Youtube Videos!

Fishdejour · Post by **Fishdejour** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 2:30 am

Spent 3 days paddling down a section of a remote river in the South East of NSW - Australia. I paddled my Unrigged explorer, Gus (Lizardboy) paddled his Denali Lama and Duncan paddle a yak (soon to buy an Alpacka after this trip I think). Grade 2/3 rapids, water level @ 0.9m (the minimum level) but running tannin stained but clear. Some lovely camp spots and very inspiring scenery. Easy and fun paddle. I would love to go back and do it when the level is up at about 1.5 hopefully....

Steve

forrestmccarthy · Post by **forrestmccarthy** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 10:22 pm

Winter Packrafting on the Middle Fork of the Salmon

forrestmccarthy · Post by **forrestmccarthy** » Fri Apr 02, 2010 11:52 am

This video is a photo compilation from multiple canyoneering and packrafting or raftineering adventures in Southern Utah. Destinations include Roberts Roost and the Dirty Devil River, The Muddy Creek Chute, Cataract Canyon on the Colorado, and a loop on the Escalante River. The sound tack is the country classic - Cool Water -performed by the legendary Hank Williams.

gerardganey · Post by **gerardganey** » Sun Apr 04, 2010 3:35 pm

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=gqg ... 6IszotI_0I

Definitely the hardest stuff I've paddled. Waterville Ledges are a hard IV.

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=gqg ... rdyiLVpmNk

Some III, Some IV one swim.

Martian · Post by **Martian** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 5:34 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4J5OFQCDvg
Sailing with the Windpaddle is hard with one hand while trying to record with the other. I have gotten better with it since this vid.
This is at Wilsons Prom, the southern most point of mainland Australia 04/2010.

Jules Watson · Post by **Jules Watson** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 2:05 am

Nice one Martian ! Good to see some more Oz action.

gerardganey · Post by **gerardganey** » Thu May 06, 2010 3:03 pm

Creeking in Vermont. A in depth look(not really) on the differences between the packraft and the kayak on my second day of kayaking whitewater. May 6th 2010 on the Wells River.

Packrafting made learning to kayak easy.

andrewallan · Post by **andrewallan** » Thu May 06, 2010 5:00 pm

What a fun looking paddle - however the helmet cam almost made me sea-sick!

Impressed that you can run that day 2 in a kayak

A

forrestmccarthy · Post by **forrestmccarthy** » Mon May 17, 2010 11:35 pm

On May 14, 2010 Moe Witschard and Forrest McCarthy flew into Schafer Meadows Landing Strip on Montana's Middle Fork of the Flathead River.

Equipped with packrafts, Moe and Forrest hiked 20 miles further up the River to the confluence of Strawberry and Gateway Creeks. They then spent 3 days descending the 48 miles to Highway 12.

When they began their trip the Middle Fork gauge in West Glacier was running at 2,700cfs. Three days later when they finished their float the Middle Fork gauge was running over 9,000cfs.

Due to levels of high water and low testosterone they portaged sections of Three Forks, 25 mile Rapid and all of Spruce Park.

AeroNautiCal · Post by **AeroNautiCal** » Tue May 18, 2010 9:28 am

Great video of a great trip!

Martian · Post by **Martian** » Tue Jun 08, 2010 1:26 am

Bikerafting the Yarra river in Melbourne Australia.

Easy rowing on the Yarra river.

forrestmccarthy · Post by **forrestmccarthy** » Thu Jun 17, 2010 5:00 am

forrestmccarthy · Post by **forrestmccarthy** » Thu Jun 17, 2010 8:54 pm

forrestmccarthy · Post by **forrestmccarthy** » Sat Jun 19, 2010 4:55 am

http://vimeo.com/11706157

forrestmccarthy · Post by **forrestmccarthy** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 3:10 pm

ben · Post by **ben** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 9:42 pm

I crossposted this in the California section: The Witchcraft in action!

ben · Post by **ben** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 10:20 pm

Boulder Drop on the Skykomish (Washington)

forrestmccarthy · Post by **forrestmccarthy** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 9:00 am

forrestmccarthy · Post by **forrestmccarthy** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 12:17 pm

forrestmccarthy · Post by **forrestmccarthy** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 12:00 pm

Over several million years the Yellowstone Supervolcano blanketed eastern Idaho in hundreds of feet of volcanic ash, or tuft. Nearby, the Teton River drains the snowy western flank of the mighty Teton Range and has carved its way through the Yellowstone ash creating a wild, turbulent and beautiful canyon.

