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Grater at 0:55, Nutcracker at 1:50, Locomotive at 2:20. Looks like a left line opens up at Nutcracker at this flow. Barely recognizable.

Appreciate it!

Correction. That sticky situation in Corner Pocket at 4:09 is pretty intense.

Thanks!

Thanks! Was a pretty fun ride!

Hey there! On my trip I had two kayaks with me - my creeker and a playboat. At the start of my trip, I was bringing a kayak to a friend in Idaho, which is why I had 3 kayaks in my van. The other footage you see is when I am out kayaking with friends - we all throw the kayaks inside my van so we can maximize the number of people taking a trip up to the start of the river (put-in on the river), without having to drive 3 or 4 cars. So the more kayaks you can fit on (or in this case, inside!) a car, the better!

Crossing our fingers for more rain!

Hi there! I believe it is a permanent ramp, and i may be incorrect but I believe it is how the rafters get their boats down to the water. As the whole run is road-side, you may just have to continue up a little bit further.

@@TheHayward05 I've kayaked just below Staircase (about 20 years ago) and still kick myself for "wimping out," and not running the rapid. Plan on going back some day just to do it. Drought and low flow means its not going to happen this year.

Thanks Noah! This was a while ago but a pretty seldom-run stretch!

Xtreme idiocy.

@@elijahevans124 the best kind

David Leatherman hmm, I would compare it to the narrows at about 10 inches, minus the big 3. Ecuador is all about flows so it can be a bit calm like this, or much much harder. I think Zwicks and reverse 7 foot and hammer factor are all good comparisons for rapids on this run.

@@TheHayward05 Thanks for the reply. So “Green narrows light”. Class 5, but easy 5 if there is such a thing, at lower water levels?

David Leatherman I would say Green Narrows Light is Class 4 but lots of people call it 5. I would say this is class 4 with consequences, as all runs in Ecuador are, due to being in a foreign country and so remote. Most of the rapids are boat scoutable and there aren’t a whole lot of multi-move rapids

Haha no way! Glad you enjoyed! Happy to see you're still in the community!

I'm not 100% sure. I know that this is a very common run when it is released and it doesn't have any hazards that I know of. Dane Jackson just posted a video on this section.

@@TheHayward05 so no it's not I thought this was actually wesser which is the run right below NOC out door store. Didn't realize it was the upper which only follows on different releases. My B totally different spots.

@@TheHayward05 by the way where is the put in we have a place in bryson but have no clue where this section actually is.

@@TheSubieFan If you know where the normal put in is for the regular Nantahala, it is just up that same road but farther.

Nowhere Man yep! We ran the dam, I just forgot to record it, whoops!

Tim Layzell awesome! I think I saw you were looking for a slicey Prijon, glad you found one! I installed a ratchet backband on mine so i sit pretty tight in it, i highly recommend doing something similar!

@@TheHayward05 still lookimg for the illusive prijon delirious though.

Tim Layzell I found my LUV at a garage sale, they’re out there! Just gotta look hard :) I’ll keep my eye out

Pixidox you’re definitely not wrong! Lots of ducking under brush in there

David Prange always cool to see the sport at different points in time! Wish they had gopros back then to see a side by side!

This is a Prijon Curve Creek 3.5

Yeah a little bit! We were getting out of our boats lots to scout ahead.

It's just off silverfork road, best to have someone help with shuttle or use the turnoffs to park and hike down to the water.

It's pretty fun! good way to spice up the run for sure!

Hidden gem! Little bit of a hike in to the run, but it's a fun run when other runs aren't going!

Christopher Paulo stayed in Baeza, at Gina’s and casa de rodrigo as shown in the video. Literally just facebooked them to set up lodging, and met people who also stayed in Baeza and went kayaking every day. Ecuador is awesome for maximum fun kayaking with little prep work

Thanks Matt!

Appreciate it! Still a bit rough but super fun out there.

#1, #2 and #3 are Class IV+ consequence really, as (AT THESE FLOWS) it is not too difficult for a solid class IV+ boater to stay upright and maneuver. You do not want to be on river right at number 2, as last I checked there was a big log that is a hazard. See A Wet State's write up here for the naming of the run www.awetstate.com/TrinityBRG.html If you are asking this question, please go with someone who knows the run well. There are plenty of locals in Arcata that frequent the run, who could tell you that you are good to go on this run before you jump into it with a group who has not done it before. Hiking out is brutal as it is in a deep gorge. Have you done Chamberlains/E to P on the South Yuba?

@@TheHayward05 Trinity Pigeon Point is probably my next Calli run. Fine with tackling 4s with a 3 swim but avoiding 4s with a 4+ swim for the moment

@@shadowsrwolf Super fun run! Really practice eddy catches and rolling in the middle of rapids (when it's deep enough)! Combat rolls are huge to get down at the beginning! This is definitely not the run to take the step up on. Chamberlains is much more friendly on a swim. Definitely set your sights on this run in the future though, it'll feel great when you get here!

Sure! I'll send you an email.

Thanks! The song is by Cash Cash & ROZES. The song is "Matches"

At 1:07 and 1:43, you can see that the way that I have my bed folded up into the wall allows me to store kayaks inside. When the bed is folded down, it is just high enough to clear my biggest kayak.

Could you fit a Hobie PA14 in there?