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cysh
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| Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 8:18 am Post subject: What are your Top 5 deadliest rivers? |
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Ok I'm a newbie and I wanted to see what some of you more experienced riders consider your top 5 most dangerous rivers. Something for me to aspire to and also stay away from until I'm completely ready for the big dogs.
1. Whitewater Canyon – Skull Rapids
2. Anthracite Creek - Upper Ruby Fork
3. Wood Shoals - Chattanooga
4. Cowlitz Clear Fork
5. Stikine River Stikine
What would yours be?
Thanks. |
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Sombeech
Joined: 09 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 3:50 pm Post subject: Re: What are your Top 5 deadliest rivers? |
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cysh wrote: 1. Whitewater Canyon – Skull Rapids
You probably mean Westwater Canyon, which is the biggest one I've been on, but I'm fairly inexperienced. |
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Alex
Joined: 27 Sep 2005
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| Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 7:28 pm Post subject: |
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Hmm, in that list I know none of the rivers :ne_nau: but I mostly stick to Utah rivers. In Utah I'd say Cataract canyon is the biggest whitewater you can get. Westwater brings in its share of deaths every year.
Lodore had a boy drown this year as well... they all can be deadly.
Where do you usually go rafting? |
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Alex
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| Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 7:28 pm Post subject: |
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| btw, welcome to the forums :2thumbs: |
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Bo_Beck
Joined: 02 Dec 2005
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Location: Southern Utah
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| Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 7:20 am Post subject: |
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| Not too sure I'd call it the deadliest, but all I know is that I head into OR on the 15th of next month to have my supraspinatus, and infraspinatus tendons stitched back together! Cause: Stupidity, but also a nice waterfall in Deep Creek 2 miles north of the junction of North Fork of the Virgin River. Zion Narrows! |
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denaliguide
Joined: 12 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 4:37 pm Post subject: |
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Bo_Beck wrote: supraspinatus, and infraspinatus
those are really words? :haha: |
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Bo_Beck
Joined: 02 Dec 2005
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Location: Southern Utah
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| Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 5:06 pm Post subject: |
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denaliguide wrote: Bo_Beck wrote: supraspinatus, and infraspinatus
those are really words? :haha:
Nah! I was just messin' with your head....actually they are really just "pictures"! |
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Rev. Coyote
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| Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 1:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Great Falls in Virginia. |
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mrbrejcha
Joined: 12 Feb 2007
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Location: Ogden, UT
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Tsangpo sounds a little dangerous....
http://outside.away.com/tsangpo/liquid_thunder_1.html
It's a long but good read. |
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