The 26-year-old, who has now completed six waterfalls that are at least 100-feet high, has spent the last decade travelling the planet in search of new places to freestyle kayak as well as dominating the competition scene since he won the Whitewater Grand Prix in 2011.
Here is what the Tennessee native had to say after his latest adventure feat shocked the world:
Whenever there's a moment where you get shown a waterfall that hasn't been done, or you come across a photo, it always sparks something that makes you have to answer the question; is it possible?
How much research went into identifying this particular waterfall, and what makes it so special?
Whenever there's a moment where you get shown a waterfall that hasn't been done, or you come across a photo, it always sparks something that makes you have to answer the question; is it possible? I've been shown drops before, but when I was shown Salto del Maule four years ago, it's the most obsessed I've been with a waterfall - constantly looking at photos and videos trying to make up my mind on it. It looks so perfect and the location is breathtaking, but there were a lot of question marks on the depth which is what mainly stopped me from committing to go see it. When I got a message in January showing a good clip of it, I knew it was time to see it for myself and make the call.
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