Holy Ner-poo!

[crackboy]

Heading out to do my first class IV run in about half an hour and am trying to get rid of nervous energy

that is all

[snapt]

Good luck dude, did my first iv a couple weekends ago. Swam once...just remember to keep those feet up and protect your face (doh!) oh and have fun.

[Jay H]

way to step it up! just my $.02, but as a veteran of a class iv/v swim or two though, i strongly suggest that you swim aggressively to shore--the feet up thing is ok if you like cracking tailbones on rocks and extended rough cold swims, but otherwise, gtfo of the water asap--and keep yer paddle if you can. way to get after it though!

[crackboy]

Ah just got back. Did Chamberlains run on the North Fork of the American river
Pretty sweet afternoon.

Only flipped 3 times, no swims, 1 portage of Bogus thunder since it was on the high end of my comfort level. I probably would have been fine had I run it, but I was having a great day and felt no shame walking this time.

ALl in all i did great, and it felt amazing.

[RootSkier]

welcome to the addiction. no shame in walking. there's always next time.

[crackboy]

another great weekend of class IV action

Had a legitimate swim on the South Yuba, getting sort of window-shaded/surfed onto my deck deck onto a rock shelf 2 inches under the water. was there for like a minute trying to figure out the best way to get out of it. didn't really work out

also ran a couple drops


Photos by Darin McQuoid