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Event Info
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In a 22-day period during September and October, more than
65,000 people commercially raft the Gauley River. Noncommercial
users - kayakers, canoeists, and private rafters - exceed
25,000 per year during the same time period. West Virginia
is within 500 miles of more than half of the population
of the United States, and thus it is the ideal site to host
a world-class, high-profile whitewater competition.
The ANIMAL Upper Gauley Race has become one of the premier
Extreme Events in the country; a downriver sprint on a legendary
section of river. Now in it's 15th year, this race has grown
in notoriety and participation.
The racers finish at the squirly base of a Class V, 8-10
foot drop known as Sweet's Falls. The locals say it's a
one-move pony where you find the tongue and stay upright
through the curler, (easier said than done my friends.)
There's always plenty of carnage, and lots of raft gawkers
on the rocks around the drop, just waiting for some excitement.
Celebrate the Gauley! |
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