Whitewater Kayaking
Fri 25 6:00pm - Sun 27 Aug 2017 10:00pm
Posted by Robert S
on Mon, 24 Jul 2017
Leaders:
Robert S
Standard: Advanced
Meeting: Tue, 22 Aug 2017, 7:30 pm
Depending on skill levels we will either do the upper or lower Jamieson:
| Upper | Lower | ||
| Grade | IV | III | |
| Length | 2 days (21km) | 2 days (31km) | |
| Character | Day 1: First a short grade III+ gorge then a relaxing afternoon in a meandering section (portaging the bigger strainers),Day 2: a long gorge of up to grade IV up to the car. | Day 1:First a narrow gorge with multiple steep drop pool rapids, Day 2: a relaxing day of grade 2 gravel races with the odd II+ thrown in for some playboating | |
| Shuttle | Character building. 3 hrs (122km) |
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| Map | |||
| Gradient | 15m/km | 4.5m/km | |
| Portage options | P?? | Possible, some may find it scary. | |
| Walking out | Not feasible. | Hard, possible. | |
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Shuttle will happen as early as possible (on friday night), best would be if we had a third car that can leave with group one that drops off the car.
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