When Condé Nast’s Portfolio.com was looking for cool job of the week they went straight to Mike Parsons and his job of “Professional Big Wave Surfer.”
“It’s the best job in the world, for sure,” says the 43-year-old surfing legend. “Surfing big waves is the ultimate challenge for a waterman and surfer. When you’re doing it, you can’t think about anything else, you’re so involved in the elements.”
Parsons spends his days trying to find the biggest waves in the world, traveling to them, and attempting to ride them. Recently, he may have scored a place in the record books.
They didn’t even mention that he is also one of the best surf contest commentators in the business. Maybe that’s next week.
[Link: Portfolio.com]
