No Portage Raft/Shredder Descent of the Truss.
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Printed Date: 06 Oct 2025 at 6:35am
Topic: No Portage Raft/Shredder Descent of the Truss.
Posted By: PaulGamache
Subject: No Portage Raft/Shredder Descent of the Truss.
Date Posted: 08 Apr 2008 at 11:39am
If you'd like to check out some pictures and video from a no portage float down the truss check out www.canoekayak.com
![]("http://canoekayak.com/whitewater/rafting/raft_waterfalls_art.jpg") Photo by: Brad Xifnefkowfieuqhso
Paddlers included in the video are: Scott (Fish), Hawthorne, Brad, Tom Marley, Hans, Matt Hogge, Nick Hinds, and more. Enjoy. ------------- 27/320 & 1 bootie |
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Posted By: James
Date Posted: 08 Apr 2008 at 12:00pm
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Check the video out.... Thats rad. ------------- |
Posted By: PowWrangler
Date Posted: 08 Apr 2008 at 12:42pm
| So what, you guys didn't drop Spirit in the shredder? |
Posted By: franzhorner
Date Posted: 08 Apr 2008 at 12:48pm
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awesome footage!! sign me up fish! next time I won't chicken out on big brother!! ------------- MORE RAIN PLEASE |
Posted By: water wacko
Date Posted: 08 Apr 2008 at 1:24pm
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nice work fellas ------------- "Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive." ~Howard Thurman |
Posted By: ashleygoesdisco
Date Posted: 08 Apr 2008 at 2:25pm
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Gluck. Nice job guys!
------------- Ashley Duffus Well behaved women rarely make history. www.naiyadays.blogspot.com |
Posted By: Jeff
Date Posted: 08 Apr 2008 at 6:23pm
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To quote Borat, "VERY NICE, I LIKE!!!" ------------- "What could possibly go wrong?" www.flickr.com/photos/jeffdwyer/ |
Posted By: PaulGamache
Date Posted: 08 Apr 2008 at 10:01pm
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A group just went down there the other day and R2'd Big Brother and stuck it, here's a link to the website: http://www.oregonrafting.org/green_truss_4_4_08.html
as well as the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nahocy1LwgA ------------- 27/320 & 1 bootie |
Posted By: Kiwi
Date Posted: 08 Apr 2008 at 10:04pm
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they were "LOOSE LIKE WIZARDS SLEEVE" in that shredder.
too far? sorry.
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Posted By: STLboater
Date Posted: 08 Apr 2008 at 10:25pm
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Sweet vid, glad i could see some of that carnage. At the same time tho, congrats on a truss run with rafts n shredders, you guys are crazy
------------- Kayak Academy Whitewater Instructor |
Posted By: JoesKayak
Date Posted: 09 Apr 2008 at 3:13pm
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Fun stuff. I like the green aire's ride at double drop. Those guys seemed to have a few out of boat experiences. Fish.... has Bill seen this? He might like to see where his puma has been. I don't feel bad for the punishment I've given it now. ![]("smileys/smiley36.gif") |
Posted By: Fish
Date Posted: 09 Apr 2008 at 3:35pm
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Yeah, the green boat had # of swims, but you have to give it to em, they stepped up from traditional raft runs, to a NW creeking classic. Props deserved. In regards to Bill... I sent him pics of us hucking his boat off several large falls, he hasn't asked for it back yet, so... were taking her to Canyon Creek this weekend to show those Oregon Raft Team boys how it's done. ------------- |
Posted By: TomMarley
Date Posted: 09 Apr 2008 at 5:00pm
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Hey hey now, we (the guys in the green boat) only swam twice each: one at Little Brother (apparently it helps to hold on when dropping 15 feet), one at Double Drop (also a bad idea to plow into rocks mid drop), and both at BZ Falls (backwards = BAD + UGLY). We were overcome by our instincts of self-preservation, however, and did not run Big Brother. |
Posted By: PaulGamache
Date Posted: 09 Apr 2008 at 6:21pm
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Could be wrong but didn't you and Han's both swim on the put-in seal launch as well? You heading down to the Canyon Creek Race Tom? ------------- 27/320 & 1 bootie |
Posted By: TomMarley
Date Posted: 10 Apr 2008 at 5:41pm
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The Super Duper Puma and the Shredder dumped on the seal launch after the Super Puma styled it (as seen in the video); Hans and I opted to not start the day out with a swim and just eased our boat down the bank. As for the CC race, I won't be able to make it, and that makes me very sad... ![]("smileys/smiley19.gif") |
Posted By: jumpdawg2
Date Posted: 11 Apr 2008 at 11:00pm
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Here is so more video of the latest raft run down the Truss. Those guys had great lines including sticking Big Brother. http://molallakayaker.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: jumpdawg2
Date Posted: 11 Apr 2008 at 11:01pm
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Here is some more video of the latest raft run down the Truss. Those guys had great lines including sticking Big Brother. http://molallakayaker.blogspot.com/ |