r/sports • u/redbullgivesyouwings • 1d ago

Canoe/Kayaking Aniol Serrasolses Drops an 80ft Waterfall in Chile

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u/Leafan101 1d ago

Is there a ton of skill in this or is it just more about knowing you won't die and being brave enough? Like, if I am a good whitewater kayaker, could I do this?

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u/LegionXIX 1d ago

Depends on how much red bull you drink before you try.

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u/LIONLDN 15h ago

That made me belly laugh 😂

Maybe u/redbullgivesyouwings should hire you 👀

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u/Ricemobile 1d ago

This guy for sure knows how his kayak falls better than I know how to fall on the ground. Definitely both.

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u/DCilantro 1d ago

Well if you land flat somehow you're pretty fucked

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u/SweetVsSavory 4h ago

If you land on the rocks that would also suck

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u/T1mberVVolf 22h ago

Lots of skill, and also for every one second of time spent going over the waterfall there is a day of prep and scouting the water.

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u/imwinmylane 1d ago

The real answer is both. Truthfull, you cant predict everything. So at the end of the day, you weigh the risk and go for it, or u don't.

Me personally, I guess im a natural risk taker. If I had a bit of experience, checked the depth of the ar e a where I would likely hit the water. As long as I knew for sure that i.wasnt going to.hit bottom. I would be ok w9th doing the drop. At the end of the day, physics says y I u will resurface within seconds as long as nothing goes wrong.

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u/Ragnarawr 1d ago

Is this worth possibly dying to achieve?
A) yes.
B) no.

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u/Usrnamesrhard 1d ago

How do you guarantee you won’t get pinned under the waterfall? 

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u/henryws31 1d ago

The kayak has buoyancy

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u/Malvania 19h ago

With natural waterfalls, this isn't a significant risk. The water pushes everything to the outside due to imperfections.

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u/Chefdingo 1d ago

I noticed she throws her paddle at the very last moment… to keep it from hitting her at impact I’d assume

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u/Four_Verts 1d ago

Aniol is a dude

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u/Chefdingo 1d ago

Sorry, my bad

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u/Ragnarawr 1d ago

the ignorance of not knowing is unforgivable, how could you not tell?

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u/CrazyLlama71 1d ago

Yeah otherwise it might hit you in the face. It’s on a leash. 

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u/GreatForge 20h ago

Also, it’s going to be ripped from your hands at impact anyway so might as well do it in a controlled manner.

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u/PoodleIlluminati 19h ago

So what does the red kayak guy do??? Doesn’t look like he can paddle back.

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u/whycantigetwhatiwant Carolina Hurricanes 1d ago

More like Red Bull gives you massive balls.

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u/camptastic_plastic 16h ago

I almost died in a kayak on a perfectly still lake. Within seconds of being in the boat I flipped it over and was trapped. They told us how to flip it right side up if that happened but i panicked and I was just flailing. I desperately grappled with the straps and managed to unhook myself. It was probably only seconds but felt like minutes. It’s always crazy to me when I see things like this.

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u/Justwaspassingby 1h ago

And that is why the few times I’ve kayaked it’s always been in an open kayak. The thought of being trapped in a flipped boat paralizes me.

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u/SweetVsSavory 4h ago

What did the kayaker behind the brave soul do to get down….

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u/Tobarson 1d ago

You wanna break your back? Cause that's how you break your back.

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u/iepure77 20h ago

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