South Carolina Creeking "River Guiding"

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  • čas pƙidĂĄn 14. 10. 2020
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    Guiding Kayakers Down one of Upstate South Carolina's best Kept Secret!
    The Thompson River
    Yes that's Right SC the entire section Putin and take out is in SC right on the border of NC in the Jocassee Watershed.
    It seems a few times a year when the gate is open and the rain falls in the right spots. We all get a chance to get over to the Jocassee area and slide down this gem known as the Thompson River.
    It flows off the other side of the mountain from the Whitewater and Horsepasture rivers this one also empties right into Jocassee lake. Drops over 500+ feet in less the half mile. Very tight run always check for wood in all major drops and put on and go. When clear of wood and charging hard its almost one big park and huck run!
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  • @Puma-td2ye
    @Puma-td2ye Pƙed 3 lety +6

    Thoroughly enjoyed this video! What an incredible day you guys had. I also agree no music and let the water roar!

    • @WadeHarrison
      @WadeHarrison  Pƙed 3 lety

      Hey thanks yeah there’s enough of those sound track videos out there I’m not doing that anymore

  • @josiatokirina1788
    @josiatokirina1788 Pƙed 3 lety +4

    Thanks for the fun ride. What an amazing water slide.
    Really liked that you kept the sound raw and natural, just water and voices!

    • @WadeHarrison
      @WadeHarrison  Pƙed 3 lety +1

      Hey thanks for watching yeah I’m done adding sound tracks it time consuming and there’s enough of those out there

  • @lineofbestfit7551
    @lineofbestfit7551 Pƙed 3 lety +11

    You know it's gonna be stout when Wade is in a creek boat.

    • @WadeHarrison
      @WadeHarrison  Pƙed 3 lety +2

      Lol funny I almost took the rewind and then thought wanted something with little more tail volume. And after that blown skatepark line very happy to be in a high volume kayak!!!

  • @MonkeyNAround
    @MonkeyNAround Pƙed 3 lety +4

    Wow what a killer video. That looks like a gem there. I have heard of the lake but never this river. Thanks for sharing.

    • @WadeHarrison
      @WadeHarrison  Pƙed 3 lety

      Yeah it dumps right into joecassee lake on the far back side of the lake

  • @hipernet
    @hipernet Pƙed rokem +1

    oh looks awesome ! such a great day!

    • @WadeHarrison
      @WadeHarrison  Pƙed rokem +1

      It’s a gem to bad don’t run much

  • @levirhodes8041
    @levirhodes8041 Pƙed 3 lety +5

    The dude in the Rewind had a clever way of getting out of that hole... I saw those paddle strokes on the back deck... Good awareness.

    • @WadeHarrison
      @WadeHarrison  Pƙed 3 lety +1

      For sure that’s a sticky ledge...

  • @ereynoldful3974
    @ereynoldful3974 Pƙed měsĂ­cem +1

    Stumbled upon this tonight and love it 💙
    Reminds me of the alapahoocheee river and Alapaha River Basin. Unspoiled in North FL and awesome rapid runs on Turkett and Swift Creek. Y'all ever been paddling in North FL??

    • @WadeHarrison
      @WadeHarrison  Pƙed měsĂ­cem +2

      I have been around the springs down there that’s it

  • @SergeyVoynov
    @SergeyVoynov Pƙed 3 lety +3

    Nice! Great paddling!

  • @brandonb9830
    @brandonb9830 Pƙed 3 lety +1

    This shit is intense... Love it!!! Great vids, keep em comin.

  • @davidmartin740
    @davidmartin740 Pƙed 3 lety +1

    That river looks sick! Thanks for sharing! I will have to add this one to the list.

    • @WadeHarrison
      @WadeHarrison  Pƙed 3 lety +1

      For sure if you can time it right it’s one of those runs your like wow đŸ€© want more

    • @smoketheartist9501
      @smoketheartist9501 Pƙed 3 lety +1

      @@WadeHarrison What do you mean time it right? You are talking about after rain or something like that?

    • @WadeHarrison
      @WadeHarrison  Pƙed 3 lety

      @@smoketheartist9501 timeing because after rains it can be very high or the gate closed or will not get enough water and when it’s running it will run out of water very fast it has almost no tributaries so has a very small window to catch it before it’s to low.

  • @xisotopex
    @xisotopex Pƙed 3 lety +1

    that looks really fun.

  • @suchasreallife
    @suchasreallife Pƙed 3 lety +1

    Cool looking river

  • @WhitewaterOutdoors
    @WhitewaterOutdoors Pƙed rokem +1

    Wow this place looks fun!!

