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Looks like a blast too!

Sweet, I live close by there...epic video 😊

we did this trip in 1991 an rafted down to Sarameriza. we had mayor problems with the aguarunas and had to run the river at night to escape from them. very sad that they going to build all this dams.

I can really appeeciate the changes to the communities and environment a dam causes, but what can you expect a country with growing energy needs to do? Coal? oil? Hydro is at least far better for local environments.

A couple friends and I want to packraft the section right below this. I believe the gate is closed to this bridge. Did you find that to be the case? Thanks

Looks like a great run. We just arrived in Porto with a group of 4. 1 person boat did not make it,any beta on rentals or boats for purchase. Would love to link up for some boating we are gonna have two vehicles.

You guys rock! What an adventure that I can only imagine looking down from O'Neil pass. Love the video composition: no soundtrack first half (just water sounds), then a thumping beat at the end. I was mesmerized.

Note on the upper 2.5km: It has been stated in the comments below that the section from Kalterherberg to Reichensteiner (the 2.5 km above the normal put-in) is not allowed to be kayaked. However, I have done a couple hours of research using the below resources, and it appears to me that there is no legal basis for the 2.5km above Reichensteiner being categorized differently than below. The www.bfn.de/naturschutzgebiete website has a layered, interactive map that shows the entire area is a Naturschutzgebiete called “NSG Oberes Rurtal mit den Felsbildungen der Ehrensteinley”, with an IUCN-Kategorie of IV. It is still unclear to me if kayaking is allowed in the entire area, but either way, there seems to be no categorical division. So it would either be legal to float all of it, or forbidden to float below Reichensteiner to Monschau as well. Furthermore, nsg.naturschutzinformationen.nrw.de/nsg/de/fachinfo/gebiete/gesamt/ACK-002 shows that the entire area above and below Reichensteiner is named as ACK-002, with no differentiation in rules in categorization nor applicable rules. Additionally, this German based kayaking website, www.kajaktour.de/rur.htm, describes the section from Kalterherberg to Reichensteiner as the Hohe Rur (WW I-II), with no mention of it being illegal. It is best we kayakers all follow local regulations/rules and avoid the spread of disinformation, so if there is solid evidence to demonstrate the 2.5km above Reichensteiner is illegal, please share for the river community as a whole and I will amend the video as such to ensure others are aware of these regulations in the future.

How close to the parking are did you get out? I don’t envy you carrying that kayak back up that damn hill where the parking is..:😂

You have to go against the current on your way back…..You can’t avoid it.

cool :)

😢 Above Reichenstein is a nature conservation area, it should not be paddled, also minimum level is 60cm at Monschau parking garage...

You guys paddled a section that is forbidden, the part above Raichenstein is a natural reserve. Please educate yourself about local laws before putting in so other kayakers don't get a bad name. Thx!

Is the river permitted? How long is the season?

Can't realy recommend the river below ~75cm, above that it starts beeing fun :)

Serious rapids

Good stuff

Nice! Hope you are doing well, happy new year Sam!

amen brother

where you using a drone to scout? I saw you portage that nasty hole.

I want to head down to paddle this river! Got any good links with more info for planning this trip?

Kinda bummed you stopped at Iquitos as there is so much more to see beyond. Title says to the ocean but definitely not the case.

Nice video , what's the name of the falls at 13:12 minutes

Also, while it is sad and can be unfair that people have to displace Peru has a lot of hydroelectric potential it needs to exploit. It is emissions free and can improve the quality of life of Peruvians greatly. In other developed nations we went over the same process decades ago. Spain, Norway and even the US. In the US now it is basically impossible to build infrastructure due to how hard is to expropriate private property. There has to be. A balance between rights of people and progress.

Just a small correction Orellana’s expedition was part of Gonzalo Pizarro’s expedition. Gonzalo was one of the brothers of Francisco Pizarro, the famous one ;) In any case, Orellana, Gonzalo and many other conquerors came from the same small town of Trujillo, Spain.

Hi not sure if this is indicative of most of the satsop river but I will be camping at Schafer state park soon and was wondering if an inflatable kayak would work in that part of the river?

Great adventure!

Do you know anywhere near the Hoh rainforest where I could rent a kayak?

The best view of the zambezi have ever seen

Very interesting and congratulations on scoring that run. Don’t remember if Scout M. or anyone else explored that run 30 plus years ago. That Box Gorge kinda brings back very remote considerations of a narrow box canyon just above the normal put in on Jefferson Creek. Nice viewing from a bridge above. Logs a major concern but perhaps but once in awhile, an epic cleansing might occur and become a hard core possibility

Love that creek, but after a low water run, and before the internet gauges, early 90's, we decided to run it during a Feb flood. Brown w/ mud and rising fast. My friend ran certain death by accident w/o scouting, lol. Fortunately, at higher flows the pin and entrapment potential weren't as bad.I think that may have been when it got it's name.We named a bunch of rapids for a guide book.

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This section looks rad

Great video. However, I revise your perceptions of Victoria Falls town and Zimbabwe in general. Judging a country on political tensions from two decades ago is rather myopic. Worth noting that Zimbabwe receives more tourists than any other country in Sub-Saharan Africa besides South Africa.

Did you guys have any issues with the raft on the river? We've done it at super low flows in duckies, but wanted to run it in our 12ft raft in the upcoming weekends. Hope to hear back soon.

What a cool canyon

Thanks for posting this! I've been looking down at this river from the bridge and always wanted to see what the run looked like.

Amazing river and people! so glad you shared this with us.

Ein schönes Video vielen Dank!!!

we ran it in a raft in 83 84 and 85. the water was higher and not so clear. wood oars, wood frame, no self bailer. one rowed and one bailed most of the way. most memorable trips of river running lifetime.

Beautiful

And just think, big old salmon go up that like it's nothing and smolt go down it. There was a plan back in the early 1900 to dam it actually before Cushman No. 1 was the alternative.

What a beautiful bunch of whitewater, it would truly be sad to do anything with that whitewater,what the Frick is wrong with people?

I pray for the core strength of that foamie boater.

i hitchhiked from sals to churindu to camp for a week when i was 16 years old. Cheers

Some amazing scenery

Stacked with big water features, warm water, white water and rapids but also shit tons of crocs haha no thanks!!

Thank you so much, the visuals really helped me make sense of this.

Well done, and will write a letter.

Underrated vid