Better at Hide and Seek Than You (Entry #17 Beaters For All 2021)

Watch paddler Archer McLeay disappear beneath a rock on the Ryan river in BC. His friend Dan filming was unable to help, but captured the scary moment. Luckily all ended with smiles. Stay safe on the river!

Paddler: Archer McLeay
Filming: Dan Sutherland

Dan: ''We were paddling on the Ryan river outside of Pemberton B.C, i decided to film the second lap and after a slight miscommunication i was starting the camera on the tripod when i saw Archie (Archer) paddling through the shot on the drone tilting up the camera just in time to watch him disappear under the rock where he remained out of site for the next 50 seconds before crawling out where you'd least expect it, with no injuries and spirits still high it was about as lucky as it gets!"

Archer: “It was lap two. we’d scouted the line a lot more this lap and we’re feeling super stoked. At water level I misjudged the drop by about 3 ft to the right, and went straight into an undercut I didn’t think was remotely in play. I quickly realized there was no way to roll up and after swimming crawled my way through the undercut spotting air and light at the back of the cave. Turns out the air was an exit and from there I stood up straight onto the bank. Since then, I’ve ran it a bit more to the left”