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Paddle to Seattle- Handmade wooden Yaks- Alaska to Seattle
Posted on 12/1/13 at 10:37 am
Posted on 12/1/13 at 10:37 am
Film is about 85 min
Not sure if this has been posted. I remember Roger talking about someone who did this. Built their own yaks, plenty bears and whales.
Not sure if this has been posted. I remember Roger talking about someone who did this. Built their own yaks, plenty bears and whales.
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Posted on 12/1/13 at 10:38 am to Nodust
tl;dw
Posted on 12/1/13 at 11:18 am to DrTyger
Here's the trailer
LINK
They posted some links on Youtube when they came through JNU, and I posted about it at the time. I'm interested in seeing the whole vid, I hadn't heard anything about them since their first leg. That would be an awesome trip and wish I had the patience to do something like this
LINK
They posted some links on Youtube when they came through JNU, and I posted about it at the time. I'm interested in seeing the whole vid, I hadn't heard anything about them since their first leg. That would be an awesome trip and wish I had the patience to do something like this
Posted on 12/1/13 at 11:36 am to RogerTheShrubber
The pacific river was cool. Wonder where that is.
Posted on 12/1/13 at 11:50 am to Nodust
Not sure. First half of the vid is in Alaska waters, last half is BC. I'm watching, but they are still in the Juneau area.
Posted on 12/1/13 at 11:53 am to Nodust
One of my cousins did a trip from the Boundary Waters in Minn/CA to Hudson Bay.
Posted on 12/1/13 at 11:54 am to Nodust
If you really like that kind of stuff, check out these two guys. They did these two treks over the course of a couple summers, and included 19,000 ft Mt. Logan in one, and 15,000 ft Mt. Fairweather n the other.
Yakutat to McCarthy
Yakutat to Haines
Nothing like a three month kayak trip though, that would be amazing.
Yakutat to McCarthy
Yakutat to Haines
Nothing like a three month kayak trip though, that would be amazing.
Posted on 12/1/13 at 12:08 pm to RogerTheShrubber
Thanks for the links. Will watch later today 
Posted on 12/1/13 at 12:10 pm to Nodust
I'm halfway through the Paddle to Seattle. Jealous. I'm very impressed with folks who have the moxie to do those kind of things
Posted on 12/1/13 at 12:20 pm to RogerTheShrubber
Those kayaks are awesome
Posted on 12/1/13 at 12:54 pm to FriendZone
quote:They built them and one week after completion started a three month journey
Those kayaks are awesome
After watching I think I would be more worried about a whale breaching under me than a bear eating me
Posted on 12/1/13 at 1:13 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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They did these two treks over the course of a couple summers, and included 19,000 ft Mt. Logan in one, and 15,000 ft Mt. Fairweather n the other.
Hard core right there.
Survive the avalanche and then have to navigate a muddy rapid river in an inflatable dingy.
Posted on 12/1/13 at 3:02 pm to FriendZone
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Those kayaks are awesome
I've got one I built from a kit. I posted about it a couple years ago, it's really a good looking yak. Almost too good to take out among glacial ice.
Posted on 12/1/13 at 3:03 pm to Nodust
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Survive the avalanche and then have to navigate a muddy rapid river in an inflatable dingy.
Those packrafts are popular right now in Ak. They only weigh about 4-5 lbs.
Posted on 12/1/13 at 4:31 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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Those packrafts are popular right now in Ak. They only weigh about 4-5 lbs.
I'd like to get one. An acquaintance of mine backpacked up the Rogue river 50 miles and then rafted back to his car. Cool stuff.
Posted on 12/1/13 at 5:14 pm to LSUintheNW
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I'd like to get one. An acquaintance of mine backpacked up the Rogue river 50 miles and then rafted back to his car. Cool stuff.
Yep, it's next on my list. They are awesome for trips where bodies of water can't easily be crossed. Some guys sleep on them too.
This guy did cross Baranof Trail from Sitka to Baranof Warm Springs Bay. LINK
It's only about 30 miles but takes 2-3 days due to the terrain, which includes several ice fields.
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