Wall Slammer

Wallslammer rapid starts just past the end of the hanging railroad bridge on river left and passes underneath the Royal Gorge Bridge. The goal here is to stay off the right wall. Start center, missing the hole near the top on river right known as the vortex that is notorious for grabbing boats and slamming them into the wall, giving the rapid its name. One past the hole run center with bow left angle and using the laterals coming off the right wall to keep you out of trouble. The Royal Gorge Bridge high overhead is currently the highest bridge in America and the 26th highest bridge in the world standing at 956ft above the Arkansas River. Construction on the bridge began in June 1929 and was finished and opened to the public just 7 months later in December 1929.