kx250guy wrote:Beereddy , you are correct. Smerda, your the one that's wrong and here's the proof of it.
A person that has no boating expreience AT ALL can strap themselves in a boat and survive a big drop. This cannot be said of running the Green, Gauley, or other difficult runs. So What does it prove? Nothing.
Im one of the first people to run the Meadow in a fiberglass kayak in the 70's.. WOW I must be a real man! not at all. It was just something we did back then. The memories of it and others like the meadow are in my heart , and that is enough. Many people have done a better job of this run than than I have.
Heres my point:.. Taking a momentary risk of ones life regaurdless of the sport proves nothing. Running drops like this is exactly that, a 5 sec. risk of life and limb. An illusion of skill that doesn't exist. Nothing more.
? http://www.playak.net/photo/photo/listF ... 40p3x65a63
did he run the whole thing... or half of it twice? hard to tell as there doesn't appear to be any shots of him on the top section of it. imposing looking set of falls though none the less.
? http://www.playak.net/photo/photo/listF ... 40p3x65a63
did he run the whole thing... or half of it twice? hard to tell as there doesn't appear to be any shots of him on the top section of it. imposing looking set of falls though none the less.
got a link to more pics of the falls?
Pretty sure that is a falls in the Tellico area that people run the last drop of pretty frequently - the upper unrunnable (?) drops make a dramatic backdrop, though...
? http://www.playak.net/photo/photo/listF ... 40p3x65a63
did he run the whole thing... or half of it twice? hard to tell as there doesn't appear to be any shots of him on the top section of it. imposing looking set of falls though none the less.
? http://www.playak.net/photo/photo/listF ... 40p3x65a63
did he run the whole thing... or half of it twice? hard to tell as there doesn't appear to be any shots of him on the top section of it. imposing looking set of falls though none the less.
... heard something about the confluence of Bald River with the Tellico was (strange/big/intimidating)...
whatever it was, it was nothing to joke about...
So, I've been asked to weigh in...but this thread has hopped around so much I don't know what we are really discussing anymore.
My basic philosophy has been if someone can run it in a kayak, a canoe should be able to tackle the same drop. I assume this is what the extreme intertubing guy in the Pacific NW also thinks...
I find it humerous to run big drops in front of kayakers; I have seen many of them think if a canoe can make it, so can they. I then laugh when they crash. Yes, it is a shallow sense of humor on my part, but I think any paddler, regardless of the craft should know their skills and know they can land the drop before they attempt it.
I don't desire compressed vertebrae, but I love adrenaline. I also feel like the 30-35 foot range is the upper end of my comfort level. This doesn't mean I never consider taller drops, but I would prefer to run a thousand 20-30 footers than have to stop boofing altogether after claiming a new record.
I feel that Shaggy technically has the record since he didn't injure his spine. I give Frazier mega props for firing it up first. I think I remember him saying he boofed to hard and felt his boat flutter as he neared the pool at the bottom.
I've often joked about not knowing how to fly. Perhaps if we were to combine Jeb Corliss' flying squirrel suit into our boat designs we could push our limits even further...
seriously???... was he wearing his Batman suit and his cape???