scamlin Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Not in a sea kayak but still, it's big water. http://www.dump.com/2010/11/30/highest-waterfall-in-a-kayak-189-ft-video/Lot to think about here? It's his voice mail to his Mom that gets to me.Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glil Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 insane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffcasey Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 excuse me for asking, but i am rather inexperienced at this sort of level......is there any skill involved in this, or is this a fancy version of going over a falls in a barrel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyork Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Speaks to the ages-old argument of risk perception vs. risk reality, the latter undoubtedly untested in such a circumstance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 excuse me for asking, but i am rather inexperienced at this sort of level... ...is there any skill involved in this, or is this a fancy version of going over a falls in a barrel? From what I understand he attempted to stay on top the green tongue, which sort of reduced the drop and then to land in the airated water to make the landing "softer". I think that he got really lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brambor Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Is part of the 'technique' to layback on the back deck to reduce the impact of hitting the water? Just wondering in case I got drugged, kidnapped, put in a kayak going over Niagara falls and woke up a few seconds before the drop... From what I understand he attempted to stay on top the green tongue, which sort of reduced the drop and then to land in the airated water to make the landing "softer". I think that he got really lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spider Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Going over waterfalls is referred to as Hucking. I have a ww kayak that is supposed to be good for "huckin" but I myself am not a huckster. I bought the boat used so I would have a ww boat for friends who are larger than I am. (It's a spare boat) I don't know when the video was made but the next time somebody runs it at a higher water level they get to claim that as a new record or at least argue the point. There is some technique in hucking or at least an attempt at technique, depending on this, that and the other thing. There is a fairly well known top of the class kayaking paraplegic, who became a paraplegic from a hucking accident.. I don't know what the stats are for back/ neck injury's from going off waterfalls, but I would think that it would be interesting to find out. Interestingly enough ww kayaks are kayaks without a rudder or skeg, therefore by some definitions it would be a purist delight and the truest form of kayaking and well blah, blah, blah.So a person hucking waterfalls could assert that their version of kayaking is what it is all about. Kinda interesting when you think about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prudenceb Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Oh for heavens sake why doesn't he just jump off of a 20 story building. In his kayak.pru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lallen Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Oh for heavens sake why doesn't he just jump off of a 20 story building. In his kayak. pru Because if he jumped off a 20 story building, there would actually be air for him to breathe as opposed to a mass of swirling water to inhale. It is all about how much risk one is willing to take coupled perhaps with the belief in one's invincibility. Too much risk for me. And yes, the voice mail to Mom is interesting-"just out doing a little boating"??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spider Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Perhaps this is a bit more of what you may be thinking (I turn the sound way down on this,though) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterB Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 The music was well chosen. It had a Teutonic/Nietzchean/ "Triumph of the Will" feel to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prudenceb Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Perhaps this is a bit more of what you may be thinking (I turn the sound way down on this,though) Yeah, but could he do it in a 17 foot boat?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gcosloy Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 His hand roll was awesome, no hands! Some of us may think that the waterfall drop,in particular was reckless behavior, yet I'm sure that is the same reaction some of us get when describing surfing in long boats from our landlubber friends. Especially if they could see a video of me window shading thrice on the same wave face. (No, I don't have the video.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glil Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 The skydiving video was fun to watch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffcasey Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 I don't know...I just don't endorse foolish and risky behavior......did you notice that he (the skydiver) wasn't wearing a pfd ?????!!!??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob budd Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 I don't know...I just don't endorse foolish and risky behavior... ...did you notice that he (the skydiver) wasn't wearing a pfd ?????!!!??? And yet you moved to the nation's capital for foolish and risky behaviour... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffcasey Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 And yet you moved to the nation's capital for foolish and risky behaviour... I live out in the burbs...indistinguishable from any other suburb except for the excellent hiking nearby. The folks who do the weird gambling stuff are all tourists...and I make sure to thank them for paying my taxes when I pass through the airport and see them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob budd Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Out here in the "burbs" there is also excellent hiking nearby but I must say your air is a bit drier. I recall a recent posting justifying a tendency for the locals to carry extra weight having anything to do with the recreational choices available. This was alot of hooey (sp?) as one can ski and hike in many places out here. Like Jeff Goldblum/Michael Gold said "when was the last time you went week a without a juicy rationalization". In case this and other postings seem to be hijacking the thread I'll chime in that this sort of thing obviously provides entertainment for adrenaline junkies but is neither reasonable nor substantially involving skills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Martinsen Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Anyone notice it looks like he came up with only half a paddle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob budd Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Yeah. I thought he broke it doing a failed roll in front of the ferry, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgr Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 On large drops some paddlers will toss their paddle away on the way down. This avoids breaking it, and also reduces the chances of an injury to shoulder or face. how to throw your paddle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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