Bear Creek
First Descent -approx 1991- Ron Stewart and Doug Welman, low water and lots of portaging, they boated the upper half of the run (to the confluence) and walked out in the dark
Second Descent- This one was actually the first full descent. Completed by Ron Stewart, Doug Wellman, Scott Shoup(C-1), and Lone Wolf. It was on this run that Ron did the first descent of Stairway To Heaven. He was the only one in the group to run it that day.
Most Runs In 1 Day (6 Runs): Feb 22nd, 2005 - Lane Rankin and Mark Lyle
Shortly after the first two descents Bo Eakens, John Regan and Roger Zabel (ran everything except Surrealistic Pillow) John Regan and Roger Zabel were the only two to run Big Bang on the left with Roger landing solidly on rock. Roger was hurt and convinced rest of group to walk.
Stairway to Heaven: Ron Stewart
Surrealistic Pillow: Tracy Clapp(main line)Accidently?
Surrealistic Pillow: Clay Wright (far right line)
Big Bang - left side John Regan and Roger (both injured?), Big Bang - right side Tracy Clapp
1st Complete Bear Run: Tracy Clapp- Barely missed the last eddy before Surrealistic Pillow, got turned around and ran it backwards, which probably helped him out. There was a log in the rapid and he went right under it with his entire torso leaning over the bow of the boat. An excellent position to be in to get under the log.
Second Descent- This one was actually the first full descent. Completed by Ron Stewart, Doug Wellman, Scott Shoup(C-1), and Lone Wolf. It was on this run that Ron did the first descent of Stairway To Heaven. He was the only one in the group to run it that day.
Most Runs In 1 Day (6 Runs): Feb 22nd, 2005 - Lane Rankin and Mark Lyle
Shortly after the first two descents Bo Eakens, John Regan and Roger Zabel (ran everything except Surrealistic Pillow) John Regan and Roger Zabel were the only two to run Big Bang on the left with Roger landing solidly on rock. Roger was hurt and convinced rest of group to walk.
Stairway to Heaven: Ron Stewart
Surrealistic Pillow: Tracy Clapp(main line)Accidently?
Surrealistic Pillow: Clay Wright (far right line)
Big Bang - left side John Regan and Roger (both injured?), Big Bang - right side Tracy Clapp
1st Complete Bear Run: Tracy Clapp- Barely missed the last eddy before Surrealistic Pillow, got turned around and ran it backwards, which probably helped him out. There was a log in the rapid and he went right under it with his entire torso leaning over the bow of the boat. An excellent position to be in to get under the log.
Daniel's Creek
First Descent - Clay Wright
Bear Creek Trib.
Bear Creek Trib.
Overflow Creek
1975/1976
Alan Singley (Solo!) For More Info Click Here
1978
1st Complete Run-John Kennedy( Mark V),Bo Eakens (Phoenix Slipper), John Regan(Sauna), Les Bechtel (Phoenix Cascade), Chis Spelius, Bill Baxter and Gary Duven(all 3 in hallowforms), Jim Schelander, and Rex Shawberg
Marginal- John Kennedy was the first to run Marginal followed by John Regan and then a scary run by Rex, as he got hung up on the center rock and almost went into the undercut on the right side. John blew most of the seams out on his boat the Marginal Monster drop.
Bo Eakens-"Almost every boat on that trip had the noses pointing skyward after the trip. The Hollowforms were NOC safety boats, and they were never quiite the same again!"
Alan Singley (Solo!) For More Info Click Here
1978
1st Complete Run-John Kennedy( Mark V),Bo Eakens (Phoenix Slipper), John Regan(Sauna), Les Bechtel (Phoenix Cascade), Chis Spelius, Bill Baxter and Gary Duven(all 3 in hallowforms), Jim Schelander, and Rex Shawberg
Marginal- John Kennedy was the first to run Marginal followed by John Regan and then a scary run by Rex, as he got hung up on the center rock and almost went into the undercut on the right side. John blew most of the seams out on his boat the Marginal Monster drop.
Bo Eakens-"Almost every boat on that trip had the noses pointing skyward after the trip. The Hollowforms were NOC safety boats, and they were never quiite the same again!"
