Sascha Brigl paddles the Rienz Gorge frequently but even the rivers you know best can still give you a beatdown...

"A small change on the rapid Putzerholes on the Rienz Gorge happened!
I messed up the line by just a few centimetres. Normally you push a little more right with angle of the boat on the left site (big right boof).
This rapid with this water level is the worst! With less water, the hole, where I got stuck is not so big. With more water it will flush you out straight away. Sometimes you go down nicely high and dry and sometimes it destroys you badly... like this time"

By: Sascha Brigl