Always Run the First Big Thing with Gary Edgeworth
In episode 8 Kevin Cripps sits down with Gary Edgeworth who has been a prominent figure in the Western U.S. kayaking scene since the 90s, or as his friend Rolf Gliby puts it, “Gary is a caricature of a human being.” After sitting down with him for over 2 hours, Kevin barely scratched the surface of the amazing adventures and stories Gary Edgeworth’s generated in his life.
This episode has a serious “inside baseball” vibe. Kevin included links to some of the rivers and people Gary talks about in this episode for those interested in diving in deeper.
0:00 Intro, Bear Creek story
6:34 Rolf Kelly preview (Crystal Mills Falls)
12:30 High water Eldorado Canyon with Gordon Banks and Forrest Noble
20:15 Cherry Bomb Gorge (Upper Cherry Creek)
35:25 Always run the first big drop
45:12 North Fork of the Slate (questionable music warning)
53:40 Rio Jarcones
59:57 Jungle dangers
1:08:40 Mill Creek with Gordon Banks
1:19:05 Plan D skills
1:21:50 Idaho Salmon River high water (South Fork of Salmon, Main Salmon)
1:29:30 Middle Kings with Ben Stookesberry and company
1:47:23 Paddling philosophizing
1:56:03 MMA fighting
2:01:18 Random Eric Boomer stories
2:04:40 Retrospection
2:10:50 Concluding thoughts
2:12:30 Bonus: OBJ at midnight and other memories of satirical master Chunderboy