Green River Narrows (Gnars) Race - 06

Took the long hike in to check out the annual Green River Narrows Race. This river in person makes you realize that the pictures don't do it any justice. The asshole puckers up just looking at it from the shore. Then add the sound of the water echoing through the deep gorge.

The hike in:
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...06/hikein2.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...06/hikein1.jpg

I'll start off with some shots from the boof above the main drop in Gorilla:
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...2006/boof1.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...2006/boof2.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...2006/boof3.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...2006/boof4.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...2006/boof5.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...2006/boof6.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...2006/boof7.jpg


This guy rolled over on the drop and broke his paddle (If you look closely you can see the paddle in the pictures):
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...6/carnage1.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...6/carnage2.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...6/carnage3.jpg

He pulled out and was headed for a sure swim off of the main drop in Gorilla, a trip nobody wants to take, someone on the shore was on the spot with a rope and they pulled him in just in time:
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...6/carnage4.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...6/carnage5.jpg

More Carnage in the same spot:
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...6/carnage6.jpg

The next shots are from Go Left:
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...e%2006/GL1.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...e%2006/GL2.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...e%2006/GL3.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...e%2006/GL4.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...e%2006/GL5.jpg

This guy took a beatdown before getting it straightened out:
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...Lbeatdown1.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...Lbeatdown2.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...Lbeatdown3.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...Lbeatdown4.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...Lbeatdown5.jpg

This guy got turned around and actually ended up going right of the rock, backwards:

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...6/GLright1.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...6/GLright2.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...6/GLright3.jpg

The notch above the Gorilla:

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...006/notch1.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...006/notch2.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...006/notch3.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...006/notch4.jpg

About to take the drop:
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...lablueboat.jpg

This boat decided to go at it alone:
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...erillaswim.jpg

sick shots man
those are gnarly
they get me stoked for the spring

Nice shots.

The guy who swam at Pencil Sharpener is EXTREMELY lucky he didn't end up swimming through the notch and off the main drop.

Anyone happen to know who won the various classes?

He was very, very close to washing through the notch. If it wasnt race weekend with people on shore with ropes he would have.

I was standing right by the notch and I thought he was gone. He was upside down for a long time and he wasnt trying to hand roll. I can imagine he was contemplating whether or not he should hand roll and go at the notch and the flume without a paddle or try to swim to shore.

Someone else was evac'ed out. He went over the flume upside down. They had to roll him up and he was out cold.

As for who won, I think all of the winners are posted on boatertalk.

Pat Keller won. Full results on boatertalk. Nice pics.

Kick ass TR, CB.
Missed you at Cat on Sat, though.
Got any more pics? Even if they are crappy.

I have more and I'll try to put some up tonight. They are more of the same, but some decent shots.

Ok, the quality might not be as good on some of these, and you're not getting captions this time, but here's about 20 more:

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...6/IMGP0404.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...6/IMGP0423.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...6/IMGP0434.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...6/IMGP0435.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...6/IMGP0436.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...6/IMGP0438.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...6/IMGP0440.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...6/IMGP0456.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...6/IMGP0463.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...6/IMGP0468.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...6/IMGP0471.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...6/IMGP0482.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...6/IMGP0522.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...6/IMGP0567.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...6/IMGP0582.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...6/IMGP0585.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...6/IMGP0598.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...6/IMGP0610.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...6/IMGP0666.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...6/IMGP0667.jpg

Thanks, mang.

BTW, I think these two shots kick some serious ass.

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...6/IMGP0522.jpg


http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...6/IMGP0598.jpg

holy friggin sweet!!!:yourock:

Here's the video of the guy that took Gorilla upside down. VERY SCARY :eek:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D35fat6vdWA

Nice shots! That is such an awesome race, someday I'll have to make it down there for it.






One minor nit - it's spelled 'Gorilla' (unless there were some Zapatistas hiding amongst the boulders). ;)

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Originally Posted by MarsB

One minor nit - it's spelled 'Gorilla' (unless there were some Zapatistas hiding amongst the boulders). ;)

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A few of them were chasing me on the hike out, I decided not to post those pictures. :the_finge

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Originally Posted by ridinshockgun

A few of them were chasing me on the hike out, I decided not to post those pictures. :the_finge

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http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/greshamb/che.jpg