October 16, 2016 First decent, a lot of rain had fallen the day before but nothing overnight
we called it a medium/med-low, Kanaka was flowing at 4.2 at 10am, went up to 5 by noon and back down to 4.8 by 4pm (when we took off). We did not notice any considerable change in level as we were on it, although we were under the suspicion that it had gone up since it had started to rain a little as we came down.
November 4, 2016 second attempt, seemed too high and did not paddle rained heavily overnight 15-20mm, we arrived and checked level, it was 2/3 of the way up the yellow, after an hour of faffing around we came back down and checked again, and it had dropped to 1/2 way down the green or approx 14-16"
when we made the attempt kanaka had dropped from 37.5cms at 6am to 17.5cms at noon.
Sunday, November 27, 2016
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Terepockie UPDATE!!
this entry will be a bit point form because I want to go to bed.
-I went and cleared the wood from go left or die back in august, so it needs a new name.
-Upon our last visit all the wood has cleared out and new wood will not appear often on this run
-We finally got a group together to make a second attempt and OH WHAT A GLORIOUS DAY!!,
for reference levels the Chilliwack was at 1.5 from rain, snow just landed on the mountains, and Kanaka was at about 5cms (kanaka is a good one to reference as it has a similar reaction to rain), but In the future I will try and cross reference it with all the near by creeks to give a good idea, including cascade.
-7 paddlers and so much fun, all but one of the drops were run cleanly by everyone! Wall street seemed to risky at the level which we are saying is Medium-Low. I forgot about one rapid we had called Zig-Zag (a minor one anyhow) and gave a name to the hole below the waterfall (Marvin) so it shall ever be named Rooster Soup. I think Gilligan's Island will be the new name for go left or die (its the only island in the run and it has some beached logs on it and it made me think of the ship on Gilligan's island)
-We plan on going back and "modifying" the cross ditch a bit to make it easier to pass, and at the same time I will be putting in a gauge, Green/Yellow/Red, it has inch markings on it and i will be lining up the bottom of the green with what we think is the lowest reasonable level to run this creek at, the bottom of the green will coincide with the 12" mark, yellow at 24-36" and red at 36-48". you would have to be pretty brave to run this at 48"
-I went and cleared the wood from go left or die back in august, so it needs a new name.
-Upon our last visit all the wood has cleared out and new wood will not appear often on this run
-We finally got a group together to make a second attempt and OH WHAT A GLORIOUS DAY!!,
for reference levels the Chilliwack was at 1.5 from rain, snow just landed on the mountains, and Kanaka was at about 5cms (kanaka is a good one to reference as it has a similar reaction to rain), but In the future I will try and cross reference it with all the near by creeks to give a good idea, including cascade.
-7 paddlers and so much fun, all but one of the drops were run cleanly by everyone! Wall street seemed to risky at the level which we are saying is Medium-Low. I forgot about one rapid we had called Zig-Zag (a minor one anyhow) and gave a name to the hole below the waterfall (Marvin) so it shall ever be named Rooster Soup. I think Gilligan's Island will be the new name for go left or die (its the only island in the run and it has some beached logs on it and it made me think of the ship on Gilligan's island)
-We plan on going back and "modifying" the cross ditch a bit to make it easier to pass, and at the same time I will be putting in a gauge, Green/Yellow/Red, it has inch markings on it and i will be lining up the bottom of the green with what we think is the lowest reasonable level to run this creek at, the bottom of the green will coincide with the 12" mark, yellow at 24-36" and red at 36-48". you would have to be pretty brave to run this at 48"
Saturday, December 6, 2014
The Unicorn, Terepocki Creek
After three days of extensive scouting the features have been filmed and hazards removed or noted, Put-in has been determined, Take outs Defined. And at the end of it all I am left wondering... WHY HAS NO ONE BEEN PADDLING THIS!!
Name: Terepocki, Upper Run
Water Levels: Visual under bridge, videos for Reference
Discription:
This creek is a nice high water gem, when everything in that area is blown out then head over to Terepocki, However further testing will likely determine that this creek is run-able more often than we probably think.
