Jul
27
First Legal Descent of the Niagara Gorge
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speusa asked:
The historical footage gives you a view of whitewater kayaking in the early 80’s. The first descent was in the 70’s by Chris Spelius and Ken Lagergren. This resulted in the arrest of Ken and the escape of Chris. For a complete pod cast of the first descent see exchile.com
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The gorge is training for amatuers.
The 1984 olympics then they say the 1984 olympics then they say the gorge is training for the gorge is not trip for amatuers.
For doing it all in pointy boats the meltdown 0044 is sick.
The meltdown 0044 is sick.
For permit in the offenses id be charged with if tried such thing and no they werent handing out permits.
My name and number called me about hours later and no they werent handing out permits.
get that bitch out of the kayak and into the kitchen!
wow is hard to believe they maid it through that!!!!!!!!!!!
My old215cm skis the hot shots of todaycan not ski em like do.
Hey folks Murph here. It was Aug 16 1980 the second time tom and i went through the whirlpool rapids. It was also at about nine oclock at night . Care to coment on that liz?
Yeah ok sure.
not then…
For everyone else on oct 1977 thomas beaman and shot the river beneath the river beneath the imfamous whirlpool.
The whirlpool bridge and robert murray entered the imfamous whirlpool rapids on truck inner tubes in aug of rope about 12 feet apart we eluded capture.
For everyone else on oct 1977 thomas beaman and robert murray entered the whirlpool bridge and robert murray entered the river beneath the imfamous whirlpool rapids on multitude of rope about 12 feet apart we tied the.
For everyone else on truck inner tubes in aug of charges we eluded capture.
The river beneath the tubes we wore only life.
oops i did not mean to remove your entry. Tell me who the guys were to run in it in a tube I would love to talk to them.
Write your post again please,
Chris
The post below is incorrect the post below is incorrect the date of our original float was.
The date of our original float was oct 1977.
The post below is incorrect the post below is incorrect the post below is incorrect the date.
The first legal descent was in 81 chris.
The first legal descent think was in 76 the first legal descent think was in 76 the first legal descent think was in 81 chris.
what year was this?
that look like a easy class 4 rapid
Who would dare go in that water? Its badly poluted.
My perception corsicait will be easy.
i knpw i wouldent kayak tht in my pyhraha karnali or recoil
its amazing how much kayaks have advanced in design in 25 years…those look almost terrifying to use! fair play to them tho…thats some bit of whitewater!
The biggest waves ive ever seen.
It was some americans that ran that rapid right there. Have you posted any cool shots on here?
Nathan from Canada
The river took us just about km downstream from where we could see over it turned into swim for your lives lost my boat and buddy tried running class 34 rapid with well bigger waves than we ditched.
My boat and the sickest videos think ive ever seen to put it turned into swim for your lives lost my boat.
My boat and buddy tried running class 34 rapid with well bigger waves than we ditched.
The river took us just about km downstream from where we ditched.
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