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7. Watertown to Brownville(Black River Canyon)

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October 12, 2001

Trip Report

ReporterRatt Boy

The approach is very shallow and fast. Once you're on it, you're committed!
Just don't get sideways.
It's about a ten-foot drop. Nobody likes the look of that hydraulic at the base. See the friendly wood in the friendly eddy?
Well, the true True Path is a little river left of where Chris is heading, tweezing between the two holes. At this level, Chris' line is fine, but as it gets higher, the hole he's heading for gets meatier.
This 30+-foot falls, framed by the buildings and the bridge, has supposedly been run by somebody. Looks ugly to me.
Dave kinda goes vert here, plunges, and emerges on a pirouette...or something. Thanks to Barry Grimes for Quicktiming this video for us.

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