Tellico Ledges – Trip Report
Posted by Lauralyn Chrisley on Aug 15th 2015
The setup: After getting my pool roll fairly solid, one of the people who had helped me get it that way, Samantha Ruppelt, posted on Facebook that she was doing a beginning creeking clinic. She didn’t specify which river. I contacted her and told her I was interested in joining, if she thought I was ready. We talked a bit about my previous experience, and she said … no.
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The Kayak Roll Rule
Posted by Lauralyn Chrisley on Jul 29th 2015
“It’s the rule.”
That’s what she said. Samantha Ruppelt, Class V kayaker pro for Jackson Kayak, twenty-seven – confidence and competence, personified.
“Dude. It’s January. It’s, like, 30 degrees out there.”
“It’s the rule.”
“What if I miss it? My confidence will be blown for the entire run. I don’t need that in my head.”
“It’s the rule.”
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