Kayaking close to Chenega Glacier in Nassau Bay, Prince William Sound, Alaska. While enjoying the Beautiful day and three harbor seals the glacier is calving and a number of huge waves are coming towards us.
@0101010101 000001 A tsunami (/(t)suːˈnɑːmi, (t)sʊˈ-/ (t)soo-NAH-mee, (t)suu-;[1][2][3][4] from Japanese: 津波, lit. 'harbour wave',[5] pronounced [tsɯnami]) is a series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, generally in an ocean or a large lake. Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and other underwater explosions (including detonations, landslides, glacier calvings, meteorite impacts and other disturbances) hopefully you readit
@@kaze3766 the amount of energy released by an earthquake or a volcanic eruption is orders of magnitude more than an iceberg, even our biggest nukes can't come close to making a real tsunami
When that third wave was approaching, I was like "Don't break. Don't break..." I'd probably have been pissing myself in fright if it did. Hope you guys were prepared for the possibility of getting dunked in that icewater.
+Jonas Alexanderson- Although this video is crystal clear, and I'll concede it to be very interesting and fun to watch, this is NOT a tsunami!!! Just big glacial waves. You probably only have the number of views that you do because you falsely, (and probably not intentionally), lure people in, people like me just now, with your title! I was looking for REAL tsunami videos in this particular RU-vid search. I was expecting to see a REAL tsunami. And probably is true of most of your viewers. I don't mean to insult you, downplay your video, or cause any trouble. Just thought I'd point out that your title is misleading is all. As I said, the video is crystal clear, interesting and very enjoyable. Better even than many other Kayaking videos I've watched. I'm only suggesting that you should change the name of it as it is misleading. That said, thanks for sharing a very interesting and enjoyable video!
Who would have thought one seconded you are drifting in lovely calm water the next second you are fighting 3 massive waves that could take you out. They did extremely well to stay calm.
I was thinking oh this looks like prince william sound but probably isn’t… but then looked in the description and sure enough it is!!!! Is some of the most beautiful sights I’ve ever seen
Really good video actually - unfortunate that so many people voted it down. I'm surprised how far apart the crests arrive, even though you seem to be fairly close to the source. Seems counterintuitive.
Thank you. We are about 3 km from the glacier when the waves hit us. The glacier is much bigger than you think (both on this video and in real life). A video with more ice is on the way, I'm just home from 8 days kayaking on Eastern Greenland and the movie will be out in a few weeks. Don't miss that! Amazing place with loads of icebergs.
Possibly because it is titled as such that people expect a disastrous wave, not one where both guys in video are laughing. Gutted I live in a world where a dislike counter is offensive but blatantly good is OK 👍
Having seen glaciers in both Alaska, Norway, Sweden and Greenland and how fast they are melting I kind of despair for the future. What kind of earth are we leaving to the coming generations? It's first when you by your own eyes see how a glacier is melting you can understand how fast the change is upon us.
I would one day love to put two people from every nation in Europe and North America in a room, get a bunch of beer and have a party. I absolutely love all the different accents from everywhere. This guy is hilarious!
Thanks. Here is a small explanation of the video for all the questions I've got. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nMdE1QQUgig.html There is also a video on my channel from the whole two weeks of kayaking in Alaska.
I watched the beginning more than once, still cannot see anything like parts of the glacier breaking off. The waves look like fun. They were big enough but not too big.
That 3rd wave was the first time I felt in my stomach "alarmed" at a RU-vid Tsunami video since Japan 2011 I thought of you wanting to avoid the wave breaking ... Russell
Thanks. It was a lot bigger in real life than on the video. Exhilarating is the correct word for it. Luckily I have trained some in surf with my kayak. I was one month in Alaska this time and just this was the best and most exiting moment.
I feel you there. I have quite a few videos that involve some kind of heights or sizes, but whoever watches them can't see how big or tall the things really are. Even videos with slopes, if your getting ski/snowboard footage, you can never tell how steep it really is in real life.. Cuz its much steeper than it looks, and in your case much higher than they look.. the whole situation in this video is incredible! once in a life time super cool stuff:)
Go to Whittier and ride the wake of the ferry when it comes in. I've paddled plenty of swells from glaciers calving but none were as hairy as the ferry's deep, sharp wake. It always made me glad I practiced self-rescue each spring when the ice was off the lakes.
The two times I’ve been to Alaska we have started from Whittier and been ferried out by Lazy Otter. We were not allowed to surf any waves on those trips but if you check it my channel I do have some surfing and rock hopping videos. In two weeks I will go to the Danish west coast for, hopefully, some real nice kayak surfing. There will no one or two videos from that as well.
I must say I am sorry and I thank you for sharring your experince. it seems so scarry to me im happy ypu werent hurt and a tsunami doesnt have to be big but tbat seems like it sure qualifies as big to me. 10 ft in a kayak yikes but it was great to hear your laughter. Its ojbious you know what your talking about and im happy you sharred thank you
It is according to Wikipedia. I have answered this before. A tsunami (/(t)suːˈnɑːmi, (t)sʊˈ-/ (t)soo-NAH-mee, (t)suu-;[1][2][3][4] from Japanese: 津波, lit. 'harbour wave',[5] pronounced [tsɯnami]) or tidal wave[6] is a series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, generally in an ocean or a large lake. Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and other underwater explosions (including detonations, landslides, glacier calvings, meteorite impacts and other disturbances) above or below water all have the potential to generate a tsunami.[7] Unlike normal ocean waves, which are generated by wind, or tides, which are generated by the gravitational pull of the Moon and the Sun, a tsunami is generated by the displacement of water. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsunami
It is a tsunami lol.. But its just lower in height when it is first displaced in the middle of the ocean.. It will increase in height significantly when it reach the shores
