RADAR

- May 1, Keel has also reached the Ocean!  Video update coming soon.

- April 24, Paul has reached the Pacific Ocean.  Epic trip with a smash hit ending…. story coming soon.

- April 9

• After a visit to the hospital & x-rays it is confirmed.  Paul has re-fractured an old injury on his left ankle.  Paul’s plans are to return to the Columbia after the EF Lewis race this weekend.  Regarding returning Paul had this to say: “When I broke my ankle 4 years ago I was going to Humboldt State University.  If I can manage to get to class at ‘Hills and Stairs University’ (H.S.U.).  Then I should be able to finish the Columbia”.  He plans to sleep on the cataraft and avoid walking, especially in sandals…
• No word from Keel.  Last heard he was in Hood River and taking a break from the wind.
• The source of the Columbia is still locked down under ice and snow.  The team will be unable to complete the expedition by the end of April and will have to return to the source at a later date.
• WHITEWATER UPDATE - Paul needing a bit of “whitewater therapy” headed out with Todd Anderson, Erik Boomer, Cody Howard, and Lane Jacobs for a quick Money Drop Session.  Todd, Erik, & Paul all had great lines. Afterwards Paul hobbled back to the car, the ankle feeling good and the drop even better!  Update will be at HuckinHuge.  The rest of the crew got on more LW laps and other Columbia River Gorge goodness.

- April 4, Okay..here is the update.  Lots of stuff happening.

• Keel hitchhikes into Hood River and handles business, then returns to John Day Dam and puts back in where he left off.  Time off river: 2.5 days  -  need wind break.
• Paul was pinned down BIG TIME.   Stuck for a day till the winds died down, he  then paddles for 16 hours / 40 miles straight.  When finally pullng over to stop, he slips on an extremely steep embankment and possibly broke his ankle (xrays pending).  Ground Support picks him up after two days of trying to “push on”.  Plans are to get the ankle examined and then “continue the fun!”
• Party in Hood River was fun, Rush Sturges shows up and runs Metlako, L-Dub was sick with a 3.7 flow as the team boofs their way down to the Columbia River.

GS out…  update with results shortly.

- April 2, Contact made via phone with Paul. He has been sitting in the same spot since 7am. The wind was blowing 65 mph at Mcnary two days ago and Paul said it’s pretty much the same today. The sandy beaches are gone and he is getting into the rough landscape of the gorge. He is trying for John Day Dam tonight if the winds calm down. paddle hard!

- April 1, Paul is still battling the winds however he managed to paddle ALL night long, well into the next day, stopping around 8am and making it just shy of Arlington. He made about 40 miles of progress! Unbelievable! Updates from our sponsors are starting to pop up, check out this update from AT Paddles here!

-March 31, Paul calls in from McNary Dam and has been waiting on strong winds to die down just so he can get up to the Locks behind the Dam. “I’m sitting a half mile from the Locks and I can’t make it there because of the wind.”

-March 30, Paul made it to McNary Dam late in the evening where he camped just  upstream of the Locks.

- March 29, The Columbia Experience moved down river while the Ground Support went on a tour of the Tri-Cities area’s best whitewater, it did not disappoint. Kennewick Paddle Photo Update here!  ..with Whitewater Update.

- March 28, The Columbia Experience joins together…full team floats the Hanford Section.  “The Waterfall Tour” stretch of man-made, roosty falls into the river.  Kennewick party is a hit. Thanks to Chris Bolken & Leif Kirchoff for hosting the event. And a big thanks to COR Cellars & Syncline Winery for their support.

- March 27, Whitewater Update = Cody Howard runs Metlako Falls click here—> Huckin Huge.  TCE camped in Kennewick awaiting arrival of Ground Support for tomorrow’s float.

- March 24, Keel and Paul check in.  They are camped in Kennewick, WA.  Keel went on an airplane tour and while flying over the Columbia, encountered a massive headwind and was stirred up.  “Turbulence, is not a way a to describe it”, says Keel.  click here—>On River Exclusive * Journal Entry. Keel checks in with a days account from the river.

