Chattooga Section 4 - Whitewater Kayaking

Come along as we explore section 4 of the Chattooga River. This is one of the crown jewels of Southeastern Whitewater. Graham Biggs, Davis Biggs and Jerry Yang get their first descent. We also met up with Nathan Anderson, Qu Wang, Chris Statton and Lauren Scott. It was an unbelievable 70 degree day in the end of December. What a way to finish the year!
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[@wolfriveroutdoors]

Lauren had a 💪 mental game on that roll! She hung in there the whole rapid for just the right moment! Awesome

[@RiverKingsKayak]

Lauren is a beast! She has only been paddling a year or so and has been crushing it!!

[@wolfriveroutdoors]

@@RiverKingsKayak Love the channel and content, Brother! Keep ‘em comin!🤘🛶

[@dalegriffiths335]

Loved the sound effects in the 5-falls section...

[@RiverKingsKayak]

Thanks Dale!

[@brycejackson1320]

This is my favorite river!! Thanks for all the high quality footage!!

[@RiverKingsKayak]

Right on Bryce! Thanks!!

[@sjm2is4ra6el]

A great training video; thanks so much! A fun ride; good job to all involved that day.

[@RiverKingsKayak]

Thanks S Macken!

[@ASTHECROWFLIESHIKING]

Loved it! Awesome whitewater. ✌️

[@RiverKingsKayak]

Thanks Crow!

[@travisstowell7800]

Bro I’ve gotten my boat outta the weeds and got it wet because of your videos. Pulled off one roll out of many attempts yesterday. First roll in YEARS!!! Thanks man.

[@RiverKingsKayak]

Thats what it is all about Travis!!

[@sjm2is4ra6el]

Keep making all types of river runs; taking in all that you are teaching. Thank you for sharing your expertise on how to read the patterns/flow of the river and how/when to position the kayak.

[@RiverKingsKayak]

Thanks S Macken! Will do!

[@michaelkerfoot2369]

On my bucket list to do this someday!

[@RiverKingsKayak]

It is a good one Michael!!

[@covert_warrior6175]

Absolutely awesome! One day ill be at that level. For now ill soak up all the knowledge I can.

[@RiverKingsKayak]

Thanks C_W! Keep after it and you will be there in no time!

[@bobmcelroy7289]

Wow, what a ride!

[@RiverKingsKayak]

Thanks Bob!

[@henrywight4057]

Love watching your videos. I paddled the chatooga in the 90s. The launch pad was a little more vertical Bach then.

[@RiverKingsKayak]

right on!

[@PaddleTV]

Hey Pete. Looks like I'll be coming through NC at some point in April. Would be great to get on the river together with a few GoPros!

[@RiverKingsKayak]

I will certainly make that happen! You can message me on Facebook or use [e-mail] to contact me...

[@joshinfwtx4506]

that's cool, hope this happens

[@PaddleTV]

@@RiverKingsKayak Great! I’ll email you soon, when I have a better idea about when I’ll be there. Look forward to it!

[@VegasMike1904]

Missed the premiere last night. This looks like a fun time. I can't believe Lauren hung in there, upside down through that whole rapid. That had to have felt like 30-40 seconds. Pretty sure I would have pulled my skirt within a couple seconds.

[@RiverKingsKayak]

OH YES! 10 seconds feels like a minute esp if you are worried about what is below where you dumped over...She is a beast though and she doesnt rattle easy. Good thing too as Crack is just below! She recovered really well!

[@henrywight4057]

That was a long paddle across that lake too

[@RiverKingsKayak]

indeed!

[@henrywight4057]

When I ran sock em dog the launch pad was a pour over.

[@RiverKingsKayak]

It is cool to see how the rivers change over the years

[@coachacola3755]

Ok this one time I was fly fishing the chattoga and these guys in canoes came paddling by REAL QUICK I tried to warn them about a 40 foot waterfall they were approaching but they were to focused trying to convince the guy in the front to put his life jacket on; Haven’t heard from them since!

[@RiverKingsKayak]

LOL!

[@cheryzheng]

Wonder if they heard any banjo

[@fullmetaljacket3018]

Still looks great at low flow. Hopefully I’ll be able to get to the US one day. So many beautiful rivers.

[@RiverKingsKayak]

Let me know if you make it out here! We can link up for a run if you are near NC...

