Latest hair-brained plan

[bellerivercrossbowhunter]

How do you feel about mud, peat bogs, rock steps and laying in a foot of mud fixing stuff.

Still looking for cameramen for my overland trips.

No problem. I'm in good physical condition & welcome the challenge. :0)

[Snowwalker]

No problem. I'm in good physical condition & welcome the challenge. :0)

https://youtu.be/kvqnFN6d7HA

https://youtu.be/Eb5bvkdY7f8

Just need to get few more for a crew. Got the trucks( builds in progress) need crew.

[Species8472]

I like your optimism about the rapids

Not too worried about them - nothing much more than class 2+. I have done the entire Albany before and am familiar with its challenges and have also done some of the Kenogami but the Kabinakagami will be new. My plan is to do a dry run of the entire route next year and use it as a fishing trip. If there are issues I will make a call regarding the feasibility of the plan. I have run 1000s of miles in Ontario, the Rockies, BC Coast, S. America (Andes) and the Himalayas. Done some epic capsizing on 4+ and 5+ on some of those trips and some unplanned swimming. You patch yourself up, recover and flip the boat and carry on.

In nearly 40 years of river travel only twice have I truly feared for my life. I don't have pictures of one of those rapids but I do have them of this one:



This rapid is called "high side for your life" and is a Class 5 on the Cotahuasi River in Peru that drops about 40 or 50 feet at a 45 degree angle through a boulder garden. Needless to say i missed the high side with my kayak and did a very ill-timed wet exit close to the start. Nearly flush drowned on that one and actually would have died if not for some fast rescue work by my companions (this is not a solo river).

Little off topic but headed to the high Atlas in Morocco in April for 2 weeks of whitewater kayaking. Mostly class 3 stuff with a little class 4. My days of 5 and 5+ are pretty much behind me now - those are for the young.

How do you feel about mud, peat bogs, rock steps and laying in a foot of mud fixing stuff.

Just going to bring lots of spare parts - biggest issue in the Hudson bay lowlands is hitting sand bars. Won't push it much over 6 or 7 miles an hour so any any impact damage will mostly be limited to the prop. The Zodiac itself can hit virtually anything at that speed and survive unscathed if inflated correctly (PVC itself is 1/8 inch thick and 1/4 inch in high wear areas). Even in the unlikely event of a puncture they are super easy to repair.

It'll take at least a day or two to break down and pack a moose solo, and it better be within a click or two of the river. Also you should think about weather. if you're that far up river and knock down a moose and it's 15 degrees out, you'll be in a lot of trouble meat keeping wise. just some things to consider.

Weather is my biggest concern. If it's too warm I'll just fish - not gonna risk wasting an animal like that. Also not gonna really stray from the water. I will be bringing a kayak to hunt from and will hopefully get a moose within sight of the water and than bring the Zodiac back to wherever the kill site is. There are dozens of tributaries to paddle within a few miles of the Albany fork that should offer endless possibilities.

Sounds awesome!


If you need a camera man let me know. I'll work for moose steaks!

I will keep it in mind!

[G Skinner]

Was up to Windigo lake back about 2000 ... MNR warned us be sure of what you are shooting at ...Cariboo are in the area ..... don't forget a bear and wolf tag too .... I'm jealous !
Glen

[canthitathing]

Impressively adventurous plan.

[welsh]

That is one awesome hare-brained plan.

And solo makes it cooler.

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[terrym]

Yeah. I like it. A spare little 4 stroke kicker ( in case a rock shears the main one), a Stainless 45-70 guide gun since you’re hunting in close and it’s starting to resemble Apocalypse Now. Minimalist mountaineering gear ( should be mild anyway) would do. Yeah, we’re gonna want to see the movie. Even if it’s the edited version

[Species8472]

That is one awesome hare-brained plan.

Now that expression makes sense - never seen it in print before. Title is corrected (sort of) - correct in one place but not on the summary page - editing does not seem to change it there.

, a Stainless 45-70 guide gun since you’re hunting in close and it’s starting to resemble Apocalypse Now

It just so happens that I have a JM stamped version of that gun thanks to certain member on this forum.

[GW11]

That sounds like an awesome adventure. If I could carve out the vacation time I would love to try something like that.

I have a friend that used to work in the Pickle Lake area fighting forest fires. If you'd like me to contact him for info on the area PM me.

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[SkyHawk]

Wow! Sounds awesome. Not sure about the solo part though. I would prefer to share the experience with a buddy. But I definitively would do it solo rather than not at all.