ICF World Freestyle - 3
The Garburator, which is located on the Lorne Rapid, is a first-class launching platform that draws kayakers from around the world.
The super-fast wave can be seven feet tall, allowing freestylers enough time to perform their challenging routines, including tricks like the Space Godzilla or Phonics Monkey or Lunar Orbit/Back McNasty.
The Garburator can be capricious. Many kayakers have learned the hard way that if they catch an edge, they will be ground up by the water, hence the nickname.
The Garburator was named many years ago by an unknown river guide at Wilderness Tours, is recognized as a powerful force, which can “chew you up and spit you out,” according to Matt McGuire.
“It wasn’t normally surfed until 15 years ago. Only the best of the best did it,” he explained, adding improvements to boat design allowed more freestyle paddlers to surf it.
“What makes it so special are the six- to seven-foot waves from trough to crest. It is big, powerful and you need incredible strength to do the tricks. It really beats the living stuffing out of you.”
ICF World Freestyle - 3
The Garburator, which is located on the Lorne Rapid, is a first-class launching platform that draws kayakers from around the world.
The super-fast wave can be seven feet tall, allowing freestylers enough time to perform their challenging routines, including tricks like the Space Godzilla or Phonics Monkey or Lunar Orbit/Back McNasty.
The Garburator can be capricious. Many kayakers have learned the hard way that if they catch an edge, they will be ground up by the water, hence the nickname.
The Garburator was named many years ago by an unknown river guide at Wilderness Tours, is recognized as a powerful force, which can “chew you up and spit you out,” according to Matt McGuire.
“It wasn’t normally surfed until 15 years ago. Only the best of the best did it,” he explained, adding improvements to boat design allowed more freestyle paddlers to surf it.
“What makes it so special are the six- to seven-foot waves from trough to crest. It is big, powerful and you need incredible strength to do the tricks. It really beats the living stuffing out of you.”