Rushing The Rapids (1926)

“Every year the Bavarian mountaineers come down to the rivers for a change in risks.“ L/S of crowds on a riverbank watching people climb into canoes. They are double canoes. One is pushed out into the river. L/S of the canoeists negotiating fast water passing under a bridge. Another couple pass the camera. M/S of canoe passing the camera at speed. “In these frail canoes they flirt with death and the rapid Isar River.“ M/S of more canoeists. The water is pretty rough. High angle shot of the canoeists passing underneath the camera and down a steep drop under the bridge. Various shots of the race. Was an item in Pathe Pictorial - issue number 445. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the