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A class III boater should be able to look at the Woodall hole and tell it's a keeper New

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Lower Gauley rapid ratings SRsteelheader New
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Mash and PSH are class IV. Gnar_Star New
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How does length of a rapid increase its difficulty? Wilko New
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Longer requires better endurance, longer concentration. <NT> cR@ViN_W@VeS New
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I agree with that, but does it make it more difficult to control your boat through each part of a longer rapid? <NT> Wilko New
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Is it harder to run an obstacle course after a short jog or a marathon? snowwrestler New
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Sure, and thanks for clearing that up: because that doesn't change the difficulty of the obstacle course. Wilko New
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Should the class rating reflect difficulty or danger? Flanman2 New
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You voice exactly the biggest problems I have with that interpretation of the international WW difficulty scale. Wilko New
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So is supposed to be a difficulty scale or danger scale? Flanman2 New
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I'm leaning more towards the difficulty scale. Wilko New
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But ratings are for everyone, not just the experienced and expert. DangerJudy New
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Once again trying to read something in my words that I didn't write, Judy? Wilko New
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So how is someone who cannot read water supposed to be able to use the ratings DangerJudy New
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To get a basic impression about a river, like from reading a guidebook. Wilko New
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I do not agree. Without the danger element added to the rating, DangerJudy New
Date: Sep 30 2008, 19:57 GMT
From: timewarp


	AND it's a blind horizon line. If you are foolhardy enough to run a blind drop without scouting then you are a lemming. When in doubt, scout.

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