- March 23, Keel and Paul check in.  All is well and they are taking a day off to regroup.  Plans for the party this weekend are still in effect.  Come join us out there!! 

Video Update here!  – The Wenatchee World makes a short video on the project.  Click “The Columbia Experience” !

- March 22, Paul checks in from the river.  He is waiting for a pick up and will be in Kennewick shortly.

- March 21, 15 miles of progress… the winds must be brutal.

- March 20, Contact made via phone from Paul. He was in great spirits and made it around Rock Island Dam and 10.2 miles downstream to camp.

- March 19, Contact made via phone from Paul.  He and Keel has just interviewed with the Wenatchee World (update coming soon).  CLICK HERE for a cool update from The Star!  Paul received a ride around Rocky Reach Dam and will be camped out at the next tonight.

- March 18, Contact made via phone and track satellite from Paul.  Note: the “Day 17 Camp #2″ he actually paddled all night long.  Starting at 9pm till 6am this morning.  Waking back up to glass conditions around 11am.  He calls in and sends a picture via text message of the camp spot.  It is a “locked up for the winter” campground that is completely deserted and in a protected cove.  Waiting to hear or see a check in from today’s travel……scratch that!….as I just wrote that Paul texts:  “Took it easy today and paddled 10 miles to Rocky Reach Dam.  Camping upriver of it and portage (hitchhike) around tomorrow”.

- March 17, Contact made via phone and track satellite from Paul.  Mentions that he had to walk 2 miles to “scout” the lake to see if it was a bay or not.  ….beats paddling all the way there to find out if it was or not.  Winds seem to be picking up right after noon and are relentless till sundown.  Keel is now far ahead.

- March 16, Contact made via phone from Keel & Paul.  First actual contact made by Keel with Ground Support.  He wondered about the current situation off river, mentioned that he is writing ALOT and will be sending over files for a Journal Update.  Paul calls twice to check in.  Seems that the headwinds are ridiculously strong and he was just sitting there blowing upstream.  Tough day for TCE.  WHITEWATER UPDATE: Myself and Ryan Scott ran the Little White 5 times and then joined a team of rafters / cat boaters down the Green Truss.  Video Update here!

- March 15, Contact made via phone message from Paul. He and Keel are sitting just upstream of Chief Joseph Dam! They have managed to paddle about 47 miles in the last 27 hours! They sounded pretty tired, but glad to be where they are.

- March 14, Contact made via track satellite. 8 miles below Grand Coulee, making great time!

- March 13, Contact made via phone. Paul was sitting 4 miles upstream of Grand Coulee Dam expecting to take all day the next day to portage around Grand Coulee.

- March 12, Contact made via track satellite.  Paul calls to check in, leaves message but has zero reception so message is broken and unreadable.

- March 11, There hasn’t been a check-in as of 23:30.  Headwinds might be very strong and therefore paddling during the night may be necessary.

- March 10, Days are adding up and TCE seems to be on track.  After a heinous day yesterday (paddling till 9:20PM) today seems to have been a good recovery day and stopping at a normal time (?) – we’ll see.  Fun Fact:  Camp is made in the middle of the Columbia on an island.  Coords: 48.4968, -118.1845 .  EDIT (12:55AM March 11) - Forget what I said!  The dude is possessed…note the track made an hour ago! (12am camp!!!) – holy freakin freezing motivation.

- March 9, Contact made via track satellite.  Seems after talking with Paul during his passage through Keenleyside, he has amped up the pace and is going full steam ahead.  Fun Fact: I’m shocked to see that he has just pulled over for the night @ 21:16.  Still awaiting an official Brightman update….and to hear how the border x-ing went.  Hopefully there where some USA celebration beers.

- March 8, Contact made via Phone w/ Paul!  He is making great time and pressing on downstream.  Being able to paddle through the locks at Keenleyside Dam, he is now trailing Keel who is 20 mins ahead of him and will be “completing the rest of the journey separate”.  When asked what he is doing durning the long hours of rowing, Paul responds, “Standing up and dancing all the way down the river.  With an IPod in his reach and paddling late into the nights”.  Ryan Scott has returned to Hood River and is joining myself in the Ground Support tasks.  Check out the first video update here! -amazing footage! & stay tuned!

