Has to be my favorite video of yours to date, Pete. Watching the kids and seeing those smiles was just awesome. I love the adventurous spirit and the encouragement you give to everyone.

@RiverKingsKayak

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a ton Gary! I really enjoyed this one!

Been watching your videos for a while now. This one made me happy cry. You are an excellent teacher.

@RiverKingsKayak

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jonathan!

Awesome, Pete! We take things for granted everyday. I had never really thought about how hard kayaking would be without hearing. When you would cut to those clips from her vantage point, it was startling for me. Mercy Ann did an awesome job! She is awesome. I enjoyed the entire video, but especially her portions.

@RiverKingsKayak

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Brad!

You have a good heart the smiles on the kids faces is brilliant memories you will never forget 👌 great video

@RiverKingsKayak

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Brian! That was a fun day!

This video definitely makes me appreciate the many things that I take for granted. As always, it's great to see the next generation developing a love for the outdoors and all the adventures to find on the river.

@RiverKingsKayak

4 жыл бұрын

Right on Mike! It is also so rewarding!!

A good day on the river with family and friends. A whole lot of learning going on as well and looked like everyone enjoyed the day! Thanks for sharing!

@RiverKingsKayak

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris!!

I love that you're taking the young kids out. I wish someone had taught me these things when I was a kid. This looks like so much fun but I'm already grown and set in my fear. I have nightmares about drowning.

@RiverKingsKayak

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Aleeya! Give it a try! It is never too late!

I like what you did with this. Way to go Anne!!! You rocked it.

@RiverKingsKayak

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Shane!

Nice video. What a lucky niece you have! Or is that what a great uncle she has...🤔😎 Family time is good time!

@RiverKingsKayak

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks William! She is awesome!!

Wow. This was so incredible. She was indeed fearless and crushed it.

@RiverKingsKayak

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Scott!

Your niece is beautiful and brave. Thank you for sharing this experience. Much love to her.

@RiverKingsKayak

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ken!

This was a great video Pete! So many elements. You're niece did fantstic! Kevin looking sharper each time out. Im missing out on so much fun!!!

@RiverKingsKayak

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tracy! We need to get you out there!

Wow, excellent tutorial and video! Great showing your niece’s POV and emphasizing rescue assists. Subscribed. Keep em coming!

@RiverKingsKayak

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks djenxr!! Will do!

Your niece is fearless!

@RiverKingsKayak

Жыл бұрын

She is indeed! Thanks 66!

I bet your niece loved it. It's very different with no sound wow! Great experience. Nice pictures too. I always learn something watching your videos. Cheers

@RiverKingsKayak

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks KM! She is awesome!

An eye opener Pete something I take for granted every day is not an option for all

@RiverKingsKayak

3 жыл бұрын

Right on Peter!

What a wonderful trip for both of you. ~ from Texas, RC

@RiverKingsKayak

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Richard!

beautiful video bro! your the heart of this kayaking stuff and its contagious to watch. Keep leading and pushing with your heart and we will all follow, loved it!

@RiverKingsKayak

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks josh!!! Glad to call you a friend!!

Loved this video probably more than any other 😇😇😇

@RiverKingsKayak

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bobby!

You are just awesome!! I love your skills videos!! Please keep posting!!

@RiverKingsKayak

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks dirtbag hiker! Will do!

So much great stuff packed into this one! Your neice is a rock star! And a huge thank you to Kevin for letting us learn through him.

@RiverKingsKayak

4 жыл бұрын

Right on Beau! Kevin is getting better by the day!

Yep, best yet! Found myself cheering outloud for everybody. You've set the bar pretty high.

@RiverKingsKayak

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a ton Dean! It was just as fun in the boat! Was hoping for a wonderful experience for her and was so happy it worked out that way!

So awesome!

@RiverKingsKayak

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dana!

Awesome!!! Immediately one of my favorite videos, good job to all, but the girls ROCK!!! Great shots and skill development, thanks for sharing

@RiverKingsKayak

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks AO! It is so rewarding to see all the progress, esp in the kiddos.

God bless you happy holidays!!$$

@RiverKingsKayak

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Vicken!

Great Video!

@RiverKingsKayak

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Michael!

This one’s pretty special…really love the sections with your niece and your daughter. Pete is slaying that whitewater! Must be something in the genes.

@RiverKingsKayak

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Austin! I guess he got all his good looks and skills from me...because his mom still has all hers! LOL! It is so fun to watch him eat it up!

@midnightrider715

3 жыл бұрын

Try this on New River, a wild ride for sure!!!!!

