Topic: Diable @ the base of Mont Tremblant - Sat 17th

[AdamN]

Would have loved to have seen the video....

[ChristianG]

Lesson learnt: when attempting to put in on small wet rocks after descending to the bottom of a canyon just a few meters below the giant boil of a big waterfall and above a Class III+ rapid with undercuts etc., don't volunteer to be last.

When nobody is there to hold your boat when strapping in and the boat starts slipping into the water, that's very--let's say--unnerving. The idea of running the rapid with no skirt nor paddle was not attractive. I ended up having to climb back up the canyon and bushwack my way along a rapid that I really wanted to run! Dirk, you owe me one here!

Great river, but at above 50 m^3 / s, it is definitely not like the video that was posted above. Not much 'black' water, mostly white stuff...

--C.

[Larry W]

hi

We descended the river as originally planned.
The 50 mm rainfall provided a spike in the gauge reading. Depending on which gauge you look at 63 cm/s or 128 cm/s (links to Quebec rivers on the club website  --- the rivers tab), was the reading.

Nobody else was on the river. Looking at photos, it appeared that everybody was sitting in the eddy at Bates island.

Short day on the river.
At the "X" on the map, there are 3 channels to choose from and we chose the main line down through Toboggan.
Scouting from River left would have been better to pick out a line to run.

Not too many flat water sections with most of it continuous Class III/IV.

Larry

[jonyak]

I'm gonna skip this time.

[Sandra K]

Me too. Have a good time all.

[DaveH]

I won't be making it    Have fun Folks!

[Dirk]

Hi Peter,

that is great! Keep in mind that we cannot share ride since we will stay for two nights at the Oureau. So I will see you Saturday 8:45 at Tunneys.

BTW, we will be a gang of 7

- Jaclin, Isabelle, Barbara and Dan Crocker -> they will do the Rouge 21 milles and meet us at th Oureau
- Dirk, Jim, Peter -> go to the Oureau after the Diable

Will be fun!

Dirk

[PKostyan]

I'm in.
Dirk I will join you for camping Sat night and the Ouareau on Sunday. Anyone wanting to do the same I would be happy to carpool.

Peter

[waverider]

Would like to car pool for the diable tomorrow either with my vehicle or other.  Would meet at the exit on montée paiement off of the 50 in the IGA parking in Gatineau.

Richard 819-664-2690

[lafreniere.luc]

Well, I'm jumping on the "bail bus".

Apparently I was just hired for the weekend as a photo kayaker for Esprit/Jim. Doing it for the fun of it. So you will have to live on without me. Hopefully you can all come to terms with this.

Luc

[Sandra K]

Thanks all for the info!!

[jforbesca]

It is a class IV creek section (scouting is required for the bigger drops).
I have non-existent brain cells., so cannot describe the rapids, and they are challenging (but worth the run).

Level is 29.43   (Low is under 16 cms, High is 32 cms), so towards the high side.

Levels:
http://quebecwhitewater.com/en/river-level/
http://www.canot-kayak.qc.ca/info_debit/index.html

Desc:
http://quebecwhitewater.com/en/river-level/view/33-diable-mont-tremblant
http://192.77.51.51/~cleduc/Canot/cartes.html

Jim,

[JohnCyr]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZcNEmGbbZ8

thats half the flow

[Cindy D]

it's suuuuper nice run, I wish I could join you, the knee is recovering very well but it's just too soon.

[lafreniere.luc]

Sure, why not. Never done it, should be fun! Count me in.