{"id":2247,"date":"2013-01-30T12:41:57","date_gmt":"2013-01-30T19:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ireneskayakingblog.com\/?p=2247"},"modified":"2021-07-11T21:42:27","modified_gmt":"2021-07-12T04:42:27","slug":"video-whitewater-kayaking-the-stikine-river-bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ireneskayakingblog.com\/paddle-trips\/video-whitewater-kayaking-the-stikine-river-bc\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Whitewater Kayaking the Stikine River, BC"},"content":{"rendered":"
Here’s what I’m hearing is a stellar video by Fred Norquist and Evan Garcia of their whitewater kayaking trip down the Grand Canyon of the Stikine<\/strong> with Eric Parker, Ryan Lucas, Matt Baker, and Ben Marr (I think that’s everyone – I haven’t watched the whole thing yet but seeing as I know if I wait I’ll never post it I’m taking a break from work to throw it on here.)<\/p>\n The Grand Canyon of the Stikine is pretty much one of the hardest rivers anywhere, from what I hear. The description that sticks in my mind is a quote from kayaker Jeff West (originally taken from his blog post on the Jackson site) in a Playak.com article that was written after he died in September 2012 on a solo run of the Stikine, shortly after successfully completing a one-day descent with Erik Boomer and Todd Wells. Here’s what he had to say about it:<\/p>\n “Stacked, huge, complex rapids with monster holes, crushing diagonal waves, three-foot tall surging eddy walls all surrounded by 1,000-foot cliffs. The Stikine makes other rivers seem two dimensional. I had always thought of water flowing downstream, side to side and sometimes upstream. Additionally, on this river the water is constantly exploding upward and sucking down. It felt like a giant roller coaster and monster trampoline combined.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n