Class IV Beatdown

This is Lex. He had an interesting encounter while kayaking the James River in Richmond this weekend.



After successfully counting all of the fish in a nasty hole (a hole is whitewatereese for a recirculating hydraulic) he qualified for the James River Swim Team by running Hollywood Rapid (Class IV+), sans kayak. He then went on to test his new helmet against the boulders in the bottom Pipeline Rapid. Needless to say, the rocks won.
After emerging from the now bloody froth, Lex was pulled to shore by a local paddling hero who administered life saving CPR using only Duct Tape and sweaty bandanna.
After a brief stay in the Virginia College of Medicine Emergency Room, Lex was patched up and back into the swing of things with a well deserved cold beer and big bottle of Neosporin.


"If your going to be stupid, you better be tough."