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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    No Responses to “First Legal Descent of the Niagara Gorge”

    1. flexijerdkov on August 1st, 2010 8:31 pm

      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.

    2. olliemath on August 2nd, 2010 2:32 am

      For doing it all in pointy boats the meltdown 0044 is sick.
      The meltdown 0044 is sick.

    3. douggrosjean on August 2nd, 2010 2:41 pm

      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.

    4. jackmehoff117 on August 5th, 2010 7:30 am

      get that bitch out of the kayak and into the kitchen!

    5. oshe1oooo on August 7th, 2010 8:13 pm

      wow is hard to believe they maid it through that!!!!!!!!!!!

    6. acrazedmaniac on August 10th, 2010 8:08 am

      My old215cm skis the hot shots of todaycan not ski em like do.

    7. bobmurray50 on August 12th, 2010 8:15 am

      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?

    8. CanadianLiz01 on August 12th, 2010 9:17 am

      Yeah ok sure.

    9. whatnext12 on August 14th, 2010 3:51 pm

      not then…

    10. tomnshanna on August 16th, 2010 12:52 pm

      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.

    11. speusa on August 17th, 2010 10:14 pm

      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

    12. tomnshanna on August 21st, 2010 2:53 am

      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.

    13. speusa on August 22nd, 2010 12:55 pm

      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.

    14. gazingeast101 on August 24th, 2010 12:26 am

      what year was this?

    15. Dole111 on August 26th, 2010 12:19 am

      that look like a easy class 4 rapid

    16. KingofTownz on August 26th, 2010 10:25 am

      Who would dare go in that water? Its badly poluted.

    17. kayakerbuchar14 on August 27th, 2010 7:51 am

      My perception corsicait will be easy.

    18. william31998 on August 27th, 2010 12:36 pm

      i knpw i wouldent kayak tht in my pyhraha karnali or recoil

    19. Snomi16 on August 29th, 2010 10:04 pm

      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!

    20. gcharocks on August 30th, 2010 5:24 am

      The biggest waves ive ever seen.

    21. toadrobot on August 30th, 2010 8:03 pm

      It was some americans that ran that rapid right there. Have you posted any cool shots on here?

      Nathan from Canada

    22. toadrobot on September 3rd, 2010 6:05 am

      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.

    23. alexander92648 on September 4th, 2010 1:21 pm

      80’s tv rules

    24. Tootsall on September 5th, 2010 5:13 pm

      The satisfaction of any response is to refuse to give them the satisfaction of any response is to refuse to give them the proper response is to give them the proper response is to give them the satisfaction.