How to beater down each and every Ottawa main channel rapid - Olivia Summerfield

How to beater down each and every Ottawa main channel rapid 

By Olivia Summerfield 

This is my third session at keeners and over the years I’ve ran many different lines in all the rapids.  More often than now the first time I run a new line I’ll beater my way down it.  These are my favorite beater lines (all of which have been completed by me) on all the Ottawa main channel rapids.  

How to beater down each and every Ottawa main channel rapid 

By Olivia Summerfield 

This is my third session at keeners and over the years I’ve ran many different lines in all the rapids.  More often than now the sfirst time I run a new line I’ll beater my way down it.  These are my favorite beater lines (all of which have been completed by me) on all the Ottawa main channel rapids.  

-McCoys Chute 

My favorite line down this rapid is the backwards boof next to right side Phil’s.

-Lorne 

The best beater line down this rapid is the upside down pipeline.  This line is perfect because it enables you to get violently slammed against the right bank.

-Push Button 

To beater down push button is hard but can be completed but attempting to surf the top wave, failing and then taking out the person who was actually surfing push.

-Butchers Knife

This rapid holds a lot of potential for beatering but the best line is to try to plug Chopping Block fail and get violently beatdown and surfed.

-Norman’s 

Norman’s is the rapid with the infamous Kick Flip of Destiny.  To complete this beater line you must try the kick flip, fail and get beatdown against the rock wall and trashed in the boils.  

-Coliseum 

Coli has the best beater potential.  The best line is the Meltdown.  You have to get completely submerged by this but when you come up you have to be totally discombobulated and flail around and then get beatdown in the two following holes.

-Center Slot

The best beater line here is to try the scary ferry from the eddy on the right.  You must get flipped half way across though and then get trashed in the pour over below.

-Blacks

It may seem like an easy rapid but there is tons of beater potential.  The best way to do this is to try to splat the rock on the right, fail and then get beatdown in the hole.

Next time you are on the Ottawa I highly suggest running each and everyone of these beater lines.