Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Listening Point - General Discussion :: Class Three for me!
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MN_Lindsey
06/21/2018 10:44PM
These people are BSC. At least many of them are wearing helmets, but it doesn't seem to protect their faces.
I definitely feel more comfortable running any kind of "rapids" in a kayak, but I'd say I'm going to go with class 2 for my comfort (in a kayak) and zero in a canoe.
Ps. reminds me of the Red Bull people trying to paddle Inga.
missmolly
06/22/2018 07:22AM
nofish: "missmolly: "nofish: "I would put this on par with slapping a gorilla in the face just to see what happens. Neither are likely to turn out very well.
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Ha! There's just so much chance involved in some of those runs. Did you see when a kayak's bow would hit a submerged rock and pop the boat and paddler in the air? Hit the rock and you might die. Not hit the rock and you might not die. Either way, you can't see it and you're moving too fast to react to it. "
That's what I don't understand about this type of activity. In most of the runs they had little power over the outcome. Its not much more than russian roulette with a kayak. "
I interviewed a lifelong, paddling risk-taker once who's buried drowned friends and family and he told me it's chance who lives or dies, that some of the best he's known are buried and some of those with less skill are still breathing.
missmolly
06/22/2018 07:24AM
MN_Lindsey: "These people are BSC. At least many of them are wearing helmets, but it doesn't seem to protect their faces.
I definitely feel more comfortable running any kind of "rapids" in a kayak, but I'd say I'm going to go with class 2 for my comfort (in a kayak) and zero in a canoe.
Ps. reminds me of the Red Bull people trying to paddle Inga. "
I'd be afraid just standing on the banks of the Inga.
4keys
06/18/2018 09:52PM
Wow! I used to enjoy going through a few (much smaller) rapids, liked the adrenaline rush and challenge. We knew our limits and abilities, and balanced our want of adventure with a real desire not to get hurt. But that video is insane. Just watching it scares me.
mirth
06/19/2018 12:34PM
I know it's a "hits reel" and all but man, kayakers be crazy.
nofish
06/19/2018 01:07PM
I would put this on par with slapping a gorilla in the face just to see what happens. Neither are likely to turn out very well.
missmolly
06/19/2018 01:31PM
nofish: "I would put this on par with slapping a gorilla in the face just to see what happens. Neither are likely to turn out very well.
"
Ha! There's just so much chance involved in some of those runs. Did you see when a kayak's bow would hit a submerged rock and pop the boat and paddler in the air? Hit the rock and you might die. Not hit the rock and you might not die. Either way, you can't see it and you're moving too fast to react to it.
nofish
06/19/2018 01:54PM
missmolly: "nofish: "I would put this on par with slapping a gorilla in the face just to see what happens. Neither are likely to turn out very well.
"
Ha! There's just so much chance involved in some of those runs. Did you see when a kayak's bow would hit a submerged rock and pop the boat and paddler in the air? Hit the rock and you might die. Not hit the rock and you might not die. Either way, you can't see it and you're moving too fast to react to it. "
That's what I don't understand about this type of activity. In most of the runs they had little power over the outcome. Its not much more than russian roulette with a kayak.
moosedoggie
06/19/2018 07:27PM
I've run two of these rapids in days past. On various rivers I have run into similar difficulties as seen in many of the clips.
There is a movement within the whitewater tribe to get to the harder stuff as fast as possible and some folks learn the hard way that sometimes you need to take time on the easier stuff to perfect your technique. That being said, some of these guys are going out on the edge I would never have touched.
riverrunner
06/19/2018 01:34PM
Looks like a good way to get yourself killed.
GeoFisher
06/20/2018 08:55PM
You should see the Ohio River in Louisville below the Falls. At certain times, when the water is up and they are running all gates, Man OH Man. The Yak guys get out there and it can be deadly.