Upper Gauley 1500cfs release 11/10-11/11

Boat Medic · Post by **Boat Medic** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 2:06 pm

Silver Foxx wrote:Come on. You knew it was coming. I just wish I had time to finish it.

You definately have to finish it

CLAMS! · Post by **CLAMS!** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 2:29 pm

Version three

gromit · Post by **gromit** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 5:18 pm

That's pretty funny!

bambam · Post by **bambam** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 6:51 pm

Dave K wrote:
For those of you wondering, the UG at 1500 / 1600 cfs is hard class IV. ... Iron Ring is still best portaged at 1600 cfs.

I've never run it at 1500 but will add a couple of notes from runs at 750 and 1000. Comments I've heard from various peanut galleries regarding low flows on the Upper Gauley range from "no big deal" to "more difficult than at full release".

I've only run it twice. In 2002 a large group I was in had several paddlers run Iron Ring, many with horrible lines. The worst one had the fellow run the bank left crack upside down and backwards. He rolled up at the bottom with a mildly fat lip. All others were forgiven.

In 2006 a small group I was in all portaged but one very smooth boater who decided to run it. He got pushed not quite so far left and did a gorilla hop between the two boulders there. The following day a raft customer swam the same line, got sucked down, and drowned.

There are plenty of more-fun drops to be had out there.

Yous all keep it safe out there, eh?

Enjoyed the reports,

Ken

Bob Dole · Post by **Bob Dole** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 9:20 pm

Silver Foxx wrote:Version two

Great pics, too bad it's a threadjack.

guy66 · Post by **guy66** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 7:34 pm

Silver Foxx wrote:Version three

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