Rush Sturges's Page

Here is some behind the scenes footage from Dream Result Anton Immler and I jumping off a 120 ft cliff. Not the smartest idea we figured out... Check out the video at:

http://www.river-roots.com/site/news/#

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Here is my update from the first Fall Descent Of Middle Kings. It was cold and beautiful!

http://www.river-roots.com/site/news/#

CALI BURN FEST RESULTS:

Long Boat (Overall): Rush Sturges - Dagger Green Boat
Shortboat (Sub 9'): Taylor Robertson - Liquidlogic Remix
(it should also be noted that Taylor Robertson won the BEER SLALOM which is arguably the most prestigious category.)
Raft: Bigfoot Rafting CO - 12' Hyside


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Just back from the 19th annual Tobin race. Thanks to American Whitewater, this section of class IV has scheduled flows throughout the summer. Special thanks to Macy Burnam for putting it on and providing all the scandalous prizes.

It's exciting to see that people are fired up on downriver racing. There were over 300 people camped out on the river and the "long boats" are back in a major way. The Green boat and Dagger Nomad took the top spot in all 3 categories...

RESULTS:

Mens Long Boat:
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On Sept 7th 2007 Tyler Bradt set the World Record Waterfall Descent of Alexandra Falls at 107 feet. I too attempted the falls, but lost the record after my skirt imploded and I swam into a hideous pocket behind the curtain. A lot of people have asked me about my experience, and there has been a lot of misunderstanding as to what happened to me exactly. I thought I would use the 2 year anniversary to post the video on YouTube and tell the story as it was...

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