Holcomb Creek
West Fork of the Chattooga Trib.
Alan Singley attempted this in perhaps 1976
Alan paddled down as far as he could until the creek literally leaps off the side of the mountain (unrunnable) on its way to the Three Forks, then carried down the mountain and finished the run out the West Fork.
Alan Singley attempted this in perhaps 1976
Alan paddled down as far as he could until the creek literally leaps off the side of the mountain (unrunnable) on its way to the Three Forks, then carried down the mountain and finished the run out the West Fork.
Big Creek
First Descent - 1970's
Tributary of Overflow
Ken Strickland (K-1), Mark Warren, and Joe Stubbs were in a C-2, Ray Stang(K-1), Tom Moye(C-1)
"we walked as much as we paddled"
Russ Kullmar and Corran Addison - they ran everything except the mandatory portages year-?
Tributary of Overflow
Ken Strickland (K-1), Mark Warren, and Joe Stubbs were in a C-2, Ray Stang(K-1), Tom Moye(C-1)
"we walked as much as we paddled"
Russ Kullmar and Corran Addison - they ran everything except the mandatory portages year-?
Clear Creek
First Descent - 1994
Overflow trib.
Kent Wiginton and Russ Kullmar
Overflow trib.
Kent Wiginton and Russ Kullmar
Tallulah
First descents were on the AW test flow in May of 1993
Group 1: Kent Wiginton, Nolan Whitesell, Jerry Jascomb, Charles Brewer, and Ron Stewart
Group 2: Jim Silavent, Mark Levine, Walter Lynch, Mike Hipsher, and Bill Hester
1st Descent of Oceana:
Kent Wiginton - middle line- thought it looked the safest overall 2nd Descent of Oceana: Jerry Jascomb - far left line (originally considered a sneak route)
Flood Stage: Kent Wiginton was still on the river when the dam operators thought everyone was off the river and they dumped the rest of the water. It got really big down there (nobody exactly knows but it was probably around 2000 cfs (gauge wasn’t installed yet)
Group 1: Kent Wiginton, Nolan Whitesell, Jerry Jascomb, Charles Brewer, and Ron Stewart
Group 2: Jim Silavent, Mark Levine, Walter Lynch, Mike Hipsher, and Bill Hester
1st Descent of Oceana:
Kent Wiginton - middle line- thought it looked the safest overall 2nd Descent of Oceana: Jerry Jascomb - far left line (originally considered a sneak route)
Flood Stage: Kent Wiginton was still on the river when the dam operators thought everyone was off the river and they dumped the rest of the water. It got really big down there (nobody exactly knows but it was probably around 2000 cfs (gauge wasn’t installed yet)
Brasstown Creek Falls
First Descent - (Chattooga trib.) 1996 / 97
John Leason, Bruce Hair, & Snuffy Hall
John Leason, Bruce Hair, & Snuffy Hall
Chattooga River
Flood Stage:
(approx 9.97 feet according to USGS)
Snuffy, John Lesan, Richard Oldenquist, Kent Wiginton and Russ Kullmar (An ill prepared rafter died in Dicks Creek Ledge that day)
(approx 9.97 feet according to USGS)
Snuffy, John Lesan, Richard Oldenquist, Kent Wiginton and Russ Kullmar (An ill prepared rafter died in Dicks Creek Ledge that day)
Allen Creek
1989 - Rome boys (Eric Macleod and Matt Jennings)
Will Reeves?
Location: Pigeon Mountain Wildlife Management Area
Will Reeves?
Location: Pigeon Mountain Wildlife Management Area
Holley Creek
1st Decent: Spring 1989 (flooded) - Mike Camp & Mark Cumnock. After this they headed to Mill Creek the same day for another 1 decent.
Mill Creek
1989 (Group ran first decent on Holley Creek same day)
Mill Creek Falls Obadiah Jenkins June 26, 2004
Mill Creek Falls Obadiah Jenkins June 26, 2004
Allen Creek
Asleep at the Wheel - Brian "Cock-O" Collins 1995
"got slammed so his group walked it"
"got slammed so his group walked it"