This came up in my Instagram feed earlier and I was shocked by the plunge over the gigantic waterfall
The Kayaking Life with @danejacksonkayak
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Plunging through the roiling whitewater of multistory waterfalls is what 21-year-old professional kayaker Dane Jackson (@danejacksonkayak) does best. “I have been kayaking since I was two years old,” says Dane, whose father Eric Jackson (@ericjacksonkayak) is a freestyle kayaking legend and former Olympian. “I was around the river and around kayaking almost every day, so from the beginning I had no doubt I wanted to be a kayaker.”
Based out of Walling, Tennessee, Dane spends nearly 300 days per year on the water, often in remote regions navigating the planet’s most challenging whitewater. “All we can do to prepare for new whitewater is through experience. By running rapids you learn what different things in a rapid affect your boat or your line,” says Dane. “After enough experience you can look at a rapid and have an idea of what’s going to happen on certain features.“
Beyond the adrenaline rush Dane gets from conquering waterfalls and expert-level rapids, he relishes the full experience of being a pro kayaker. “I love being able to travel the world with my family and friends while doing my favorite sport and passion—and at the same time pushing myself physically and mentally.”
