James makes it up the cliff at Bald River Falls, and he isn't in his kayak he is in a wheelchair! Kudos to James and Boyd!

I just wanted to tell you what a great time my friends and I had boating last weekend at the Tellico river with Boyd Ruppelt. It was really cool of him to give us a hand with our group and show us the line for running Bald river falls. I’d like to say an extra thanks to him for helping me up the cliff side so I could run the drop. I use a wheelchair and cant walk or climb, so Boyd helped my friends Matt Plank and Shawn Tolivar get me up to the ledge so we could take turns running the drop. He was a great help and really cool to paddle with. The new Allstar I got was also great. Really stable and nice and light.

Thanks again
James Smith

 


Boyd shows the way


James after the drop


James at bald river falls


Matt after the drop


Shawn at bald river falls