Rush Sturges breaks paddle and swims at Cherry Bomb Falls

[joeblowthehot]

Même les meilleurs kayakistes peuvent manquer de jugement ...

[joemyersjr]

skills

[IAPOWDERHAWK]

Rush is the man!

[MikeSkiera]

Damn, that sucks!

[ktrisk]

what a badass.

[PaoloCaglioLMT]

FUCK! Respect!

[PhilExXxTreM]

no drop without a shower.... but u r everytime in your boat (@ the drops).... sick - respect!

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"If I don't survive this situation, you have to bury me with my lifejacket and my wetsuite!" - quote from a crazy paddler

[TheBoofdog]

what do u guys think of the fluid solo

[EkstremeTurk]

bravooo realy god performance.

[notarupert]

Fuck the paddle, i'm going by hand. haha love it, good effort man!

[mokelumnekid]

That's a Dagger Nomad, not a Mamba right?

[HorseCaak]

Stayin Alive Rush!

[snugkillsit]

Straight badass, way to keep your shit together, your handroll is so money.

[smokelesscoal]

@CathalFolan

Jesus, that's retarded. Congrats Cathal, you entered the realm of retarded comment leavers on youtube.

[smokelesscoal]

@CathalFolan

Jesus, that's retarded. Congrats Cathal, you entered the realm of retarded comment leavers on youtube.

[32SQUID]

Actually you should use a steel paddle. Those don't break.

[sk8erdude130]

or float, but hey at least you would build up some crazy arm muscles. im not going to mention that carbon fiber has a higher tensile strength that steal

[LiveLife2thefunnest]

except they are a pain to hike in and paddle with...

[32SQUID]

Steel paddles are great to hike with. They're like a walking stick. Steel paddles are also great to paddle with because besides not breaking they improve arm strength. Thank you. Take Care. Appreciated. Mucho Gusto. Be Safe. Sincerely. Regards.

[CathalFolan]

@32SQUID Steel paddles are ok but carbon fibre is the way to go. Its five times stronger than steel and twice as rigid, its also very light.

[CATHALOCEALLAIGH]

@CathalFolan

Good to see you shareing you 14 months of paddling experience with the world... lol JK I think he's right, carbon blades are definately the way to go ;)

[32SQUID]

I hope you learn to always bring an extra paddle. That's a no brainer.

[tuckerdeloach]

How was he supposed to grab a paddle out of his boat while surfing a giant ledge hole? Im sure he had another paddle.

[sk8erdude130]

yea because you really have storage space to carry an extra paddle... and time in between drops to stop into the eddy and switch paddles, i maybe be being sarcastic i dont know

[notarupert]

@sk8erdude130 why not man ;P

[ntilley88]

Epic. Would kill to have both the skill level, the balls and concentration required to do this.

5 stars

[gunzmarshall]

DUDE that was mint, is that a grade 4+ ??

[33drifta]

man its class 5 creeking, its cheery creek (cheery bomb falls)

[Maxandtheletter7]

nice paddle-less skills, shame they didnt last, well controlled for a hard swim

[janfreak5]

what happened with your kayak? Did you get it out?

[TheAdrenalineRush]

yep kayak was dented up good but popped right out after some time in the sun. Gotta love Dagger plastic for that...

[janfreak5]

ohh good :D for a moment ther i thought that kayak went bye bye

my friend just bought dagger GT max, is this a good kayak?

[olaschico]

what's the run out like below where you finally got out? i've heard there's a nasty sieve below there?

[janfreak5]

@TheAdrenalineRush wich would you recomend...dagger mamba or pyranha burn?

[TheAdrenalineRush]

The Mamba has superior plastic in my opinion... I think it is the best all around boat. Good for big water, creeking, beginner paddlers... You name it... Search Dagger Mamba on YouTube to see a video I made of it...

[TacomaJack09]

@TheAdrenalineRush

Can't find the video! I'm stuck on these two boats, can't decide!

[TheAdrenalineRush]

@TacomaJack09 Search Dagger Mamba. It's the first vid that pops up titled "The Mamba." There is also a new version of it coming out this month. I just made a promo video for that which will be up soon...

[hubsnub004]

excellent concentration and hip snap on multiple hand rolls. way to keep it together as long as you did.

[33drifta]

cant wait for 'dream result' rush, when is it coming out man?

[TheWetboy]

Good effort man, hand rolling in water as aerated as that aint easy but he stayed in for ages!

Clearly blessed will the balls of a killer wale!!

[rootskier]

this is in the pantheon of all time epic hudgeness

[gifventje]

thats a good kayaker even without a padle!

[orcaluv]

this the most incredible act of athleticism I've ever seen paddling! Amazing! one of the best videos I've ever seen! how exhausting would that be?! That's dedication and experience. Love the end with the tap on the head! Glad he's ok!