Rush Sturges’s swim on Upper Cherry Creek<\/a> really set the standard for “hanging in there,” but I think that award now goes to Ellie Wheat – just check out the sequence starting at around six minutes into the video (orange boat, blue helmet). What a warrior!<\/p>\n(Just a heads up, there are one or two F-bombs dropped somewhere in the background at one point, in case you’re watching this at work – not that any kayaker would ever do that. ;))<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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