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re: Whitewater kayaking in the southeast
Posted on 5/19/14 at 11:45 am to Dick Leverage
Posted on 5/19/14 at 11:45 am to Dick Leverage
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. The Chatooga is filled with undercut rocks and it only takes one mistake or overestimation of your skill to get you in serious trouble.
If you've ever seen the Chattooga or the Gauley when the water is really low, it will make you think. The rocks look like mushrooms with holes big enough for you to get plugged into them below the water level.
The problem with a lot of the rapids on rivers in the SE is that they are class III setups, but class V frick ups. If you wind up in the water, you've got the potential for a serious problem.
I had a guide friend who was pulled up in a pool eating lunch with a group on the Chattooga once & a floater who had been in the water for a couple weeks washed up beside them. I guess a body will finally swell up enough to pop out of a snag & surface. She said it kind of put a damper on the trip.
This post was edited on 5/19/14 at 11:50 am
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Posted on 5/19/14 at 1:11 pm to CadesCove
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The problem with a lot of the rapids on rivers in the SE is that they are class III setups, but class V frick ups. If you wind up in the water, you've got the potential for a serious problem.
No doubt. Ton of rivers I have done, have class 3 moves with class 5 consequence. Jawbone on the Chattooga comes to mind.
Posted on 5/22/14 at 8:48 pm to CadesCove
Last time I did the Gauley during the fall draw down of Summerville Lake, a solo paddler died at Initiation(first rapid after the put in). I remember thinking "who would do that solo on a September weekend?" He was either an over confident expert or a guy who had no clue.
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