This footage makes it look like they just threw on a lederhosen and strapped wooden canoes to their feet and just kind of hoped for the best. No helmets, no goggles, not really much of anything but fortitude. Take a minute to appreciate some old school slams. They might be vintage but the pain is fresh.

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