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I wanted to take a week before I wrote this, to gain some perspective, but last Saturday I barely survived a classic leg entrapment on my local run, my comfort river, on a Grade 3+ feature. Here is what happened.
I’ve been paddling white water for 6 years and intensely for the last 4. I’m competent and confident and I’ve probably run that feature 200 times, and I haven’t swum it in over a year. It’s not a feature that I’m nervous about – it’s an everyday feature of the river for me and last Saturday I had run it 4 times before the entrapment happened on the 5th.
I hate trees. Most of my river swims have been a result of a close encounter with a tree strung across the river.
Sam Ellis hooked up with a tree a couple of days back on the Lower Vent. This was a lucky escape.
It is never a good thing when someone gets pinned. However if it works out well and others can learn from the experience then all is good.
This GoPro edit by Josh Arntzen from the Green River Narrows shows how powerful water can be and how quickly you can get pinned.
What would you do in this situation? Leave a comment below.
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This video from Palm Equipment sees Jake Holland take us through the Pig Rig setup.
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