I'm not a waterfall jumper, but appreciate the abilities of those that do this stuff. The current record for height(198 ft.) is over twice the distance of this video(90 ft.) The keys to successfull falls jumping are keeping the boat vertical during "flight" and making darn sure there's enough depth at the bottom so you don't piton the bottom of the river. One famous kayaker from S. Africa "pancaked" on his landing on a mere 60' drop and crushed several vertebrae. The tallest falls I've ever done is a paltry 13' drop in the Ozarks of Arkansas on Falling Water Creek, lbut I've also taken my canoe over that one..... I'll stick to river running and slalom racing for now..... DM&FS On 3/1/2013 10:40 PM, JRodgers wrote: > I'm sure there are. Here is something for them - and everybody else too. > I have taken my van up to this place - Noccalula Falls - for an outing > many times, but this vid is amazing. Usually the water is down - but not > this time. This was about a year ago. > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z132Np3ze2E > > John |
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