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June 5, 2020

Green Narrows 1976


Amazing historic footage of some of the first paddlers to explore the Green Narrows in North Carolina. 
Here is a link to an article about the secret history of the Green: 
https://www.mensjournal.com/adventure/the-secret-history-of-the-green/?fbclid=IwAR1LMjmvfCP3lGcMYMvl_jtGbhDnyPfQrMQJtpeVN7hn0X0SyCHCtSTtjWo

"From the men's journal green article. "Cutting-edge whitewater was exactly what Fearless, Rapid, and Hair were after. Other early descents held far less expectation. In 1976, a group of five — Steve Holmes, Scott Pendergrast, Michael Rainey, Andrew Stults, and Peter Zurflieheigh — entered the Narrows almost on a whim. As kayaker Andrew Stults relates, “I was blissfully unaware. I wasn’t even nervous about the run.” Stults was riding the enthusiasm of open-boater Michael Rainey, whose mother-in-law lived near the Narrows. Rainey had hiked the canyon, and was eager to return with a boat." -BradRoberts

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