Canoeist swaps boats in Pillow Rock Rapid, Gauley River

Canoeist flips and swims to Volkswagen Rock. His boat floats downriver and he stands there until another canoeist flips and that boat washes to VW Rock. Funny Fail

[@swiminmexican]

Hey, that's me.

[@sanansa4567]

stay there long enough and he will have a paddle too. LOL

[@CornFarmerJohn]

This maybe one of the greatest videos I've even seen. So funny, I wish he would have made it

[@sanansa4567]

are you guys ordering burgers while watching someone struggle for their survival? savage

[@terryprater8115]

Yep. He was almost a hero. I used to have a Dagger Ocoee similar to that one. They are very easy to roll. If he had had a little tighter fit into that foam block style saddle, he should have been able to roll it. However, to roll a canoe, you have to have a very snug fit so that you don't slip out of it, and that foam is very slick when it gets wet. I always used thigh straps and toe blocks in my whitewater canoes. During my prime, I rarely missed a roll. Unfortunately, due to my knee replacements, I cannot even kneel in a canoe now. I k-1 now, but it's just not the same as open canoe.

[@wickedender]

I heard about this last weekend and was hoping someone had caught it on film. I bet no one had ever swam out of two different canoes in the same run at pillow before. Sweet!

[@777PLove]

Awesome that is taking pirate boating to a new level

[@amygeorge1000]

I was lucky enough to be there that day and witness this. Very entertaining. Gotta love Gauley Fest!!!

[@georgewilliamssr5230]

Great narration.

[@timmillan6701]

My only rafting experience was on the Gauley. A nonstop thrill a minute for a very long ride. It wore me out

[@stat_mike9720]

That place is a death trap

[@MnktoDave]

That's classic!...wish he would have made it!

[@bryonleche3627]

I almost drowned under that rock when I was a youngster. It’s scary watching it even 25 years later

[@porkdogx]

I love to see that shit live on the river. Always a good time in WV.

[@ihammerhands]

I was there and have footage of the guy from the upstream angle. Funny indeed.

[@BLDC2024]

Bestias!!!

[@amarsink1302]

Radical😀

[@antoniosoares5082]

É preciso ter 🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅... coragem é isso!!!

[@paulkerby4829]

Oh that’s a great video

[@mariajosedasilva2177]

Plano perfeito.

[@MaskedPixel]

Hah, I had flipped and gone over VW just before this in a green Green Boat! Do you have more from before this? It would be awesome if I could see any of my first descent on the Gauley :) Thanks for posting this vid!

[@mariajosedasilva2177]

Quase perfeito.

[@clebersantoszioto8294]

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[@1298dr]

I should have been there! Too bad i went on the lower that day...

[@MrTurtleturds]

haha! totally there and saw that!

[@johnnybhoy4278]

Looks pretty stupid to me but what do I know?

[@TheKrajco]

😂😂

[@Druwnumber4]

@MaskedPixel I've got plenty from before this. Check out my channel.

[@MonthlyFails]

Hey Stephen Smith, do you have an email address at which we could contact you regarding this video? We would be interested to discuss a license to use this video if this is generally possible? (i.e. via email) :) Cheers, Felix