The Gamsby
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- čas přidán 19. 06. 2024
- A wonderful trip down the Gamsby river. The river flows through the Kitlope Conservancy protected area and is home to an array of wildlife and some of the most remarkable canyons I have ever been in. Myself and my paddling partner spent 5-days bushwhacking and then whitewater kayaking from the base of the glacier out to Gardner channel in the Ocean.
Previous trips have flown into Coles lake paddled to the ocean then taken a boat ride back to Kitimat along the coast. Since we only had one vehicle and a slight time constriction we opted for two flights. Both flights were booked through Lake District Air (LDA) and they did a fantastic job helping with logistics and really setting us up for success.
At the put-in we encountered low water. As a result of the low water we had more hiking to do with a loaded boats, on top of the four kilometres we had already navigated.
Once on the water there were various micro canyons and two notable canyon sections which posed challenges and risks. In one canyon section after a short portage and upon re-entering the river my paddling partner broke his paddle and slightly altered his boat during a seal launch. (Launching into the river off the rocks) It was a tense moment during our trip but level heads and preparedness won the moment.
After the canyons had tapered off the excitement continued with various visits to camp from grizzly and black bears in the area. Fortunately these bears had seen few or no humans before. Therefore, they did not associate us with food remaining cautious rather than too curious.
We managed to catch a few salmon and had our minds blown around each corner. A truly remarkable place. Sit back and enjoy the footage we captured during our 5-day journey.
Shout out to Brett Beisel for all the drone shots!
Looking for more logistics and information? check out liquidlore.com/bc/gamsby/
Timestamps:
0:00 Start
0:44 Logistics
2:07 The Journey
5:05 First Canyon
8:14 Second Canyon
15:34 Lifestyle
17:53 Final Day
18:53 Debreif
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Wonderful trip ! Magical rocks, wild waters.. and the fish is saved ! Perfect.
Nice work. Thanks. Brings back memories. Seth Ricker and I were the first attempted descent, back in 2001. Waay too high then but Ear Lake was a good plan B flight out, as you mention. Cheers. Tyler
A truly spectacular place! Keep on adventuring and sharing the experience. When we first did the Stikine it only cost a ¼ mil to bring back the film. Bet you got by for a smidge less and aerial shots to boot. Boy how technology has changed in 40 years. These Coast Range rivers are special.
Wow! Truly honored that you took the time to comment, watch and share a little piece of Stikine history. I've watched the footage from that Stikine descent numerous times. Everytime I do I think the same thing. "How the heck did those guys do it with those boats, skirts and those wacky 90 degree paddles?" I felt even stronger about this thought process after paddling the Stikine. The coastal mountain rivers are something else and you are correct - it cost a smidge less for us to capture the footage. I promise to keep adventuring and sharing. You are a true legend and pioneer of the sport Rob. Sincere thanks.
Totally Chill. Gorgeous river.
Darnit! You made me add another river to my bucket list, and I don't have enough years left to paddle the ones that are already there. This one really does look like a "must" though.
LOL! "more bow rocker".
You were catching salmon and I'm sure smelled of salmon too. Bears have an ungodly sense of smell, and if you had have been clapped by one, you'd know that the smoke he was giving you was 100% premeditated. No use playing dead because pretty soon you won't be able to play alive. All in all, like you, I'd take the risk though. There's nothing like salmon so fresh it hasn't stopped flopping. Yeh, those bears know what's good.
Thanks for the awesome edit!
Incredible! What a beautiful area. Videos like this are always a fresh reminder to how big and beautiful of a country we live in.
Looks like a frickin good time,how lucky are you guys,and beauty at its best WOW.
Radical stuff, glad we get to see even just a glimpse of what you guys did!
I remember reading the account of the 2001 trip. I recall where they bailed to the lake had rock choked impassable canyon section. So cool to see the footage of stunning country.
I wouldn't doubt it! The avalanche activity in this area is bonkers. Our pilot shared some stories and mentioned avalanche paths crossing the whole river into July.
Must have been an amazing experience! Thank you for sharing it with us
It was a heck of a time. Thank you for taking time to watch.
What a stunning adventure... wish I could kayak well enough to do that! Thanks for sharing
its inspirational for sure l am in Australia and we don't have quite the same river systems here so l guess l will have to come over and check it out your video gives me hope that humans wont totally trash this planet and leave it intact for the next species after we are gone it is great to see people with spines and a love for our true natural world thank you both for a great short film and some excellent info on how to see and feel for our selves
Well said fella and thank you. Aussie has some unique waterways but dang are they finicky. I hope you get the opportunity to come over and experience some of these places. 🤘
Really really great share fellas. Amazing mission and love the canyon scenes. Incredible. Well done.
