Canoeist swaps boats in Pillow Rock Rapid, Gauley River 

Hey, that's me.

This maybe one of the greatest videos I've even seen. So funny, I wish he would have made it

stay there long enough and he will have a paddle too. LOL

Yep. He was almost a hero. I used to have a Dagger Ocoee similar to that one. They are very easy to roll. If he had had a little tighter fit into that foam block style saddle, he should have been able to roll it. However, to roll a canoe, you have to have a very snug fit so that you don't slip out of it, and that foam is very slick when it gets wet. I always used thigh straps and toe blocks in my whitewater canoes. During my prime, I rarely missed a roll. Unfortunately, due to my knee replacements, I cannot even kneel in a canoe now. I k-1 now, but it's just not the same as open canoe.

My only rafting experience was on the Gauley. A nonstop thrill a minute for a very long ride. It wore me out

Great narration.

are you guys ordering burgers while watching someone struggle for their survival? savage

I was lucky enough to be there that day and witness this. Very entertaining. Gotta love Gauley Fest!!!

Awesome that is taking pirate boating to a new level

I heard about this last weekend and was hoping someone had caught it on film. I bet no one had ever swam out of two different canoes in the same run at pillow before. Sweet!

I almost drowned under that rock when I was a youngster. It’s scary watching it even 25 years later

That's classic!...wish he would have made it!

I was there and have footage of the guy from the upstream angle. Funny indeed.

I love to see that shit live on the river. Always a good time in WV.

Oh that’s a great video

haha! totally there and saw that!

That place is a death trap

Bestias!!!

Radical😀

Hah, I had flipped and gone over VW just before this in a green Green Boat! Do you have more from before this? It would be awesome if I could see any of my first descent on the Gauley :) Thanks for posting this vid!

I should have been there! Too bad i went on the lower that day...

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Plano perfeito.

Quase perfeito.

Hey Stephen Smith, do you have an email address at which we could contact you regarding this video? We would be interested to discuss a license to use this video if this is generally possible? (i.e. via email) :) Cheers, Felix

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Looks pretty stupid to me but what do I know?

@MaskedPixel I've got plenty from before this. Check out my channel.