Mexico
01/11/2008 - Photos from the first descent of the Jalacingo and from the Big banana,Pezma,Tomata, and roadside sections of the Alseseca.
400km Self Support on the Pekans/Moisie
10/10/2008 - On September 22nd Canadian Patrick Camblin and South African brothers Dave and Steve Fisher embarked on a 400km river trip down the Pekans and Moisie Rivers in north eastern Québec. Usually taking 14-21 days, these rivers have long been a favorite route amongst committed wilderness canoeists, canoes able to speed through the flat water but slowed by the many portages. This descent was self supported in whitewater kayaks with the goal of running all of the previously un-run drops. Because of the cold weather and limited carrying capacity of white water kayaks, the team was only be able to bring 9 days worth of rations (1200 calories a day) - they anticipated it would take them 14 days to complete. How did they fare? 11 days later they arrived tired and hungry successfully descending all but 2 drops, catching fish to subsidize their food rations and also hiking up 3 previously un-run tributaries to run more rapids.
Stikine
15/09/2008 - The Grand Canyon of the Stikine is one of most legendary and sought after stretches of whitewater in the world. Those venturing into the deepest canyon in Canada have often returned with horror stories of flash floods, snow, and epic hikes out through Grizzly country. This september Ian Garcia, Tyler Bradt, Rush Sturges, Evan Garcia, and Lane Jacobs timed it perfectly with clear skies and stable levels, here are the photos from their journey through this magical place.
Rupert River
05/07/2008 - One of Canada's largest rivers, the Rupert drains lac Mistassini into James Bay in North West Quebec. The Rupert was used as an important trade route dating back to 1668 and in recent times has been a favourite multi-day wilderness trip among recreational canoeists. On June 1st Patrick Camblin, Ben Marr, Joel Kowalski and Phil Quinn took the long drive north to Waskaganish hoping to find this classic river in flood. 3 days later the group took off the lower 80km section having found some enormous rapids separated by flatwater sections that would make any canoeist happy. The Rupert is scheduled to be diverted into La Grande hydroelectric complex sometime in the next 12 months, another huge loss for paddlers and outdoor enthusiasts alike.
'08 Stakeout - Part 3 - Black Mass and Back to Bussy
30/06/2008 - The last installment from the '08 stakeout featuring 'Black Mass', the Mistassibi, and our return to warm water minibus.
'08 Stakeout - Part 2 - Lucifers and Detonator
15/06/2008 - Part 2 of the '08 Stakeout featuring the heavy handed 'Lucifers' and the downtown gem 'Detonator'.
'08 Stakeout - Part 1 - Buseater and The Ruins
01/06/2008 - Stakeout???! Another Spring has past and another successful Stakeout is under the belt... Quebec, je suis fou de tes rivieres et de tes filles...
Africa Revolutions Tour - Part 4 - Murchinson Section of the White Nile
10/04/2008 - This is the 'real' Africa. The river is banked by untamed wilderness full of dangerous animals, and the rapids are enormous, difficult and risky to scout - this river is not for the faint hearted.
Madagascar - Manakazo First Descent
15/02/2008 - The Manakazo river proved to be the highlight of the trip; 3 days of high quality whitewater including slides, waterfalls and technical rapids. The boys put on this first d with only an old 250,000 to 1 scale map from 1969 (the latest edition available in Mada), with hopes of finding a bridge somewhere downstream and counting on their driver to find the same bridge. They arrived 3 days later successfully descending this classic section and leaving only 3 drops un run. Here are some of the photos from this incredible river.
Africa Revolutions Tour - Part 3 - Madagascar
29/02/2008 - The boys have been killing it in Madagascar. Lane Jacobs, Ian Garcia, Patrick Camblin, Rush Sturges, Capo Rettig and Tyler Bradt have just finished a month of touring the red island. Despite heavy rains from Cyclone Ivan, which forced the group to abandon their plans in the south, they've come away with a number of first descents and some incredible high water runs. Here are photos from most of the runs including the Lily (upper, middle, lower), the Mazy, the Upper Mania, the Onive, the Amboahatimony, the Ikopa, the Mamakomita, the Maravezo and the Laroka...
