Russ Ricketts from Icicle TV over here in Leavenworth. We just released our latest video, Tumwater Solitude.
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23 year old kayaker Sam Grafton is not your usual extreme athlete, balancing working as a ER tech, volunteering as a firefighter and paddling the biggest water around, this quiet young man lets his kayaking do the talking. After suffering a devastating injury to his jaw and the following extensive reconstructive surgery last year, Sam has worked hard to return to the site of his accident; Washington State’s Tumwater Canyon.
The Wenatchee River carves a 6,000 foot deep gorge through a mountain of granite, forcing this big river into a very small space. Creating some of the most violent, scary whitewater around. The Railroad and then a state highway follow the river, giving kayakers from all over the world a front row seat to the river that very few paddle at the very peak of high water. So far sam has ran this class V-VI section 37 times this year, mostly solo.
Sam Grafton lets his paddling do the talking, so I guess I should stop talking and let you see what a comeback looks like.