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Title: Kipawa Festival weekend of 24-25-26 of June
Post by: ChristianG on May 24, 2011, 07:32:55 PM
I heard this from the organisers. This river is far, but worth running two days in a row. See the description at <http://www.kipawariver.ca/eng/riverdesc.html>. It is long, mostly Class III with a few Class IV+ rapids. Typically, people run it in playboats but larger boats are fine of course too. For the record, I did it in my 2nd season and ran (and screwed up) every rapid, but still had a good time!

--Christian
Title: Re: Kipawa Festival weekend of 24-25-26 of June
Post by: JohnCyr on May 25, 2011, 10:14:43 AM
This? : http://www.quebecwhitewater.com/en/river-level?task=view&id=41 video is the third part...

Looks to me like IV+ stuff I wouldnt run in a playboat! haha

I sure hope its not this you swam! haha!

Well id be interested for sure If I can run it all in a playboat! Do you plan on going?
Title: Re: Kipawa Festival weekend of 24-25-26 of June
Post by: chuckmw on May 25, 2011, 10:25:20 AM
I'm in, been wanting to do this river for a while..
Title: Re: Kipawa Festival weekend of 24-25-26 of June
Post by: JohnCyr on May 25, 2011, 01:30:32 PM
 This week on the Kipawa! LOOKS HUGE!
  :o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYAcD3pSSgs
Title: Re: Kipawa Festival weekend of 24-25-26 of June
Post by: ChristianG on May 25, 2011, 02:48:22 PM
The first video contains a part where they run La Grande Chute at REALLY LOW WATER. During the festival, the level is higher and the Chute is a mandatory portage: you HAVE to take out above the falls. The second video is at a really high level, you see why La Grande Chute is not run... At festival levels, everything except La Grande Chute and the first part of Hollywood is runable in a playboat.   --C.

This? : http://www.quebecwhitewater.com/en/river-level?task=view&id=41 video is the third part...

Looks to me like IV+ stuff I wouldnt run in a playboat! haha

I sure hope its not this you swam! haha!

Well id be interested for sure If I can run it all in a playboat! Do you plan on going?