Question? got a chance to run CC in the next couple weeks.... low water it looks like. My wife has a broken arm (no plaster cast).... she is a 15+ year Upper Gauley guide whats this section like at levels under 10k......
she wont be much help as a paddler but i think she would love the views!
So..... let me hear your opinions on weather or not she will end up in the water at a bad time or if she is gonna slam her hand 4 weeks post surgery..... also i should point out it is 3 MONTHS post a minor break...... she had surgery to fix a torn ligament..... 4 weeks before trip date
If your in a decent size boat, and have some skill, I think your safe getting the wife down Cat at low to moderate flows. She should do something to give it a little protection and go have a good time.
I cut the fiberglass cast off my foot at the GC put in this time last year. Wore a walking cast instead, and had a great trip.
i think as long as you, the boatman are dialed, there is no worries, rig up a painter in the front and tell her to hold on with that good arm and ride the bull. good camping at spanish bottom and a fine spot for a layover. ps on 4-20 009 we ran it at 30,000 and it was stout, i flipped my boat in the CLAW
I did it with a broken shoulder blade and made it fine. Use a sam splint on the big drops just in case shit hits the fan but other than that just do it and have fun
We just got off the cat last week i think it was around 6200cfs. it was all read and run but i suggest scouting bd3, there's definitely some nasty pinners. Also make sure you have a shuttle or a motor.
About 5 years ago I BROKE my right humerus (big bone, upper arm) in Big Drop 3. Ash oar caught a rock and snapped it like a toothpick (the arm, that is).
So, be aware . . . . . the person rowing may be at more risk than the one riding!
PS Nice flight out in a helicopter though!
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