On July 25, 2010 Derek Collins and Forrest McCarthy put in at Harrops Bridge on Highway 33 and navigated 18 miles of the Teton River to the Linderman Dam. With the exception of the Felt Power Plan they ran everything. The gage above Leigh Creek reported 350 cfs.

bkjamin · Post by **bkjamin** » Sat Aug 07, 2010 7:26 am

South Fork Eagle River, Alaska

bkjamin · Post by **bkjamin** » Sun Aug 15, 2010 7:43 pm

HendrikM · Post by **HendrikM** » Tue Aug 17, 2010 8:56 am

Not on Youtube, but on Vimeo as it is a HD video: http://vimeo.com/13878260 More aimed at beginners + interested folks & general thoughts instead of lots of action, but I hope you find it interesting nevertheless.

alastairhumphreys · Post by **alastairhumphreys** » Tue Aug 31, 2010 3:41 am

I think Vimeo is a much nicer site than YouTube for videos:
http://vimeo.com/9085238
Al

RomanDial · Post by **RomanDial** » Tue Aug 31, 2010 7:26 am

Why not....

RomanDial · Post by **RomanDial** » Tue Aug 31, 2010 7:29 am

Maybe get something like this out for 2010....fingers crossed.

forrestmccarthy · Post by **forrestmccarthy** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 6:42 am

Designated as Wild and Scenic, the Selway River is one of North America's premiere wilderness whitewater rivers. With headwaters high in the Bitterroot Mountains along the Continental Divide the river drops rapidly through granite bedrock. The banks of the river are overgrown with cedar, fir, huckleberries and ferns.

On August 28 and 29 of 2010 David Chenault, Luc Mehl and Forrest McCarthy, equipped with Alpacka Rafts, walked in 27 miles, from Hoodoo Lake to the Confluence of Moose Creek and the Selway River. Low water prevented them from putting earlier on Moose Creek. The Selway gage was reported 600 cfs. They did successfully float the entire 23 miles from Moose Creek to Selway Falls.

RomanDial · Post by **RomanDial** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 7:30 am

Wrangells and Brooks Range:

DaveChenault · Post by **DaveChenault** » Thu Sep 16, 2010 5:57 pm

Some of my stuff:

Surfing Olympic (http://vimeo.com/15008283)

South Fork Flathead (http://vimeo.com/14198032)

North Fork 100 (http://vimeo.com/13442041)

Isle Royale (http://vimeo.com/13108357)

forrestmccarthy · Post by **forrestmccarthy** » Thu Sep 23, 2010 10:04 am

"Ironically as they paddle more and more whitewater, their reward circuitry (for dopamine) dulls, which makes the easier runs less satisfying and drives them to still harder runs and bigger drops to compensate. They are essentially chasing the high of earlier, heavenly thrills on easier water. This is precisely what we see with chronic alcohol or substance abuse."

RomanDial · Post by **RomanDial** » Mon Sep 27, 2010 5:56 pm

"Ironically as they paddle more and more whitewater, their reward circuitry (for dopamine) dulls, which makes the easier runs less satisfying and drives them to still harder runs and bigger drops to compensate."

Finding dopamine satisfaction:

bkjamin · Post by **bkjamin** » Mon Sep 27, 2010 6:44 pm

Hard to follow that one Roman, Wow, Great video guys.

Fishdejour · Post by **Fishdejour** » Wed Oct 06, 2010 5:18 am

Another one from the land with no water;

Steve

bkjamin · Post by **bkjamin** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 6:06 pm

Fun Video by: eastcoastice1

RomanDial · Post by **RomanDial** » Sun Oct 17, 2010 8:17 pm

Fishdejour · Post by **Fishdejour** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 2:03 am

PPP (Pure Paddle Porn) Roman

You guys have got some big balls. Love it all.

