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7:48 Insider info, I'm a river shore hiker, the "bent tree" to the right of screen, in that area are the "Ear Boulder", the "G Pothole Boulder" and the "Cave Boulder" all in that right hand shore boulder area near that "bent tree" at Dartmouth Rapids, Ohiopyle. For river shore hikers looking for the most beautiful "eroded river shore boulders" the Dartmouth Rapids river shore, near that bent large pine tree, has some of the most striking erosion river shore boulders in the whole park. (I've got videos how to hike there, but kayakers who stop there could conceivably stop and see them.)

5:00 That's "Mike the photographer" (16 years vet at Cucumber Rapids boulder field). He works for "Ohiopyle Photography". Shout "Hi Mike" to troll him.

Horseshoe on the kern?

Were you there this past weekend? I was out there on Sunday with a crew. Hot as hell but a good day.

Yesterday i fell out of my raft at the falls of the nantahala river in north Carolina

Pain foll 😢 😪😨

I could spend all day going through those

Big water is no joke!

Dang!! I stay to the left on that one!

One of my favorite places. Comp channel is outstanding

Love all of your videos my friend.

Me downstream watching this: “Chris is going to need a bow rescue”. But then you didn’t!

Sick. Is it offutt?

Chris Thank yiu for your helpp thus weekend if you ever disciver how your boat got moved let me know. Thanks again you embody the characteristics of why I love the kayakking community.

You're going the wrong way, supposed to go with the flow, not against the current

Another great video!

Nice. Looks fun. What time of year was this, no dry top?? Was the water warm.

This video was straight up amazing. From the story telling to the kayaking, it was all interesting. I’ve been watching your videos since 14 subscribers. With the quality you put into your videos, you will get tons of subs in no time. I was also wondering if you could maybe put out a short video of how you go about fixing a kayak.

Nicely written narrative intro. One of the best videos I’ve seen of LBS. Wonder Falls was a big drop for sure.

On double hydraulic I went straight through the hole and I was on a duckie and my brother managed to somehow tail squirt his duckie in it

Keith's line across the current was beautiful on that bit where you got intimate with that rock Nice run. Maybe I'll get there one day

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Hey, Nice Video! Question: I Live near Algonkian Park. I'm new to kayaking and use a dagger zydeco. I've only paddled between goose creek and algonkian. It's nice but not very exciting. Are there any good stretches around here for beginners to get some Class 1&2 action?

love your video but please use 4k, I like to watch it on big screen.

Dude, your videos are always improving. love it and keep it up

Well done Chris on another solid LY instructional. Always good comments and advice for the intermediate and advanced paddler.

"Three Sisters" because of the three rocks in a row. And "Gates of Hell", I call it. Whatever. I have run this river a bunch of times, but you introduced some moves that I did not know about.

Entertaining and lots of good info as always. Thanks for sharing.

Great video. Would love to paddle with you sometime.

Ran this last week. Such a fun run!

Finally some proper tune for an awesome day!👊🏻

Great video! Did it last weekend in my Antix and was glad for the low level in a half slice

Good video!

The upriver brace is how I've set up a bunch of swims! Cheers to the solid roll

Amazing !!!!

Nice diagonals looks like a squirt boaters dream

Great music choice for cutting class!

My backyard. Blessed.

I love that kayakers aren't territorial, like ocean surfers. I think maybe the difference is that surfers hang out in a location, and the space out there is a limited resource. Good waves are even more a limited resource. Surfers don't want to lose chances for good waves to a newcomer. Kayakers, on the other hand, have standing waves. Everyone can hang out at a good wave, and have a more or less equal chance at it. Also, kayakers tend to voluntarily head down the river to find new opportunities, leaving the standing waves or other stationary features at a location behind.

hit the nail on the head. great things discussed

Great video dude, you hit the nail on the head. Been paddling for almost 25 years and it use to all be about styling your lines. I learned that you would didnt step it up till you are able to style your runs. The only beat downs we ran into often were intentional beat downs to practice surfing and now unintentional beat downs have became the norm. Some of the stuff i see on the river now scares me not gonna lie

Totally agree with competence to confidence. Agree and disagree that people don’t take style seriously. As shown in the article, pat and Isaac take it seriously, many respected paddlers do. For some it’s a discipline to be sharpened. For some it’s just a test of guts. It makes sense that it attracts different types of people. It’s a sport that at its best combines all the elements: skill, style, and massive balls. Cool concept and video

Can I find this video of the boaters on the green?

Super interesting amigo. You’re tapping into it. Please do more of these? I’m in my 40’s, been paddling since age 19. I only paddle solo in class 2/3, and easy safe class 4. Hard moves on “safe” water by myself is my jam. The solo whitewater paddler receives shameful confused looks. It mostly makes sense to me and avoids a lot of the stuff you mentioned in this video.

There is so much here to unpack and alot that I recognise also having switched countries as a newish intermediate paddler and had to work out a new paddling scene (people and rivers). Also think you could write chapters on what makes a class/grade... I think its a very coarse measure. For me it's pretty immaterial what 'grade' it is (within reason). So obviously there are some rivers I wont look at at all yet, maybe/likely never will. Others Grade 2/3 I will look at the river on the day and decide if you can do it with your skill level and the group you are with.

Very informative. Thanks for the effort you put into it. One of the first things that I learned also was not to scream as you go over.

Good practice for UK paddling

Great boatin dude!

I just want to say I really appreciate this video and the commentary as a person who has only been doing whitewater kayaking for a year ( but Ive got a good roll on both sides and I’ve been told I apparently have good technique and water reading skills 🤷🏼‍♀️) I like watching these videos that are not just by super experienced paddlers on class 5 rivers so I can learn the visualization as well. And you also are saying to my what your seeing and doing well and not so well. AND. I’m a PA resident so maybe I’ll actually make it on this river someday.

getting out of your boat for safety purposes can not be wrong. Good practice. You might discover some error, or rearrange things, or whatever.