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Risking It All: A Breath of Whitewater

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1984 – Recorded off the air by Joe Greiner, this is from a TV series called “Risking It All” narrated by Richard Crenna. In this episode, 2 men from England come to Idaho to kayak the North Fork of the Payette and the humongous water in Milner Gorge of the Snake River.  They use the latest kayaks made of polyethylene – Perception Dancer.  These guys were top kayakers in their day.  Rob Lesser got the 1st descent of the Grand Canyon of the Stikine in 1981.  Mick Hopkinson was on the 1976 expedition kayaking the Dudh Kosi down Mount Everest. Dave Manby is a British kayaker known for expeditions in Turkiye, Nepal and the Americas.  John Wasson is known for his love of really big water.

 

Rob Lesser, Mick Hopkinson, Dave Manby, John Wasson.

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