  • @godfatherd349
    @godfatherd349 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    Awesome ride

  • @frogyman1023
    @frogyman1023 Pƙed 3 lety +3

    That looked like a great day with some good paddling

  • @dannyboofs
    @dannyboofs Pƙed rokem +1

    We gotta go get on this next time it goes. That looks like so much fun!

  • @huntergipson3447
    @huntergipson3447 Pƙed 3 lety +1

    Dang I can’t wait until we get good enough to go to spots like this!! That slide is the shi!!

    • @WadeHarrison
      @WadeHarrison  Pƙed 3 lety +1

      It’s worth it if you can catch it

    • @huntergipson3447
      @huntergipson3447 Pƙed 3 lety +1

      Gotta graduate up a few notches first lol! NW AR hasn’t had any rain in a few months so we are just watching ^^^

  • @brandonhauer5744
    @brandonhauer5744 Pƙed 3 lety +3

    Funny how Dane posted the same run a day later 😂 both vids equally as entertaining, keep em coming!

    • @WadeHarrison
      @WadeHarrison  Pƙed 3 lety +5

      I seen that also and Dane was there the same day I was. I loved the part were he said Oh it would suck if went left there and I actually went left there I ask if he wanted to do some paddling together at some point so I look forward to both of us doing something together at some point maybe.

    • @brandonhauer5744
      @brandonhauer5744 Pƙed 3 lety +1

      @@WadeHarrison stoked for you!

  • @xisotopex
    @xisotopex Pƙed 3 lety +2

    that looks like trout water

  • @gossettcd
    @gossettcd Pƙed 3 lety +1

    What run is this?

  • @tracecanyon
    @tracecanyon Pƙed 3 lety +1

    It's a juggling pin guys.

  • @shortfinancial
    @shortfinancial Pƙed 2 lety +1

    We’re y’all on the Thompson River there?

    • @WadeHarrison
      @WadeHarrison  Pƙed 2 lety +1

      Yes it’s the Thompson River runs out of NC into SC the section in this video is all in SC

    • @shortfinancial
      @shortfinancial Pƙed 2 lety +1

      That’s great! I didn’t know you could laugh that section! I’ve been on the outlet of Thompson right by the lake but not as far up as y’all were.

    • @shortfinancial
      @shortfinancial Pƙed 2 lety

      *kayak not laugh lol

    • @WadeHarrison
      @WadeHarrison  Pƙed 2 lety +1

      @@shortfinancial yes that’s where it’s at right before the lake but you do need a lot of rain to dump there for it to have enough water to get down

    • @shortfinancial
      @shortfinancial Pƙed 2 lety +1

      @@WadeHarrison That is awesome! Thanks for the tip. We're just lazy kayakers with sit on top (ocean kayak style), nothing like you and your crew lol! But we live not too far from that area so will have to go over there soon. Do y'all drive in over by Bad Creek at the gates that let you into DNR land over to Musterground Rd or how did y'all get in?

  • @lisabeth5080
    @lisabeth5080 Pƙed 3 lety +1

    That moment you share a best kept secret on one of the largest social media sites in the world... 🙄

    • @WadeHarrison
      @WadeHarrison  Pƙed 3 lety +1

      Hahhaha yeah that’s probably true but it still seems to be a mystery because catching the water levels right gate closers location and getting someone to take you down keeps its a secret

  • @macd6416
    @macd6416 Pƙed 3 lety +1

    Wade... This is entirely in SC...

    • @WadeHarrison
      @WadeHarrison  Pƙed 3 lety +2

      Holy shot bro your right I was looking at AW and they gave the entire run listed so it’s on the NC page. But I just looked at google maps and your right the section we paddle it’s actually put in and take out in SC...

    • @macd6416
      @macd6416 Pƙed 3 lety +2

      @@WadeHarrison NC Thompson is mega stout, but WNC gets way too much credit for Jocassee! My family didn’t lose their homeplace for everyone to think it’s all in North Carolina. Stout Cak

    • @WadeHarrison
      @WadeHarrison  Pƙed 3 lety

      Well the entire watershed I think is 9 miles and only the last 1/4 mile is in SC so I get it when I get back my computer I will change thumbnail also...

    • @macd6416
      @macd6416 Pƙed 3 lety +2

      @@WadeHarrison supreme 1/4 mile for sure! What’s hidden under that reservoir has got to be epic.

    • @WadeHarrison
      @WadeHarrison  Pƙed 3 lety

      So true buddy!

  • @rtod4
    @rtod4 Pƙed 3 lety +2

    Not that far right.

    • @WadeHarrison
      @WadeHarrison  Pƙed 3 lety

      I will take far right anytime over that left!