THE BEST HIKE OF ADAM EDWARDS’S LIFE WAS THE ONE HE TOOK AWAY FROM A RIVER—A CLASS V RAPID WHERE HE’D ALMOST DROWNED.
Kayaking the roiling waters of Washington’s Little Salmon River with friends in 2018, Adam tried to do a freestyle trick above a dangerous drop. In a flash, he found himself upside down underwater, the current pulling him into a small cave. The more he tried to roll his kayak to safety, the deeper it got pulled into the cave. Holding on to the upside down kayak, he gulped down air, then swam out of the cave and downstream. Luckily, a friend scooped him up and hauled him to safety. In shock, Adam wanted to immediately get back into the river and try to retrieve his kayak.
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