Event Cinemas), Ian Sutherland said: \u201cSeeing <strong>NIGHT RIDER<\/strong> on the big screen really gives you an appreciation of just how extraordinary Mark\u2019s achievement in Maui was, and is. He is an incredible athlete and this is a remarkable story.\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">NIGHT RIDER \u2013 Exclusively at Event Cinemas for One Night Only<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>***One Night Only ***\u2013 7pm Wednesday November 23<sup>rd<\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">NSW<\/span><\/strong>: Event Cinemas Bondi Junction \/ Cronulla Cinemas \/ Greater Union Tuggerah<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">QLD<\/span><\/strong>: Birch Carroll &amp; Coyle Pacific Fair \/ BCC Coolangatta \/ BCC Maroochydore Sunshine Plaza<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>All Tickets $10*<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Mark Visser to attend the Bondi Junction screening with Q &amp; A hosted by Richard Scotts<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">For more info: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eventcinemas.com.au\/\">eventcinemas.com.au<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eventcinemas.com.au\/Movie\/Night-Rider\">http:\/\/www.eventcinemas.com.au\/Movie\/Night-Rider<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">*Online bookings carry a $1.10 booking fee<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WORLD-FIRST HISTORIC ACHIEVEMENT SEE \u2018NIGHT RIDER\u2019 ON THE BIG SCREEN FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY On January 20 this year, Mark Visser, a 28 year-old Australian adventure athlete and professional big wave rider, made history by becoming the first person to surf the infamous Jaws break in Hawaii in complete darkness. 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