Head up Hwy 7 past mission and turn left at Sylvester road (look for the husky station on the left.) Head up the road past Cascade Creek falls (another classic but rarely paddled), the road will eventually become Lost Creek FSR (yet another classic!) Stay on the main road and eventually you will cross over lost creek, continue on until you get to the bridge going over Terepocki Creek. Check the maps ahead of time to save yourself from taking wrong turns. This bridge is the takeout point, park anywhere near the bridge and take the road on river right up to the put-in. The put in is just under 2km up the road, where you will cross over a bridge where a tributary enters and you will be able to see the river from the bridge, a quick 50m bushwack gets you to the river, put in anywhere near where the tributary enters. Be aware your first drop comes up quick, and we have aptly named this drop "Pass or Fail",
Name: Terepocki, Upper Run
Class: IV to IV+
Style: Bedrock and pool drops
Area: Mission, East side of stave lake
Put In: 49.40439,-122.208386 MapTake Out: 49.396724,-122.230063 Map
Length: 2km
Access: Drive to Take-out and Hike or 4x4 to Put-in
Video of run: N/A
Discription:
This creek is a nice high water gem, when everything in that area is blown out then head over to Terepocki, However further testing will likely determine that this creek is run-able more often than we probably think.
Head up Hwy 7 past mission and turn left at Sylvester road (look for the husky station on the left.) Head up the road past Cascade Creek falls (another classic but rarely paddled), the road will eventually become Lost Creek FSR (yet another classic!) Stay on the main road and eventually you will cross over lost creek, continue on until you get to the bridge going over Terepocki Creek. Check the maps ahead of time to save yourself from taking wrong turns. This bridge is the takeout point, park anywhere near the bridge and take the road on river right up to the put-in. The put in is just under 2km up the road, where you will cross over a bridge where a tributary enters and you will be able to see the river from the bridge, a quick 50m bushwack gets you to the river, put in anywhere near where the tributary enters. Be aware your first drop comes up quick, and we have aptly named this drop "Pass or Fail",
Low water video
Pass or fail: preferred line is left, but at higher levels it may be runnable on the right as well, if this drop scares you then take out and head back down.
High water video
The next drop is named "wall street".... see below for reason, 2 entry lines are possible but there is only one way to get out clean.
Low water
High Water
Next feature is one of the more prominent ones, a very clean 10-15' waterfall with multiple lines or an optional right side slide line. This drop has been named "Marvin", the namesake being derived from a large rock feature that reminded me of the character "Marvin the Paranoid Android"
when you get the the bottom of the falls you may understand what I was thinking.
Marvin at Low Water
Marvin at High Water
Next is a series of smaller features that have interesting features in their own right, they end up leading to the "kilt" which is a large rock skirt with 2 fairly clean lines, one dead centre at high water, and one right at lower water, although there is a bumpy third option down the far left. but no matter what you will end up at the bottom
Kilt at low water
looking up the kilt :P
Kilt at full flow
about 100m after comming out of the kilt you will come face to face with "SNAKES ON A PLANE!" this is one fantastic rapid with a choose your own adventure style, pretty much every direction can be attempted.
SNAKES ON A PLANE! low water
SNAKES ON A PLANE! high water
Next up is a fairly flat section with lots of little boulder boofs, which we affectionately named "Mosh pit", there are no pictures or video of this section, how ever up next is the most dangerous rapid, "GO LEFT, or DIE!", Hopefully in the near future we will get the chance to clear the wood from the right side to make both side run-able and make the whole run safer, It is a MUST to scout this before heading in as there is a guaranteed pin situation in a very active Sieve on the right side.
Go Left or Die
after you avoid certain death, you will be faced with the most complex and last drop in the river, and when you get to the bottom and look right you will see how it got its name. Scouting is best from river right on this drop however you will need to do this BEFORE going though go left or die, as it will be VERY difficult to find a place to get out of your boat before. Scout the whole drop and then get ready to drop "BRAH....and panties"
Upper "BRAH....and panties"
Middle "BRAH....and panties"
The slippery slide on the lower part of "BRAH....and panties"
The lower "BRAH....and panties"
The takeout is just a couple hundred meters below, and there are still a few boofs along the way.
So it begins...
My ultimate goal with this blog is to provide a comprehensive guide to BC whitewater, and not just the normal descriptions, Maps, Directions, pictures and Video, but which rivers will be best based on weather and surrounding water levels.
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