vertical miles of gradient in not even half the distance down the river. >> i'm so proud what was we did. and i'm proud of how we did it. you know, safely, moving through those dangerous zones, and descending one of the hardest sections of whitewater that's ever been done. i mean, i don't know how you measure these things. i'm not much for records. but yeah, it challenged the team to go out and paddle that thing. i mean, i think the numbers speak for itself. >> i'm really thankful for the opportunity to be able to put myself in this situation, even if that means that it gets really hard and uncomfortable at times. that's what i live for. >> there's a part of me that only truly exists and thrives in these river canyons with the unknown in front of us and hard work behind us. anywhere else, i'm a lesser version of myself.