- March 7, Contact made via track satellite. Seems to be making good time, stopping just shy of Westley, BC / Keenleyside Dam.

- March 6, Contact made via Phone! Ryan Scott calls and checks in.  Video update – Click Here!

- March 5, Contact made via track satellite during lunch.  No check in for the evening.  wondering….

- March 4, WEND Magazine posts on their blog about The Columbia Experience (TCE from now on) [here].  PADDLING LIFE.net posts on their blog an interview w/ TCE as well [here].  I interviewed with Paddler Magazine about TCE.  Massive coverage  and raising awareness is being conducted as we speak.  Many followers flock to the blog to track the team as we all anxiously await the first “communication check” with actuals.  Fun Fact: 38 degrees with snow and rain at TCE Day 4’s Lunch Spot.  EXCLUSIVE PHOTO UPDATE is up and posted.  Looking good.  GS out.

- March 3, Contact made via track satellite.  Seems they have stopped at a logging camp (note the checker board-like clear cutting on the hills) and then pushed on for a long afternoon to the days’ camp on River Right (RR from now on) in a North-facing protective cove

- March 2, Contact made via track satellite: The day’s travels took them around Shelter Bay’s point.  Drifting past Sutherland Falls.  WHITEWATER UPDATE: Paddled on the MF Nooksacks’ locked-in, undercut grotto of a gorge.  Another landside blocked access on the road, to the upper reaches of the canyon.  Ironically at the same location as the previous landslide they [dudes with interest in accessing the gravel pit upstream] had just cleared last week!  Clearwater waits….with a log in The Clit.

- March 1, The Columbia Experience’s first wave of core team members launch from the bridges over the Columbia in downtown Revelstoke, BC.   Contact made via Spot Track in the evening:  looks like they are off the road a bit, eliminating any link up with the Shuttle Crew aka campin’ out with Lana and Leif.

- February 28, Last minute packing, a Video Camera purchase and they are off.  Lana and Leif drive them to Revelstoke, BC where it is reported to be “Absolutely beautiful and completely covered in snow!”.

- February 27, The Risen Sun’s World Premier was a complete success!  It was great to toast to successful prior expeditions, the film and the launch of the next adventure.

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.  .  Cody Howard (GS)

-April 22, 2009 1:35:27 PM = Day 42 Lunch: Latitude: 46.144 Longitude: -123.3735

-April 21, 2009 10:19:48 PM  = Day 41 Camp: Latitude: 46.1436 Longitude: -123.2526

-April 21, 2009 12:49:27 PM = Day 41 Lunch: Latitude: 46.0692 Longitude: -122.8976

-April 20, 2009 10:05:03 PM = Day 40 Camp: Latitude: 45.8871 Longitude: -122.8046

-April 19, 2009 11:00:03 PM = Day 39 Camp: Latitude: 45.6103 Longitude: -122.6045

-April 19, 2009 11:08:57 AM = Day 39 Breakfast: Latitude: 45.6341 Longitude: -121.9654

-April 18, 2009 7:57:26 PM = Day 38 Camp Latitude: 45.6723 Longitude: -121.891

-April 18, 2009 5:45:48 AM = Day 38 Breakfast: Latitude: 45.7108 Longitude: -121.4967

-April 17, 2009 8:00:43 PM = Day 37 Camp: Latitude: 45.6049 Longitude: -121.1427

-April 16, 2009 10:58:50 PM = Day 36 Camp: Latitude: 45.6212 Longitude: -121.1289

-April 16, 2009 3:20:33 PM = Day 36 Lunch: Latitude: 45.7106 Longitude: -120.7186

-April 3 – 13, 2009 – Off the radar, resting in Hood River, OR.

-April 2, 2009 7:25:28 AM = Day 33 Breakfast: Latitude: 45.7885Longitude: -120.0885

- April 1, 2009 = Off the radar, Somewhere around McNary Dam.

