STIKINE

In the world of whitewater kayaking there is (loosely) a river by which all other rivers are measured: the Stikine. Flowing through the depths of the Grand Canyon of the Stikine, the river is squeezed between walls hundreds of feet high. At the base of those walls, at runnable flows, around 15,000 cubic feet of water per second boil through some of the most impressive whitewater and landscapes imaginable. Kayaking aside, this is a sacred place, and combined with the whitewater, every descent is nothing less than a spiritual journey into one of the most powerful places on earth.
For me, it had been 15 years since my first and last time paddling the river. So many years I had lost track, but memory has a funny way of surfacing at the precipice of another journey. With thoughts of mountainous whitewater in our immediate future, anticipation grew as the Alcan highway slipped away beneath the tires of Todd’s truck. Often, in these situations, I find myself with frighteningly inspiring people. Todd Wells and Jules Domine, two of the sport's most savage operators, and veterans of the Stikine, were casually riding towards what was about to be a historical trip, something hard to accomplish on this river. For me, my goal was simple: paddle the river, be present for every moment, and survive.
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Edited by Tyler Bradt
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[@NouriaNewmanKayak]

Yesssss T Bradt !

[@coreyboux15]

any idea in m3/s what the flow was reading for that trip ? looks mid 400's .

[@assplundah]

Great trip mate! We don’t have many rivers like that in Australia, but we do have some epic multi-day wilderness trips on remote rivers down here. I love B.C, but haven’t been to Canada since 1983! Keep up your great work mate!👍👌💪💪

[@TheKimmey281]

Thats just crazy 😂 i Will never in my life be able to paddle that kind of whitewater 😅 crazy video! Well Done

[@paddler511]

Couple of nice Charcs in there Tyler! Embrace the darkness!

[@jimmyelsen4787]

Water are not navigable? But they navigate regardless…

[@IT-fr4wb]

that’s some trip/ some river. Liked your drone shots giving perspective … thnx for sharing it.

[@charlesmcdonald5465]

Rowdy flatwater lol

[@leonbax4655]

Looks to be an epic paddle 🤟

[@ustotz]

Thank you, an impressive gorge.

[@timmy3797]

So Cool 😎

[@michaelcarter3149]

Little off topic, but im curious how many multi day kayakers/rafters have experienced or seen strange things on their trips? I know theres a few from the Chattahoochee, but i haven't heard many in this community.
Absolutely amazing video btw!

[@suemclean3788]

Did you end up meeting my son Marc Godbout, I saw his camper van parked at the put in of your sweet video of the Stikine? He says it's definitely one of his favourites rivers to paddle?

[@yetigonecrazy]

It will never not be insane how the entire Stikine fits through the Tanzilla Slot. How deep is that thing??

[@brownclawmedia3440]

Scorch X?

[@KAVUtrueoutdoorwear]

Yep!

[@TroyOttosen-jg7tt]

You all posting realize the mouth of this river empties in Alaska, right outside our small fishing town of Wrangell?😳😉👍Headwaters is Dease lake along the Alcan highway, goes approx 300 miles, highest free flowing river in North America! Unique place!

[@seancook82]

Portage site Zed?

[@KAVUtrueoutdoorwear]

Yep!

[@domesticterrorist483]

Wisdom comes with age@@KAVUtrueoutdoorwear

[@beenwithalowercaseb19]

site zed changed, the hole is a lot worse now