VIDEO: Lava Falls Carnage

While the Grand Canyon's Lava Falls may not be "the one by which all others are measured" as it used to be, it is still, without question, one of the most famous rapids in the world. By today's standards it probably earns anywhere from a III+ to IV+ rating, making it to understand its fearsome reputation as one of the gnarliest rapids in North America. The following video, however, shows that though this rapid may have shrunk in the whitewater world's eyes, it can still deliver some serious punishment. And still, discounting that this is "just" Lava Falls, this is one of the most serious beatdowns I have ever seen in a raft. By the end, even the raft's thwarts have been ripped out. Gnarly!