Mike Jones (canoeist)

Mike Jones ( born 1952 in Yorkshire, † August 1978 in the Karakoram ) was a British physician, who performed several spectacular first descents by kayak in whitewater kayaking world.

Mike Jones is considered the greatest whitewater kayakers of the 20th century. It developed from the slalom competition for athletes expedition leader for spectacular first descents of water-rich high mountain streams in the area of ​​whitewater difficulty scale VI. 1969 sailed Mike Jones and his Mitpaddler first throughout the spectacular gorges of the Inn in the Engadin between St. Moritz and Finstermünz. During his lifetime, he was by his elaborate expeditions to the Dudh Kosi at the foot of Mount Everest, the Blue Nile and the cataracts of the Orinoco to a legend of kayaking. To date, Mike Jones holds the world altitude record for kayaking on Mount Everest of 5,500 meters above sea level.

In the UK there is a Mike Jones Foundation to promote youth work in kayaking, a Mike Jones Rally is organized with international participation annually.

Expeditions

  • First descent of some heavy sections of the Inn in the Engadine
  • Grand Canyon of the Colorado River
  • Blue Nile
  • First descent of the Dudh Kosi in the Himalayas 1976
  • Orinoco headwaters 1977
  • 1978 Mike Jones drowned in the Karakorum when he tried to save a friend in the river Braldu life
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