It’s a very high-volume river, with a lot of power. His father, Eric Jackson, known as “E.J.”, is also a national kayaking champion and the founder of Jackson Kayaks, a kayak manufacturer. Dane spent 270 days on the water in 2013. Dane Jackson is part of a Millennial Generation (also known as Generation Y). Jackson won the Whitewater Grand Prix in 2011, 2012 and again in 2014. Was it worth it? Paddling 41m over a waterfall and beating an obsession Dane Jackson style. Born in Washington, D.C., Jackson is the son of Olympic paddler Eric Jackson. The record for the tallest waterfall ever run in a kayak is held by Tyler Bradt for Palouse Falls, a 189-foot waterfall in Washington. "It was a pretty wild feeling," Dane Jackson told CNN. Could this be the cure to our plastic problem? In 1992 the first text message was sent, DVDs were invented, Sony PlayStation was released and Google was founded. “That was a waterfall I actually wanted to do for a couple years now. I’ve been wanting to do this waterfall for so long that I was nervous, really scared above it, but I have been wanting to experience it for the last five years. Watch the country's first firefighting robot in action, Mindfulness expert leads Cooper through guided meditation, Elton John inspires new look for iconic toy, Rescued roadside kitten is family's saving grace, This company makes sure you never run out of coffee, Dr. Besser: Only way response works is when you have unity of message, This fourth-grader doesn't have WiFi at home. With Salto del Maule, Jackson has now completed six waterfalls that are at least 100 feet. In addition to white water kayaking, Jackson is also known as a kayak freestyler. Discover what happened on this day. For example, the team didn’t conduct an official measurement of the waterfall’s height until after Jackson’s descent. “Being able to read lips has allowed me to not miss information that a lot of people wouldn’t be able to hear,” Jackson told CNN. You'll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications. To know that this drop might be gone very soon, it’s really unfortunate. Both E.J. Get push notifications with news, features and more. So he walks to school, Trump falsely claims best economy in history in '60 Minutes' interview, Watch this production car break world speed record, Here's what you need to know about the iPhone 12. “I’m about 70 percent deaf, and I’ve been deaf my whole life and I was born premature,” Jackson shared with CNN. It’s like you’re falling off the face of the earth. What does this descent mean knowing that this waterfall may no longer exist soon? When he landed, however, he came out of his kayak, the equivalent of a yellow card in the kayaking world — not necessarily disqualifying to his claim of a first descent, but also not perfect in execution. “It’s usually just coming over that lift is the best moment. “There’s an advantage because I can read lips from across the river, which is helpful if you’re trying to get information on something that’s coming up.”. It happened pretty fast, but when I hit, the skirt of my kayak came off, and the boat filled up with water, and I went super deep. On Feb. 5, Jackson completed the first known descent of Salto del Maule. It’s an incredible waterfall. Introducing ... PEOPLE's Products Worth the Hype, Grand Prix in 2011, 2012 and again in 2014. And it’s also quite tall.”. In 1901, Annie Edson Taylor, a 63-year-old schoolteacher, became the first person to go over Niagara Falls in New York in a barrel, a stunt she had hoped would solve her financial problems (it didn’t). When it comes to dropping waterfalls, there’s a lot of risks that go into what amounts to just a few seconds of experience. If you would like to opt out of browser push notifications, please refer to the following instructions specific to your device and browser: Kayaking Champion Dane Jackson, Who Is 70 Percent Deaf, Survives 134-Foot Waterfall. Earlier this month, Jackson — who was born deaf — accomplished a longtime dream of his when he became the first person to kayak and survive a 134-foot waterfall in the mountains of Chile. “It’s pretty wild,” Jackson told CNN of the task he completed on Feb. 5. Luckily, over the years I’ve run enough waterfalls — I have enough trust and faith in my skills,” Jackson said. What Could Go Wrong? Using ropes, they calculated the waterfall’s height to … He’s also an IFC Freestyle World Championship winner. “Because I’m able to read lips, a lot of times what happens is there’s one person above a rapid that’s looking down at the rapid trying to tell us what’s coming up and the people with me can’t hear them … but I’ll read their lips and convey the information to the group.”. Get ready ladies, Jackson Kayak and Pyranha have teamed up with Paddle In Pink to put on its first-ever Lady of the Fork Confidence Series on racing featuring Dane Jackson and Chris Hipgrave as lead instructors on Saturday, October 17th. Just looking down, there’s chaos everywhere and normally the pools are big, but that one was this tight little cove, so it was super weird. The 1990s is often remembered as a decade of peace, prosperity and the rise of the Internet (World Wide Web). Oh, and the Soviet Union fell and boy bands ruled the music charts. “I think it’s just one of the most photogenic waterfalls I’ve ever seen. Using ropes, they calculated the waterfall’s height to be, conservatively, 134 feet, making it the second-tallest waterfall ever run in a kayak. Jackson says descending a 130-foot-tall waterfall in Mexico was his most extreme kayaking moment. It’s pretty wild. The first — and maybe the last — descent of Salto del Maule. And in the end, the whole thing lasted roughly three seconds. (yes, he kept count.) He went on to explain that for his safety, however, he “had about 4 or 5 people down there with their gear for the ultimate worst case — if I got knocked out — they’d be able to help me.”. He was under the impression that its location was simply too remote. Describing what the drop felt like, Jackson revealed, “It’s really only a few seconds.”. The first 10 to 20 feet are the most important and decide your outcome. “As soon as I hit the skirt, that came off and my boat filled up with water and I had to come out of my kayak, but as soon as I hit, I was like, ‘Well this went awesome,'” Jackson explained to CNN. “I was willing to accept any risk because it was a drop that I wanted to experience.”. Kayaker Dane Jackson survives 134-foot plunge down waterfall - CNN Video. How the fearless American kayaker pulled off the second-highest descent in history over Salto del …. That is how Dane Jackson, a 26-year-old national kayaking champion from Tennessee, explains his obsession with kayaking Salto del Maule, a 134-foot waterfall located in Valle de Los Condores, a volcanic region of central Chile. I was planning to have potentially one of the biggest hits of my life, but for whatever reason, I had a super soft hit.

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