Thanks a bunch for taking time to watch and leave a comment.
That water is so beautiful!!!
I agree! It was quite remarkable.
Natura jest piękna, zazdroszczę panowie piękne miejsca
BTW @17:25 best release video I've ever seen!
Breathtaking. Beautiful fellas.
that's a very beautiful river
This looks soo fun!
Such a great record of what looks like an awesome mission. Plus that little logistics section to start is excellent!
Glad you enjoyed the logistics! It was something new for me to include. Thanks for taking time to watch!
this is hella cool. one of the most beautiful rivers ive seen.
Us too!
Excited 😁😊
That river looks magical! Thanks for sharing, that one is high on my list now!
Are there any portages?
It is very magical! Both canyons are so different not to mention the other mind blowing scenery.
There were a few portages.(three for us I think) Two rapids for sure. Looks like they would have lines at some flows but nothing rewarding enough to justify the sieve potential when we were there. One we walked because of riverwide wood.
We actually used the drone to scout a couple of rapids as well.
Thanks for sharing,
This was amazing! You just became my favorite CZcams channel for paddling adventures. You deserve way more than 101 subscribers!
Thanks for the stoke Dennis! I appreciate you taking the time watch and comment. 🤘
Looks like a beauty of a mission!
It was a heck of a time! Thanks so much for watching. The scorch L was 🤤👌 for this trip.
@@Trist023 definitely looks it! Appreciate you choosing our kayaks... even if you have given us trip envy! haha
This is absolutely stunning. Congrats on one of the most stoke inducing expedition videos I’ve seen. Would love to know more about your planning, logistical challenges, how did you gauge flow?, portages? Best time of year to go? Difficulty of the whitewater etc. Basically I’m sold and want to understand what it takes to get out there :) edit: just saw your link in the description heading there now!
Hey Scott. Feel free to message me on FB or Insta. I would be glad to chat about this area and provide some more beta.
@@Trist023 Thank you, that's much appreciated!
oh I miss the days with my perception pirouette, I would love to have made that run with you. Looks like it was an awesome trip 😎
The Pirouette was a classic! It was an awesome trip. Thanks for taking the time to watch.
Epic adventure you'll remember the rest of your life!!! But how does Britt paddle and fish with his hand condition?
Amazing adventure through a giant petrified tree(s)
Dudes that was an unreal run, kudos for pulling off such a remote multiday. How'd you guys fit everything into those creekers though haha
Trips of a lifetime. Be sure to tell your grandchildren these tails of adventure.
"Tales"...
@@michaelhill56
Every tall tale has two tails. The truth, and the one exaggerated. 🤔
This is very cool, Gamsby happens to be my last name lol
That is cool!
Very well filmed and narrated. Beautiful river. Personally I hated the music added on the white water bits as I much prefer to just listen to the river.
Thanks for watching and for your feedback. I have kept this in mind with some recent videos and only have music during the intro and outro. Have a good one.
So great trip. What time of the year you made it?
Our trip was from September.11th to September. 15th. Really hard to know when to go since there is no gauge or way of knowing flows. We decided to go for it then and it worked out.
awesome (but my personal preference is without the music
Same!
Thanks for taking the time to watch even if music is not your preference. Much appreciated.
Why do kayak videos always have so many cuts? Just show the run- let us decide what we want to fast forward through.
I can take a stab at answering this. First off I agree with you! Many kayaking videos have a lot of cuts, maybe too many.
Part of it is to reduce the size of the video rendered. Part of it is adapting to the preference of the majority audience. Many videos, not just kayaking, have adapted to this style because many viewers tend towards needing that constant adjustment to hold attention. That is my own take anyways.
Editing we do our best to cut out the fluff, so the viewers do not have to just fast forward through the video sections we can just cut out anyways. I admit, this style of editing loses out on some authenticity but in many cases improves the flow and efficiency of the video.
Without so "many cuts" there would be a buttload of three hour "whitewater" kayaking videos that were mostly flatwater.
As a selfish side-note my goal was to make this video as rewatchable for myself and my paddle partner as possible. It was our trip and if people dig the video as a by-product I'll take it and that is great.
Thank you for your comment and most importantly taking time to watch the video. I am glad you rated the fishing release as the best you've ever seen. 😂
@@Trist023 I've seen bad cuts, and I've seen good cuts. This one was one of the best ones. Thank you for taking us along this magical ride.