Georgie White "Tell 'im I get wings!"

Rare footage of the legendary river runner Georgie White in September 1989. I didn't shoot this; the original footage is by Mike Jensen. I was loaned a copy of it by Susan Ferguson, another passenger. Thanks to them for permission to edit and post. It's cool to watch Georgie's movement and expression and to hear her, after seeing only photos. Wait, I take that back--I have seen video of her in one place only: her birthday party at Hatchland in Don Briggs' "River Runners of the Colorado." And now there's this. Looks like they're trying to get her to say how she managed to get her famously big triple rig through a tight spot--Tiger Wash. What do you think? Two years after this, in 1991, Georgie would retire from the river. She died in 2001 at age 80.

Added 5 Oct 2026