River Royalty. Great stuff! Kevin is looking good too.

@RiverKingsKayak

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks DD! Kevin is really doing well!

Pete, I just sat down and watched this in it's entirety. This tugs my heart, because i'm deaf as well, moderately/severe. I can still hear the rushing of water but conversation at more than a couple feet away is pointless without aids. Cutting the audio to really show how someone completely deaf perceives things was wonderful. It also helps other paddlers understand a little better what us deaf people go through. I've paddled with people that don't seem to understand this and get frustrated dealing with communication issues. I make it a point to explain this when paddling with someone new. i'm done rambling on now :P

@RiverKingsKayak

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Peter! That is exactly what I was going for. Hopefully it can bring some awareness...

Great teacher. Wish you were up here in the Kootenays BC.

@RiverKingsKayak

4 жыл бұрын

thanks a ton Steen! would love to paddle up there sometime!

Awesome channel! Just getting into it and so far I’ve learned a number of tricks from your videos. Really appreciate the thoughtful perspective in this one!!

@RiverKingsKayak

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nathan!

I love your videos

@RiverKingsKayak

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Isac!

Great video Pete. As I've said before, you're a great guy. I hope one day I can get my son on the water. He's extremely autistic. I'm worried it'd be a sensory overload for him.

@RiverKingsKayak

Жыл бұрын

thanks Andrew!! All you can do is try? I wish I had more experience with that. Perhaps it will be just the thing for him. Let me know how it goes. That would be awesome for you two!

You seem to have good coaching skills, I enjoyed the video. It is inviting to try to paddle white water

@RiverKingsKayak

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kayasper! I try! Whitewater is the top of the food chain in kayaking. There is nothing more fun that I have found!

Awesome video! Pretty cool for your niece to have the nerve to go for a fun ride like that and also have people like you around that can make that happen. I've sometimes wondered if the noise of all the water splashing and flowing around you in a rapid might make you tense up a little more than if it were more muted?

@RiverKingsKayak

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks mattcm32! Good point! I love those sounds myself!

Awesome video Pete! Even though I've never white water kayaked I Loved every minute of it!

@RiverKingsKayak

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dirk! We gotta get you out there!

@PADDLECAMPFISH

4 жыл бұрын

@@RiverKingsKayak Yes sir! That would be awesome!

This will be a good one

The best whitewater kayaker in the world is deaf, Dane Jackson. Also, is this the North Fork of the Mayo?

@RiverKingsKayak

4 жыл бұрын

Correct. And correct!

It's been a while since I've watched one of your videos, I always enjoy them. I just got back out on lake Erie in Ohio. Enjoying the water and rivers by me. There are not to many white water areas by me, but the lake can get pretty rough. To cut to the chase, your videos make me want to try white water. I kayak a 18' sea kayak, so I would have to get another boat. I was thinking about a creeker. I wonder how well my skills on lake Erie would carry over to white water paddling. You've coached people. How do people like me generally do when going from open water to white water. I trust your knowledge

@RiverKingsKayak

2 жыл бұрын

I think you will do fine! It is a lot more dynamic and input centric. Having paddled all kinds of boats, going from ww to anything else is the easiest, but you should be just fine!

Very cool idea how you filmed that.

@RiverKingsKayak

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Joe!! I love my niece and wanted others to experience it the way she did...

👍👍👍

@RiverKingsKayak

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks C W!

Now this one is gonna be good. I e thought about a tandem with Amelia, but i just dont know....

@RiverKingsKayak

4 жыл бұрын

With a smaller person, its not bad. When the partner is the same size, can be exciting...and not always in a good way! LOL

Gaaahhhh I wanna run that rapid in my montour 11

@RiverKingsKayak

2 жыл бұрын

he he!

@adamkahn6670

2 жыл бұрын

I need some ww training though. I've only ever done class ii tops here in the Ozarks

Does the length of the kayak make it less responsive on white water ? Seems like a 12 or 15' kayak would ride more rigid and less responsive in turbulent water ?

@RiverKingsKayak

4 жыл бұрын

Length will invariably lessen your maneuverability. I can aid in bridging holes though. Kind of a tradeoff I guess.

Are you telling them to raise their feet to keep from getting hung in a rock?

@RiverKingsKayak

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, the instinct is to drop your feet and try to slow yourself down and gain control off the river bottom. However, one should Never do that in current. A foot entrapment is a very real possibility when doing that. Your foot will go down between two rocks, wedge on a rock in front and behind the foot and the current will lock you there submerging the rest of the body. Always keep your feet at the surface until the current subsides. When in an eddy or in manageable current, then stand up.