Class 9 Lava Falls Colorado River May 7th 2023

@roboticz6317 9 months ago

To all the people who don’t know, the Grand Canyon has its own scaling system from 1 - 10 this is a 9, or on the normal scale a 5

@KensGarage1 10 months ago

Wow that's pretty intense. Hope the second person in the last boat is OK.

@Danjocross 9 months ago

The guy at the oars of the first boat is such a pro! Amazing how he/she is in total control the whole time!

@jimmoses6617 10 months ago

Here's a thought. Flip the boat over before Lava and ride it down that way.

@davidwelch1981 9 months ago

I paddled this in a 12ft. canoe long ago. Well, I paddled part of it - swam the rest. The swim was actually pretty benign. It's big and scary looking but boating smaller mountain rives is often much more dangerous. That evening, I was talking to the guy who rowed our big gear boat and had done over 100 trips through the canyon. I asked him "After all these trips is Lava just another day at the office?" He replied "It's the biggest rush you'll ever get"

@ASTHECROWFLIESHIKING 10 months ago

Wow! Now that is a serious rapid. Great video. New follower here. Crow✌️

@larryk5541 9 months ago

Did the GC in the 80s with Grand Canyon Dories. At that time, Crystal Rapids was the big one and they made up walk around it but we were able to ride through Lava Falls. What a roller coaster! We had a perfect trip. No rain. No boat flips. All the passengers were cool and the boatmen and women were the absolute best.

@juanverde7444 11 months ago

where did the white helmet go?

@PixelBanger 10 months ago

Yo! In 2008 I did a full 14-day trip and remember Lava Falls clearly. Our guides had us all psyched-up for it beforehand. I was in a paddle boat for this rapid and we got completely swallowed by the V-Wave! Had a fun party that night on the shores below!

@johnmcguire5594 8 months ago

Well, I’m impressed class nine that’s amazing young man. I never heard of anybody doing that God bless stay safe.

@trnrbrnr 10 months ago

Lava got me where boat #3 went over.

@tubesockets120v 11 months ago

I didn't know river rapids classes went up that high. I've only ever done class 5.

@jpscharged 10 months ago

Outfitter: "What have you boated before? Class IV, class V?" Dax Shepard: "Try class forty-five!!" Outfitter: "Fine lie to me. I don't care. I'm not the one that's going to drown."

@elizastar1973 9 months ago

1st raft ride cost 500.00, 2nd raft was a 150.00, third raft was 35.00.

@pmczapczara5332 10 months ago

The first one made it look so easy. The next two showed it wasn't nearly as easy as it seemed.

@treydogg77 11 months ago

White Helmet ended up in the Rio Grande and is being used a flotation device.

@moonlightalkemist 9 months ago

I've been trapped in a class IV and almost died. It was a far more intense and heavy river with far less recovery areas. Main Salmon in Idaho. This looked like a difficult class III at high water but otherwise a lot of fun!