- March 31, 2009 11:56:49 PM = Day 31 Camp: Latitude: 45.9409Longitude: -119.2985

- March 30, 2009 11:40:42 PM = Day 30 Camp: Latitude: 45.9471Longitude: -119.2737

- March 29, 2009 11:27:24 PM = Day 29 Camp: Latitude: 45.9867Longitude: -118.9893

- March 24 – 28 = Off the radar.  Camped in Kennewick, WA.

- March 23, 2009 2:42:47 PM = Day 23 Lunch: Latitdue:46.68353 Longitude:-119.932

- March 22 = Off the radar.  Phone update.

- March 21, 2009 6:43:54 PM = Day 21 Camp: Latitdue: 47.093 Longitude: -120.0311

- March 20, 2009 10:36:25 PM =Day 20 Camp: Latitude: 47.2299 Longitude:-120.0753

- March 19, 2009 11:57:45 PM=Day 19 Camp: Latitude: 47.3867 Longitude: -120.2627

- March 18, 2009 6:38:43 AM=Day17Camp#2: Latitude: 47.7973 Longitude:-119.9851

- March 17, 2009 7:41:55 PM = Day 17 Camp: Latitude: 47.7973 Longitude: -119.9851

- March 17, 2009 1:08:41 PM = Day 17 Lunch: Latitude: 47.9698 Longitude: -119.8853

- March 16, 2009 6:14:03 PM = Day 16 Camp: Latitude: 48.1002 Longitude: -119.7357

- March 16, 2009 2:44:48 PM = Day 16 Lunch: Latitude: 48.0155 Longitude: -119.6788

- March 15, 2009 10:00:03 PM = Day 15 Camp: Latitude: 47.9938 Longitude:-119.6235

- March 15, 2009 5:05:34 PM = Day 15 Dinner: Latitude: 48.0288 Longitude:-119.5728

- March 15, 2009 1:35:03 AM = Day 15 Camp: Latitude: 48.1118 Longitude: -119.2343

- March 14, 2009 5:46:09 PM = Day 14 Dinner: Latitude: 48.0356 Longitude:-118.9714

- March 13, 2009 08:33:57PM = Day 13 Camp: Latitude: 47.95 Longitude: -118.8701

- March 13, 2009 12:04:32 AM = Day 12 Camp: Latitude: 47.9117 Longitude: -118.547

- March 12, 2009 3:36:14 PM = Day 12 Lunch: Latitude: 47.8926 Longitude: -118.3536

- March 11, 2009 11:32:58 PM = Day 11 Camp: Latitude: 48.0469 Longitude: -118.3679

- March 11, 2009 12:01:25 AM = Day 10 Camp: Latitude: 48.3097 Longitude:-118.1861

- March 10, 2009 5:51:57 PM = Day 10 Dinner: Latitude: 48.4968 Longitude:-118.1845

- March 09, 2009 9:16:47 PM = Day 9 Camp: Latitude: 48.7336 Longitude: -118.0508

- March 09, 2009 1:20:43 PM = Day 9 Lunch: Latitude: 48.9147 Longitude: -117.7979

- March 8, 2009 3:21:13 PM = Day 8 Camp: Latitude: 49.094 Longitude: -117.6857

- March 8, 2009 3:21:13 PM = Day 8 Lunch: Latitude: 49.3415 Longitude: -117.7481

- March 7, 2009 10:53:54 PM  = Day 7 Camp: Latitude: 49.3736 Longitude: -117.9522

- Mar 6 18:01:54 2009 = Day 6 Camp: Latitude: 49.6152 Longitude: -118.1323

- Mar 5 10:04:43 2009 AM = Day 5 Lunch: Latitude: 49.9814 Longitude: -117.9201

- March 4, 2009 6:11:00 PM = Day 4 Camp: Latitude: 50.0932 Longitude: -117.9269

- March 4, 2009 1:21:32 PM = Day 4 Lunch: Latitude: 50.1419 Longitude: -117.8143

- March 03, 2009 5:45:02 PM = Day 3 Camp: Latitude: 50.28 Longitude: -117.885

- March 03, 2009 2:24:56 PM = Day 3 Lunch: Latitude: 50.3525 Longitude: -117.9272

