Ok, how come I haven't heard anybody state this?

As far as I can tell Tyler's run was not only the highest ever single waterfall in a kayak, but also barrel, log, inner tube or pool toy.

I'm sorry in advance to the younger (Mike) Faussett who I know has posted here before.

Your Grandfather was awesome!!  I knew his story before it went front page and I wish I could have met him.

Evening magazine crossed their facts...  They used 186ft (Tyler's Palouse Falls height) for Silver Falls Oregon (Faussett's highest waterfall) instead of the true height of 177ft.

Faussett also did shoshone falls, but it is multiple tiered.

Video of ROB!!! (but also of Faussett's highest drop)
http://www.king5.com/video/eveningmagazine-index.html?nvid=349429
Silver Falls Height:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Falls_State_Park

Tyler's video again (for the heckuvit):
http://kayakwaterfalls.com/

I wish I could have been there, I have made several trips there and always swore it was doable (not so much by me, but we were going to throw a boat off of it anyway...)

Tyler did one better, congratulations man!  Anybody who talks trash about him needs to go look at the fall, its not the fall that hurts it's the stop at the bottom.  He did perfect, stayed right in the flow.  I just didn't know if the pool would be deep enough, apparantly it was!









Edited by etive - 22 Jun 2009 at 11:08am

I read somewhere the force of the hit from Tyler's waterfall was 9 G's. I wouldn't want to try to break that. It'll be interesting to see the actual data from his run.

don't the fighter pilots have special suits to keep their blood from coagulating?

Thats awesome!

I'd love to know what type he used? 

Its not blood coagulation, thats how scabs form.  Its blood pressure drop in the brain and lack of oxygen that causes blackout...  Not to take away from the accomplishment in the least, but 9gs isn't generally accepted as enough to cause internal damage.

50g's is an accepted level where injury/death occurs.  Race drivers have walked away from 100g's with no injuries before though.

Makes ya wonder what's possible :P... 10 times more force???

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G-force


Edited by etive - 25 Jun 2009 at 1:56pm

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=8189781&page=1

Tyler on Good Morning America.

I know he is your grandfather and I do not want to take anything away from his accomplishments but IMHO there is a HUGE difference between enclosing yourself inside of a hollowed out tree and virtually having no control versus only half of your body being enclosed and controlling your speed, point of entry and then rolling up at the bottom. Al was a pioneer and a true adrenaline junkie but he did not have to roll his log and with out the help of people on shore could not control his craft.

Anyone?  Really?  Running that height takes a mighty large set and not everyone has a mighty large set.  A couple feet lower that Tyler but no boat to absorb the impact, no aeration to the water and a couple flips. 

I wonder where he put the accelorometer?

But when you add in the style points, Tyler's run is actually the tallest

I think Tyler, the diver guy, Mr. Faucett and the little girl should all whip it out and compare junk, then we can put this thread to bed and focus on the White Salmon trip in two weeks!