8. Always Run the First Big Thing with Gary Edgeworth

Today I sit down with Gary Edgeworth who has been a prominent figure in the Western U.S. kayaking scene since the 90s, or as his friend Rolf gliby puts it, "Gary is a caricature of a human being." After sitting down with him for over 2 hours, I barely scratched the surface of the amazing adventures and stories he's generated in his life.

This episode has a serious "inside baseball" vibe. I've included links to some of the rivers and people he talks about in this episode for those interested in diving in deeper.

0:00                         Intro, Bear Creek story
6:34                         Rolf Kelly preview (Crystal Mills Falls)
12:30                       High water Eldorado Canyon  with Gordon Banks and Forrest Noble
20:15                       Cherry Bomb Gorge  (Upper Cherry Creek)
35:25                       Always run the first big drop
45:12                       North Fork of the Slate  (also see link below for better version)
53:40                       Rio Jarcones
59:57                       Jungle dangers
1:08:40                   Mill Creek with Gordon Banks
1:19:05                   Plan D skills
1:21:50                   Idaho Salmon River high water (South Fork of Salmon, Main Salmon)
1:29:30                   Middle Kings with Ben Stookesberry and company
1:47:23                   Paddling philosophizing
1:56:03                   MMA fighting
2:01:18                   Random Eric Boomer stories
2:04:40                   Retrospection
2:10:50                   Concluding thoughts
2:12:30                   Bonus: OBJ at midnight and other memories of satirical master Chunderboy

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