Sep 2 2010
by Ryan Bayes
The flows this year on Whistler’s classic creek runs started off big and juicy then dropped off the charts within a couple of weeks. There was a short window to catch some of the classics like Callaghan and the Soo, although some local hucksters got many laps in at ridiculously high flows. We mortals only had a couple [...]
Tags: callaghan, creeking, kayaking bc, Soo, Upper Cheak, video, Whistler Triple Crown, whitewater kayaking
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Aug 31 2010
by Ryan Bayes
Some video we shot this spring on what we are pretty sure was the first descent by a raft of the Coquihalla Canyon below Othello Tunnels into Hope. If you haven’t checked this run out it’s scenic and well worth it. Here is the trip report and pictures from the trip. Also some video from [...]
Tags: BC, British Columbia, canyon, chilliwack river, coquihalla, creek, creeking, First Descent, hayes, Hope, rafting, report, ryan bayes, sean boz, video, whitewater
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Aug 17 2010
by Ryan Bayes
In July 13 friends and I met in Smithers in Northern British Columbia to do a 5 day self supported trip. We flew into Johanson Lake to run Johanson Creek into the Sustut River and finished on the Skeena River. It took 2 float plane trips to shuttle all 14 paddlers into Johanson Lake. The trip [...]
Tags: kayaking, kayaking bc, kayaking Northern BC, sustut, whitewater kayaking
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Aug 3 2010
by Ryan Bayes
While killing some time in Smithers before our flight into the Sustut River System Steve Hunt and myself met up with Corey Box for a run on East Boulder Creek. East Boulder is a classic run just out side of town. The run is short, gorgeous, and vertical. The run starts with a 20 footer [...]
Tags: East Boulder Creek, kayak, kayaking, Smithers, waterfall, waterfalls, whitewater kayak
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Jul 20 2010
by Ryan Bayes
With most of the Chilliwack River Rafting crew back in town one of our first missions to kick off the spring melt was a double header on Silver Hope Creek and a mini exploratory run on Boston Bar Creek. We drove north out of the town of Hope up the Coquihalla Hwy and stopped just before the tunnel. [...]
Tags: Boston Bar, kayaking, waterfall, whitewater, whitewater kayak
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