New Kayak Waterfall Record Set

New Kayak Waterfall Record Set

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Yes, that is a kayak.

Yesterday, Pedro Oliva shattered the record for the largest waterfall run in a kayak with a 127-foot free fall on Brazil's Rio Sacre. The Brazilian boater is part of the World Record Attempt Expedition, a group of five paddlers traveling around Mato Grossos and Goias, Brazil. The crew flew to the region with the goal of paddling the tallest waterfalls ever kayaked. Oliva accomplished that feat yesterday after locals led the crew to 127-foot-tall Salto Belo, or Beautiful Falls. Recent rainfall had brought the Amazon tributary up to a safely runnable level. In theory, the high volume of water, roughly 5000 cubic feet per second, broke the surface tension and helped ease the impact for Oliva. His team clocked him free falling for 2.9 seconds at speeds estimated at 70-miles per hour.



"From my point of view, Pedro has shattered all preconceived notions of what is possible in a kayak,"pro kayaker Ben Stookesberry said.


Oliva upped the ante of the 108-foot record that Tyler Bradt set in 2007 when he ran Canada's Alexandra Falls. The World Record Attempt Expedition still has three more days in Brazil to find another big drop. With an international subset of Team Jackson Kayak that includes all star kayakers Jesse Coombs (USA), Rafael Ortiz (MEX), Chris Korbulic (USA), Ben Stookesberry(USA) and, of course, the Brazilian Pedro Oliva, there is a real chance the record could be set again.



Photo compliments of a frame grab from Stookesberry. For video footage, check out the film "At Your Own Risk" to be released in April.
--Kyle Dickman




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Wow, and that is a big understatement. :clapping:

That is some sick chit! All he had to do was bash against a rock, stick a fork in him, he's done. :viking: