He calls this extreme kayaking .Others may be tempted to translate this as sheer lunacy. However, everyone agrees that it is a high-risk sport.
When Baker, a 32 –year-old professional white-water rodeo* champion from just outside Maiden head, explains what he does, it sounds impossible. When he actually shows you, it is truly amazing how, each time, he emerges from the water below, a little bruised, but in one smiling, triumphant piece.