[@fullmetaljacket3018]

@@RiverKingsKayak I will put it on the bucket list! When we are allowed to travel I will look into a trip. Are you near Chattanooga? I have a friend there I have been meaning to visit.

[@RiverKingsKayak]

@@fullmetaljacket3018 about 4 hours south of me

[@adammobley5011]

Dang! The GoPro sure does shrink these rapids down. Especially 7-Foot.

[@RiverKingsKayak]

I know, you can lessen that effect by narrowing the aperture, but then you lose a lot of the peripheral and it makes it harder for the viewer to follow. A third party shot can show it well, but that takes forever to set up...If it looks big on GoPro, it is humongous in real life! LOL

[@vivekvarmas]

love it !!!

[@RiverKingsKayak]

Thanks Vivek!

[@johnthane7837]

We used to paddle sections 3 and 4 in 16 ft canoes in the early 1980s. Have you ever done section 1?

[@RiverKingsKayak]

sadly, not yet.

[@danenewman800]

Love it, we have to go down it together sometime!!

[@RiverKingsKayak]

for sure Dane!!

[@willm6705]

awesome !!!!

[@RiverKingsKayak]

Thanks Will!

[@laurenx4655]

Ah yep that was not my best work at corkscrew

[@RiverKingsKayak]

Yeah, but you hung in there and crushed the recovery which is more important! And we have ALL been there!!! Lets hit another river soon!!

[@brycejackson1320]

Yeah great rolls afterwards, you held out a pretty long time! Like he says in the video we have definitely all been there!

[@joshinfwtx4506]

that was an impressive recovery. you looked great out there

[@aqwardpanda]

I had my PFD down section 4 this year and we got to Crack and the only slot available was far right on a low water day. Fun day otherwise

[@RiverKingsKayak]

Crack is a pesky one. not really a high fun factor, but a very serious set of consequences!

[@henrywight4057]

I got my ass so kicked in cork screw once. The level was about 2.5 ft. Pretty high. I got flipped at the top and rolled up just above left crack. In managed to grab an Edie and didn’t go through crack upside down.

[@RiverKingsKayak]

oof...that was a close one!

[@HanzgohFilms]

wow... I didn't see your pogies... don't your hands get cold?? lol. Yeah, I am getting older and I wear gloves while paddling these months. I just purchased pogies and wore them for first time last week.. But anyway- another great video.. I caught the end of the premiere and watched it in its entirety today.. continued inspiration for me to get outside and in my boat!

[@RiverKingsKayak]

The air temp was around 75, so no pogies needed.

[@HanzgohFilms]

@@RiverKingsKayak good point. I’m in Ohio. It’s 26 degrees

[@henrywight4057]

If you don’t catch it right…MAYTAG!

[@RiverKingsKayak]

The Dog can bite!

[@henrywight4057]

@@RiverKingsKayak I had a friend get in the washing machine. When it finally spit him out he didn’t even try to roll. He just bailed out. I asked him why he didn’t just roll and catch the eddy? With eyes wide he looked up at me and said “I thought it was pulling me back in. I wasn’t going back in” gave me pause for thought.

[@powskier]

Is this below the level they raft it?

[@RiverKingsKayak]

good question, I am not sure what level they cut off the rafting trips.

[@cw2126]

👍👍👍

[@henrywight4057]

Don’t forget Meadow run. Class v ditch

[@RiverKingsKayak]

I have yet to catch that one.

[@henrywight4057]

@@RiverKingsKayak look out for the rebar. Read Gertlers description. It is a fun run and dumps you into the French Broad just above kayakers ledge. Remember to run the ledge backwards.

[@mosulmedic7048]

How do I join some river king shenanigans?

[@RiverKingsKayak]

Where do you live? There is no official formula for meet ups, just more luck and chance.

[@mosulmedic7048]

@@RiverKingsKayak Stl, MO

[@canajian]

👋😎👍

[@cheryzheng]

@18:45 The proper way is to do it with a red solo cup full of boooooooze

[@RiverKingsKayak]

LOL!

[@lifeabovetreeline]

Low water to be kind. That river looks like a skeleton

[@RiverKingsKayak]

Yeah, we take what we can get sometimes! LOL.

[@lifeabovetreeline]

@@RiverKingsKayak I know man, I feel ya

[@lawrenceconstantine7735]

All the stop and go is too much for me

[@RiverKingsKayak]

How do you mean? The paddling? Or editing?

[@2A-Bear-Arms]

Weeeeeee......Weeeeee.