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What happens when a pro surfer and wingsuit pilot swap sports?

Watch the premiere of BEYOND THE EDGE during EarthX's OCEANS WEEK June 10th at 10|9c.

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Best friends, sky diver Jokke Sommer and big wave surfer Niccolo Porcella, are on a mission to push the boundaries of their human capabilities by becoming elite athletes in both sports.

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00:06It has always been about pushing myself as a human being, you know, like learning to fly wingsuits was something
00:14amazing for me.
00:15It opened so many doors and it opened my mind most of all.
00:18It's not about like the opportunities I got from doing it, but it's more about the understanding of how you
00:25can live your life.
00:26You know, and especially for myself, how I want to live my own life.
00:30This time last year, in one of the most extreme switches in the history of sport,
00:35wingsuit pilot Yoki Summer had just accomplished his goal of surfing big waves,
00:40towing into a 20-foot wave at the legendary spot known as Jaws.
00:45To achieve his goal, Yoki relied on the assistance of his good friend, world-class big wave surfer and waterman,
00:52Nicolo Porcella.
00:53You just feel like it's the biggest accomplishment ever, you know, and like you're progressing and you're living your dream
00:59and you're in the moment and you're just like, bruh, this is sick, you know.
01:03Seeing all these different sports that makes my jaw go like, wow, you know, these guys are having a blast.
01:09Coming from extreme sports in general, it's just that I want to be a part of it.
01:13I don't like to see my friends play and me sitting and not being able to play with them, you
01:18know.
01:18In surfing, sometimes you get that you're in the right place at the right time and that was one of
01:23them, you know.
01:24And I pulled into that wave, I'm like, whoa, dude, you're going too deep, you know, look at the right,
01:28you know.
01:28And he kind of like looked at the right and he was just like, he couldn't even plan it, it
01:33was just there.
01:34To be there and to be, to have the opportunity to ride those waves, dude, I'm so humbled and thankful
01:42for it that I don't even know what to say.
01:44In exchange, Yogi then took Nicolo to the mountains of Europe to begin training in human flight, eventually accomplishing his
01:52goal of becoming a wingsuit pilot.
01:53This year has definitely been unbelievable.
01:57We're like, you know, over the mountains in a heli and it just went perfect.
02:01It was beautiful and you have the wall that we're passing by in the end.
02:05It was really nice jumps and I think that for sure was the pinnacle for his trip.
02:19That was insane!
02:24After one incredible year of living their dreams, they're back to where it all began, Hawaii.
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