- March 02, 2009 4:23:13 PM = Day 2 Camp: Latitude: 50.5681 Longitude: -117.9512

- March 02, 2009 12:44:26 PM = Day 2 Lunch: Latitude: 50.6545 Longitude: -117.9368

- March 01, 2009 5:38:20 PM = Day 1 Camp: Latitude: 50.7699 Longitude: -117.9994

- March 01, 2009 1:14:27 AM = LAUNCH:  Latitude: 51.0042 Longitude: -118.2199

- February 28, 2009 7:30:00 AM = In route to Revelstoke, BC / Supplies / Border X-ing

- February 27, 2009 8:30:00 PM = The Risen Sun Premier / bon voyage! – Seattle, WA

Paul, Timber, & Yotes below one of a few canal falls pouring into the Columbia River upstream of Pasco, WA.

The Kennewick Party drew a great crowd. We paddled 15 miles of the Columbia River on the south end of the Hanford Reach on Saturday. Ground Support arrived just in time and The Risen Sun Premiere later that after noon was a big success! Thanks to Chris Bolken and Leif Kirchoff for hosting the event and COR Cellars & Syncline Winery for their support!

Paul boiling water with the Sun Catchers Oven

Sunday morning Ground Support said farewell to Paul and Keel since they had to work with the wind. Chris Bolken showed us what the Tri-Cities had to offer for whitewater with Bailie Creek as well as a couple interesting canals. One of which Ryan Scott decided to run that was nearly a 1/4 mile long dropping around 100ft. Video of this descent can be seen in a 2010 Film Release from Huckin Huge. 

Cody Howard (In the water) & Leif Kirchoff at the put-in for Bailie Creek, WA

‘The Plunge’ on Bailie Creek

Ryan & Paul scouting.

Cody checking out the ‘Nuclear Flume’

Next weekend, Hood River! Keep checking the Ground Support Journal for daily updates.

Ground Support out!

Journal Entry from Keel Brightman – On River Exclusive!
3-12-009

   I was up at 7:30 and cooked breakfast as the sun rose.  By 8:30 I was fed and laying my stuff on the rocks to dry.  I waited around till 11 thinking Paul was behind me. He never showed so I assumed he must have passed me in the night, for it was calm out with a full moon. Perfect conditions for rowing.  Worst case scenario he was behind me and if that was the case we were only a few days from Grand Coulee.  He could catch up with me there I though it was still below freezing the sun was shining and slight breeze on my back made the first 4 miles a joy.  I rounded a bend and headed down a long straight towards the south, as a breeze began to pick up right in my face.  I ran into a fisherman Tony O’Neil, he had the day off from work in Spokane and was out to enjoy the sun.  He was fishing for catfish at the moment, but hadn’t caught anything yet.  We chatted for a few minutes and he gave me 2 bananas, 1 apple, and 2 cups of pudding.  They said “made with real milk”.  what kind of world do we live in when you have to write that on  the container.  You’d think that’s the only kind of milk out there.  I thanked Tony for the food, I hadn’t had a piece of fruit in 2 weeks besides dried apples.  He Reeled in his line and set off up the lake, grabbing some gas as he left the cove. I watched him fly up the lake covering more ground in a few minutes than i would in a few hours. The wind was picking up and I could not hide from it for there were few features to hide behind.  I got into my best upright posture and began taking long deliberate strokes. My dad would have been proud for he was my paddling coach growing up and I knew it would be the best stroke carry me through the wind. I got on the right bank which was slightly protected and enjoyed 4 hours of quality suffering, making it all of 10 miles.  At the final bend I spotted Paul’s  silhouette far ahead. When I caught up to him I found out he had paddled to well after midnight and had spent the whole day today making it 5 miles up the south section battling the headwind.  I was surprised to see him. He continues to impress me with his tenacity.

      We shared my last cup of coffee together and chatted for a few minutes.  It was 6:30 and the sun was setting.  I was beginning to get cold in the waning light so i bid him farewell and told him i was going to paddle for 2 more hours or so looking to make another 8 miles or so before i camped.  He said he was tired  and that he might not make it that far.  I figured I would wait for him to pass in the morning.

