Name:
Pat Keller
Birthday: 6/6/86
Home: Asheville, NC
Favorite Shred Ready helmet and color:
Shaggy with my Teva Logos or the new Phly
Describe the time
you were most glad that you were wearing your helmet. When
I was portaging a sieve pile on Mosley Creek in British Columbia
and I slipped off a log and fell about six feet backwards. The back
of my head was the first thing to strike rock and I splashed into
an ice cold pool. I only felt a little dizzy! If I wasnt wearing
my Shaggy it could've been so much worse.
What person do you
respect the most? Who is your hero? Respect: my dad...hero:
Daniel DeLaVergne and Scott Lindgren
Who on the Shred Ready
team do you most admire and why? Daniel DeLaVergne...cause
he was the man...enough said.
What movies/books/comics/TV
shows, etc are you into right now? Im big into...Shows: Family
GUy, South Park, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Robot Chicken. Books: Everest...Alone
at the Summit, Never Turn Back, Hell or High Water, Into Thin Air.
Movies: 9/21 BC, Touching the Void, The Collective (mountain bike
movie), Burning Time, LVM #18
What are you listening
to these days? 10 Years, Adema, Flaw, Seether, Sevendust,
Breaking Benjamin, Dr. Dre
What was the best
concert you attended? Toubab Krewe here in Asheville
What are some things
that motivate you? the unknown horizon line around the next
bend, the (as of yet) unseen mountains and gorge, the ultimate rapid
and waterfall, the gold medal after the race, the smiles of all
my friends
What sports do you
enjoy watching or participating in besides your main sport? Mountain
biking, skiing, dirtbiking, climbing, hiking, cliff jumping, weight
training and i want to go sky diving
What's the most fun
you've ever had while participating in your sport? Tough
question...id say the day Matt Sheridan, Daniel DeLaVergne, Al G,
Jason Hale, Nate Elliot and myself put on the Toxaway richter high
water...that day was epic...Or following Daniel down Cherry Creek
for our one day attempt...OR running the 40 footer going into La
Paz falls in Costa Rica...knowing that i was commited to the 82
footer just downstream... OR rolling over the lip of Toxaway Falls
after blowing off the Ranger that was yelling at me not to do it...all
good times
What's the best trip
you've ever been on? Id say either the first time i drove
out to the west coast with Matt Sheridan in 2002...we ran a lot
of great whitewater on that trip... Or Italy in 04 for the Val Sesia
Mountain Games.
What goals are you
working towards right now? Running as much great whitewater
as i can with the time that was given me, placing first in at least
three of the races i compete in this year and having a great time.
When people look at
your life, how would you like to be remembered? Courageous,
charger, like Daniel, down to earth, smart about safety, not afraid
to walk (but dont like to), but most of all i would want people
to say 'that kid was an animal'
What do you view as
your biggest accomplishment? Toxaway Falls
What advice do you
have for other people coming up in your sport? Never quit
trying, but know what not to try in the first place...and be prepared
for not just the highs, but the lows as well.
One sentence that
describes your life: Constant search for the adrenaline induced
smile.
Duran Duran, Tear
for Fears, Hall and Oates, or Cindy Lauper? Why? Who the
heck are they? Im gonna go listen to my 10 years more...if im going
old school itd be Metallica or CSNY.
Why are athlete bios
always so lame? Gotta be way ahead of the curve to think
of the questions that havent been asked before...
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