Topic: Gore Canyon
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Old 07-20-2008   #14
Ture

Profile:  Golden, Colorado
Join Date: Apr 2004
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Originally Posted by whitehouse3001 View Post
I've only seen videos of gore canyon, and I didn't realize that it had such a reputation for bad swims/life insurance/etc. What is it that makes for such a nasty swim there?
Any swim in any class V rapid is very dangerous. I don't run much class V because it is at the very limit of my abilities and I know from experience that the price for a mistake can be HARSH. Besides the near drowning experience, I find that the shins and knees on the rocks is just about unbearable.
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