The Gamsby

A wonderful trip down the Gamsby river. The river flows through the Kitlope Conservancy protected area and is home to an array of wildlife and some of the most remarkable canyons I have ever been in. Myself and my paddling partner spent 5-days bushwhacking and then whitewater kayaking from the base of the glacier out to Gardner channel in the Ocean.

Previous trips have flown into Coles lake paddled to the ocean then taken a boat ride back to Kitimat along the coast. Since we only had one vehicle and a slight time constriction we opted for two flights. Both flights were booked through Lake District Air (LDA) and they did a fantastic job helping with logistics and really setting us up for success.

At the put-in we encountered low water. As a result of the low water we had more hiking to do with a loaded boats, on top of the four kilometres we had already navigated.

Once on the water there were various micro canyons and two notable canyon sections which posed challenges and risks. In one canyon section after a short portage and upon re-entering the river my paddling partner broke his paddle and slightly altered his boat during a seal launch. (Launching into the river off the rocks) It was a tense moment during our trip but level heads and preparedness won the moment.

After the canyons had tapered off the excitement continued with various visits to camp from grizzly and black bears in the area. Fortunately these bears had seen few or no humans before. Therefore, they did not associate us with food remaining cautious rather than too curious.


We managed to catch a few salmon and had our minds blown around each corner. A truly remarkable place. Sit back and enjoy the footage we captured during our 5-day journey.

Shout out to Brett Beisel for all the drone shots!

Looking for more logistics and information? check out http://liquidlore.com/bc/gamsby/

Timestamps:
0:00 Start
0:44 Logistics
2:07 The Journey
5:05 First Canyon
8:14 Second Canyon
15:34 Lifestyle
17:53 Final Day
18:53 Debreif

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