Frenchwoman Nouria Newman is a dominant force in whitewater kayaking. Her astonishing new film, Wild Waters, follows her adventure as a kayaking nomad, where she claims the first descent of Pucuno falls in Ecuador and becomes the first woman to bag a first descent of 100ft+ (30.48m) waterfall drop into the bargain. After years at the forefront of her sport, claiming first descents around the world, and winning awards and recognition for her intrepid expeditions, it was in making a first descent of the Río Pucuno in Ecuador that Newman broke this latest boundary. In February of 2021, she successfully dropped what are now known as Don Wilo’s Falls. Nouria Newman in the water with her kayak right after riding a 100 feet waterfall in Ecuador on February 17, 2021.Photo: Ian Avery-Leaf / ...
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