Highest waterfall ever paddled and survived. PHOTO WOLFGANG WEBER/GNWT


FOR EVERY SPORT, THERE ARE DEFINING MOMENTS, brief seconds in time that last forever, recognizable by fans and non-fans alike. The Shot Heard ‘Round the World, the Immaculate Reception, Gretzky’s 894th goal, whatever they are, these events resonate and things are a little bit different from that moment forward. We don’t have a World Series, Super Bowl or Stanley Cup. Instead we etch first descents upon whitewater’s hypothetical mantle as our greatest achieve- ments. Sometimes first descents are more than the birth of new runs; sometimes they make us believe anything is possible.


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