| Class: | 4, 4+ | ||
| Flow: | when Harris gets scary (10-15 cms?) | ||
| Length: | 3.3 km | ||
| Time: | 2 hours | ||
| Portages: | 0 (1) | ||
| Gradient: | 5-6% in main section (last km is flatwater) | ||
| Season: | Rain season | ||
| Put-In: | Just past 10 km sign on Hemmingsen Main where river is close. There is a hanging bridge upstream visible from put-in. | ||
| Take-Out: | Just before 8 km sign, Clearing on the left (going uphill) where logs were pushed off the road. Hike down in the trees to mark the take-out. | ||
| Link: | Google Directions to Put-In | ||
| Link: | Map Quest | ||
| River Daddy/Mom: | Jakub |
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Run description:
The whole run flows through the old-grown forest, which makes the run really impressive and unforgettable from the enviromental point of view.
The run starts with open boulder gardens getting gradually steeper. First class 4 drop appears in the right turn, where the road starts to climb from the river and the river cuts into the valley. Run this one in the middle. There is undercut boulder on the river right.
Next significant drop is “Nasty Cave Wheelie”, narrow chute on the right with tricky lead-in. One of the hardest drops on the run (class 4+).
Then “Cool Boof” follows with boof move on the left. After couple smaller drops, “Mother of all Undercuts” appears. The name tells everything. The drop starts with shute on the left leading to huge, nasty undercut. Scout on the left. The bottom hole is OK, but setting up safety is recommended.
Next one is “Into the void”. The long boulder garden before the blind drop, leading into the pool of no return. Scout on the river right. Once you are in the pool, there is no way back and no way to scout following drop. The unscoutable drop, “Leap of Faith”, has big boulder in the middle, where most water flow to the left chute. The right chute is 3m boof with some rocks in the bottom hole. For first time, it is recommended to run the right chute, even the left one has a line. From bottom, you can scout the left chute for future runs, looks a bit cleaner but has some consequences.
By this drop, the real fun begins. The next big drop is “Boof the Tree”. The righ slot is a boof to the chute with the bottom hole. Scout right. The next drop behind the corner is OK with couple small holes.
Then stop on the right and scout following two drops. The first one, “Double Horseshoe”, is ledge drop with hole at the bottom. This leads to the “Bigger Than You Think”. The last big drop with the slide and the
weir in the end (Jan’s favourite).
After this drop, the creek mellows down for 1 km to the take out. Don’t forget to mark the take out before you go!
First descent crew: Stephen, Jan and Jakub