Canoeist swaps boats in Pillow Rock Rapid, Gauley River

[@georgewilliamssr5230]

Great narration.

[@swiminmexican]

Hey, that's me.

[@CornFarmerJohn]

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

[@amygeorge1000]

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

[@sanansa4567]

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

[@777PLove]

Awesome that is taking pirate boating to a new level

[@paulkerby4829]

Oh that’s a great video

[@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.

[@sanansa4567]

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

[@timmillan6701]

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

[@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

[@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!

[@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.

[@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!

[@BLDC2024]

Bestias!!!

[@stat_mike9720]

That place is a death trap

[@antoniosoares5082]

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

[@amarsink1302]

Radical😀

[@ShuttleBunny]

haha! totally there and saw that!

[@mariajosedasilva2177]

Plano perfeito.

[@1298dr]

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

[@mariajosedasilva2177]

Quase perfeito.

[@clebersantoszioto8294]

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[@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.