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Forum: BoaterTalk
Date: Nov 09 2007, 16:54 GMT
From: wolf

	I'm just curious about some of the earliest extreme races - did most just fade away or are they still happening on a very grassroots level?   I organised the first ever race on Canyon Creek in Washington many moons ago.  This was in direct response to a dam threat on the creek.  The dam never happened and to the best of my knowledge the race still does. Might be a cool idea to trace back the origins of extreme races to see where we were and how far we've come.

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Survival of the fitest wasthe first one I rembered <NT> smitho New

The first Upper Yough race was in 1981 and..... PHILZZZ New

You ever shoot video of raft trip on the Gauley ? <NT> Louie New

Yes...................................................... PHILZZZ New

Watauga/Gore late 80's, Oh-b late 90's, Cherry?, N. Payette? Dowd's?  Fibark! ClayW New

There was a North Fork Payette "fast get together" back in the early 90's reported in AW. <NT> Bradley New

when was the 1st truss race? CreekFreak New

First Bottom Moose race was in 1986 <NT> general New

what makes the race "extreme" ? ScottBarnes New

That's easy: real class V jkodadek New

that's a debate in itself ScottBarnes New

If there isn't a helicopter shuttle involved it shouldn't be considered as "extreme". <NT> decker New

If the Upper Gauley is getting boring in your regular boat try racing it in a composite wild water boat.  You might smitho New

completly agree ScottBarnes New

i would say its and extreme race if it can't be done in a wildwater boat gcalhoun New

I would agree to that but their are few people right now who could paddle the Gauley in a WW boat.  Only you and Chris smitho New

Racing these in a ww boat is what makes these races extreme. bighelmet New

Section 4 has been done in wildwater boats. <NT> Bradley New

Great Falls Race on the Potomac goes back at least to the early 90s <NT> snowwrestler New

Check this out ckirby New

Nice! <NT> elb New

Salida to Canon City in a Klepper sounds pretty extreme to me! RodeoClown New

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