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Offline ChristianG

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Re: Kipawa
« Reply #33 on: July 07, 2014, 02:08:00 PM »
...de dos...
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Offline Cindy D

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Re: Kipawa
« Reply #32 on: July 07, 2014, 01:17:26 PM »
Jacques, c'est de ce site dont je te parlais en fds, on voit une photo de Christian aussi.
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Re: Kipawa
« Reply #31 on: July 04, 2014, 04:45:04 PM »
Couple of familiar faces on this guys site!

Great pics too!!

http://mamaphotography.ca/
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Re: Kipawa
« Reply #30 on: June 25, 2014, 06:57:56 AM »
Hi Dani,

ups, we stole your socks, indeed. They have been washed in the meantime and are ready for pickup on our deck (where we had the bbq). You can pick them up anytime, or I can bring them to the next river outing.
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Offline ChristianG

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Re: Kipawa
« Reply #29 on: June 24, 2014, 03:52:47 PM »
Ah yes, paddle right. Duh.
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Offline Larry W

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Re: Kipawa
« Reply #28 on: June 24, 2014, 10:12:15 AM »
If this were football and you ran the buttonhook curling to the left, you would have been benched. If you ran the same pattern at Button Hook rapids curling to the left, you would have been surfed in the holes.

The route is down and curl to the right into the eddy ... just like this guy running the football pattern 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fK6kSUGGb0o

Larry

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1:47--Buttonhook! That can be a tricky one. Paddle left, do NOT follow the main current! Not seen on footage: two massive holes to avoid...
--C.
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Offline ChristianG

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Re: Kipawa
« Reply #27 on: June 24, 2014, 12:22:49 AM »
Quote from: jonyak on June 23, 2014, 09:26:41 PM
Weird that we apparently found a new line, that turned out to be very easy.

Perhaps I am not reading properly? Here, emphasis mine:

"Named by a river guide from Wilderness Tours on a low-water run in the mid-’80s, Rock and Roll is routinely walked by boaters who don’t like its steep rocky character. The typical run is to enter right of centre, just to the left of a couple of very small holes reacting to a rock shelf near the surface. Move right then straighten out to run a narrow deep water channel that passes to the right of all the big holes out in the middle. Move left, back out to the centre of the drop as soon as you pass the big hole. Alternative run at levels from very low up to 100 or 110 cms (140 or 150 cms old value), is to start from just left of centre and work left down a slide drop so that you work to the far left of the rapid about half way through it, then run the bottom half hugging the left shoreline through a steep, abrupt hole. This is an easy run at low water when you can actually eddy out half way through. It gets progressively tougher the more water there is."
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Re: Kipawa
« Reply #26 on: June 23, 2014, 09:26:41 PM »
Weird that we apparently found a new line, that turned out to be very easy.

I swear I stayed upright through it the second day.
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Offline ChristianG

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Re: Kipawa
« Reply #25 on: June 23, 2014, 08:58:54 PM »
That is an excellent video!

0:27--I see red plastic... First rapid, Rock'n'Roll. By the way, this line down the rapid is NOT mentioned in the description (http://kipawariver.ca/?page_id=40&lang=en).
0:32--Yes, it's ok to hit the 2nd wave...
0:52 to 1:46--Tumbling Dice, three nice wavetrains where you try to hit everything.
1:47--Buttonhook! That can be a tricky one. Paddle left, do NOT follow the main current! Not seen on footage: two massive holes to avoid...
EDIT: No! Paddle right at Buttonhook! Duh! And make the big butt eddy there!!!
3:29 to 5:38--Lots of fun stuff, lunch spot...
5:39--Zipper! Big fun wave at 5:54. Remember, Jon is in a 8' 8" kayak, and the camera makes everything look small...
6:18--Lower White Pine. Fun stuff.
6:42--Picnic! If you know the line, that is. Big hole on the left not shown...
7:00--La Grande Chute. 90 feet of pure craziness. We sent a friend down to check...
7:20--Elbow. Put-in just below the falls, and paddle left. I mean it...
8:15--Hollywood. The End. With crowd cheering. Litterally, from the cabin balcony. Here also paddle left!

--C.
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Re: Kipawa
« Reply #24 on: June 23, 2014, 06:36:25 PM »
Quote from: jonyak on June 23, 2014, 06:03:53 PM
Here is my quick edit of the saturday run.

http://youtu.be/s3BEhTtCSvI

Great video!
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Offline jonyak

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Re: Kipawa
« Reply #23 on: June 23, 2014, 06:03:53 PM »
Here is my quick edit of the saturday run.

http://youtu.be/s3BEhTtCSvI
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Re: Kipawa
« Reply #22 on: June 23, 2014, 05:53:04 PM »
what happens at the Kipawa, stays at the Kipawa ... at least until the videos and photos appear.
There should be a photo of Jon and the breast implants soon to be circulated. Yah always fun at the Kipawa weekend

Just to report ... skirt repaired, paddle should be as good as new in a couple days, and the aches and pains will dissipate in few days.

Larry
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Re: Kipawa
« Reply #21 on: June 23, 2014, 04:47:26 PM »
This was honestly one of the best weekends I have had on the river ever.

Thanks to everyone who made it so!

The video I quickly put together is uploading as we speak I will post it when its done.
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Offline ChristianG

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Re: Kipawa
« Reply #20 on: June 23, 2014, 04:15:20 PM »
Quote from: lafreniere.luc on June 23, 2014, 03:52:30 PM
There is no proof of that event which involved me. It's not like somebody has video proof of what happened.. right Jon? Right? *nervous laughter*

There will certainly be some forensic work done on that GoPro footage. Seeing red boat and paddler drop off the horizon: priceless!

--C.
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Re: Kipawa
« Reply #19 on: June 23, 2014, 03:52:30 PM »
There is no proof of that event which involved me. It's not like somebody has video proof of what happened.. right Jon? Right? *nervous laughter*

It was indeed a fantastic weekend. The weather really helped too. My calves are feeling it today with all of that hill climbing during portages and the hill at the campground. I opted for my car this morning instead of my bike. :)
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