Jean-Philippe Paiement - Guillaume Lafleur - Adam Gendron-Mitchell
The boys completed the first descent of the Ford River in Nunavik. They left Kuujjuaq on July 30th 2012 and completed the descent in 4 days over a 62 km distance. "This river is a gem and would be interesting to be used for commercial rafting expeditions" says Guillaume. The river boast and impressive number of class 3 read and run rapids together with challenging class 4 and monstreous class 5 slides. 2 mandatory portages were made but the remaining rapids were all ran.
Wednesday August 8th 2012
Jean-Philippe Paiement - Guillaume Lafleur - Adam Gendron-Mitchell
Taking advantage of their presence in the region the guys completed a second first descent on another Georges River tributary. This smaller creek (3.4 km long) was reached with a motor boat and the boys hiked up to the headwaters. This small volume creek comprises a great slide/waterfall followed by 200m of 10% slope boulder gardeen. Low water made the run tight and technical, but still a lot of fun.
Taking advantage of their presence in the region the guys completed a second first descent on another Georges River tributary. This smaller creek (3.4 km long) was reached with a motor boat and the boys hiked up to the headwaters. This small volume creek comprises a great slide/waterfall followed by 200m of 10% slope boulder gardeen. Low water made the run tight and technical, but still a lot of fun.
The remainer of the trip was used to run Helen's Falls on the Georges River from top to bottom, including cool little waterfall and big water lines. The guys also spent time with local Inuits to teach whitewater paddling, kayak and safety. Other rivers were also spotted and are on the list for another visit. "If travel to this region is made easier and cheaper, I truly think that Nunavik could become a paddling mecca!!!" says Jean-Philippe Paiement.
This project will result in articles and photo documentaries published in specialized magazines (Kayak Session) and general public medias. A movie will also be produced and submitted to film festivals and social medias. Trip report on blog's to come soon!!!
Summary trip beta:
Total number of days: 14
Days on the water: 8
Days without mosquitos: 12!!!!!
First descent: 65.4km
Fishing: endless possibility depending on patience!!!
Pictures: 3538 frames (31Go)
Video: 349 clips (143Go)
Budget: High....
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