Hailed as an early influencer in the commercial rafting industry, 97-year-old Medford resident Bryce Whitmore is one of six new inductees in the International Whitewater Hall of Fame.
Added to 55 previous “leaders and legends” in the international hall, Whitmore was honored as a “whitewater pioneer” last month in Lyon, France.
An Ohio native who ventured into research chemistry before trading business attire for river shoes, Whitmore ran a rafting company for three decades that ran rivers in Northern California and Southern Oregon, including the Klamath, Trinity, Rogue and Illinois.
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