Steve

gerardganey · Post by **gerardganey** » Sun Oct 24, 2010 12:25 pm

Three Videos

I haven't taken a packraft down a river since early June. Why the heck am I packrafting in Vermont anyway? Kayaking has taught me many things, but I'm better in the packraft. First time I've made it down the whole section of the New Haven Ledges (IV+) without a swim or a portage. Never tried to plastic boat it. Looking forward to coming up to AK next summer.

Took the packraft on the family trip to Italy...

Part I: some city walking and packrafting in medium swells (the footage doesn't really justify that)

Part II: more walking, packrafting under a cool bridge, in a cave, and some jellyfish

The new go pro is more user friendly, and has much better battery life.

RomanDial · Post by **RomanDial** » Mon Oct 25, 2010 4:43 pm

Upper Willow, October 10, 2010

Luc Mehl is now battle rolling regularly in his thigh straps. Still, he wants to get a kayak in part to improve his paddling skills.

He's also hucking big drops with beautiful boofs:

I think this is my last video of the season.

trader · Post by **trader** » Sun Oct 31, 2010 3:12 pm

Gerard, that's some pretty impressive running with a rolled up spraydeck

Good song too.

Fishdejour · Post by **Fishdejour** » Sat Nov 06, 2010 5:05 am

4 days walking and packrafting exploration of the remote Wilderness Coast in far eastern Victoria.

Not much freshwater for drinking, ticks, snakes and scorpions, loads of bird species, lots of flowering going on and even a rare spotting of a Dingo on the beach. Wicked trip.

Steve

wfinley · Post by **wfinley** » Wed Nov 24, 2010 9:31 am

This vid is from RemoteRiverman. Enjoy!

wfinley · Post by **wfinley** » Fri Jan 07, 2011 11:04 am

wyattroscoe sent me this excellent vid. Great music for an urban adventure!

forrestmccarthy · Post by **forrestmccarthy** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 1:02 am

The Karamea River runs through one of the largest, relatively intact natural areas left in New Zealand, Kahurangi National Park. The Karamea is a true wilderness adventure that lacks any road access and for most its length, even trails. The river is flanked by limestone cliffs, huge granite boulders and a lush mosaic of nakau palms, giant rata, a variety of beech trees. The Karamea is home to giant eels, great spotted kiwis, blue ducks and legions of sand flies.

forrestmccarthy · Post by **forrestmccarthy** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 1:10 pm

The Waiau River in New Zealand's North Canterbury rises in the Spenser Mountains and flows south and east for 105 miles to enter the Pacific Ocean. Its generally hilly drainage basin, 1,270 square miles in area, borders the Canterbury Plains to the south. Packrafters can easily access the Waiau's upper gorges from Lewis Pass via a pleasant tramp along the St James Walkway.

There is a Maori legend associated with this river and the Clarence. According to the story the Waiau-uha (Waiau) and the Waiau-toa (Clarence) were respectively male and female spirit lovers living in the Spenser Mountains. For some reason they were transformed into rivers, the sources of which were not far apart. When warm rains melted the snows and caused floods, it was said that the parted lovers were lamenting and that the rivers were swollen with their tears.

gerardganey · Post by **gerardganey** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 6:21 am

RomanDial · Post by **RomanDial** » Wed Jan 26, 2011 1:50 am

Great Grand Canyon and NZ vids Ganey and Forrest --- the GC one made my heart race and palms sweat....

Here's a Franklin River (Tasmania) video

and another little river there, the Anne

RomanDial · Post by **RomanDial** » Wed Jan 26, 2011 6:01 pm

The Vimeo version of the Franklin has the soundtrack

http://vimeo.com/19228804

Fishdejour · Post by **Fishdejour** » Sun Feb 20, 2011 12:52 pm

Another from down under

Steve

Fishdejour · Post by **Fishdejour** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 5:40 pm

A short 2 day trip down a south east NSW coastal wilderness creek. Lovely wild stuff.

Steve

Fishdejour · Post by **Fishdejour** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:19 pm

One earlier in summer, walk and explore of a remote estuary system on the far south east coast on NSW Australia.

Steve