     For the last 2 days the cliffs lining the river were made of sand.  They were eroding and collapsing into the water. But here as i turned the corner heading NW a deep granite gorge began to form. As i paddled between the rising walls looming higher and higher, painted by the setting sun, I wondered.  How many amazing rapids were buried under me in this lake, for the geology screamed of a sweet canyon which would undoubtedly have produced giant whitewater. It was one of the most spectacular sections i had seen on the trip, and i was awed by its grandness as it wound generally westward towards a planet that shone brightly through the increasing darkness.

     I wasn’t worried about the darkness. the mostly full moon had been up shortly after sunset last night.  My planet finally sank into the western horizon, and it became as dark as night can be, the canyon walls looming black all around me.  I lost all depth perception and waited in the darkness for the moon to rise.  It never did for the depth of the canyon and some clouds to the east blocked its light.  i was getting cold but could barely see the mountains around me. I knew i could follow the left bank to avoid an arm that would add 10 mile to my trip if i took it so i paddled along slowly as the water began to freeze in the still air. I paddled along to keep warm my bow cutting a path in the this ice and my paddle crunching through on every stroke.  it was so black i peered into the ink trying to decipher what was mountain and what was reflection. A house lit up in front of me as somebody came home and put my surroundings back into perspective. Turned right and began to follow what i now knew to be the shoreline. I saw a blinking light in the distance and thought it might be Paul’s strobe.  The batteries were dead in mine and my flashlight buried in my dry box which was strapped in behind me. I picked up the pace trying to catch up.  it was good to paddle hard and get my core warmed up again.  As i got close to the light i gave a holler not wanting to scare Paul in the soupy darkness. No response. I got a little closer and yelled and whistled again.  Again no response.  as i closed in i began to talk “Paul is that you? everything alright?”  I floated up and realized all this time i had been talking to a buoy. By now I was tired and know i was loosing my mind.  This i was sure of, if nothing else.  i paddle for another half hour or so and the canyon walls receded enough for the moon to show. I found a suitable spot and stopped.  I was beat and freezing my ass of once again. I got out of my boat and immediately began putting my tent poles together before the bungee froze, my fingers sticking to the frozen metal.  I thought to myself.  Here we go again.  Another night on the Columbia…

Paul put together a quick video just before a few days rest in the Tri-Cities area.

Join The Columbia Experience this weekend (3/27-3/29) through the Hanford Reach!  Directions and Details.

Arrow Lake and the surrounding Monashee and Selkirk Mountains were experiencing a winter inversion with snow pounding the low elevations. According to Roger at the Mushroom Addition in Fauquier “The golf course is usually open this time of year”. However 3 feet of snow still sit with another storm moving in. Here is the first Video Update since the Launch of the Expedition.
 

Paul was able to proceed through the Locks at Keenleyside Dam and is now in one of the short sections of moving water on the Columbia. We are anxiously awaiting a phone call as soon as he is back in the states. Check back for daily updates on Ground Support Journal & TCE Live.

 

-Ryan

So here is an exclusive look at The Columbia Experience launch.  March 1st.  Photos.  Cold.  Ground Support out.

Ice in the river and putting on in the background

Revelstoke, BC. 34 degrees with rain and snow. Day 1

Home for the next 2 months....with a fresh coat of morning snow.

Paul loading up his cataraft. Stoked

L to R. Paul Gamache, Ryan Scott and Keel Brightman. Put in.

Cody Howard

kkkkchhhrrrrkkkkk ……. update from Ground Support. Seems the 3 man team has just tracked the first day of the expedition. CLICK HERE for more details and stay tuned to “The Columbia Experience Live” (here) as we follow the epic trip.

Cody works the Zipline as Rob Bart styles Boulder Sluice. K.Brightman Photo.

The Bad News:
The Source is frozen, so we’re forced to start below Mica Dam. This cuts off the first 200 frozen miles and will hopefully allow us to begin paddling March 1st. We will paddle from Mica Creek to the Ocean, then go directly back up when the Source has thawed and complete the journey.The Good News:
Everything looks good to go. We’ve now created a “Live” site with a SPOT tracker and a webcam. Tons of parties and community floats are coming together for anyone who would like to join us on the way:
Click here for Class I-V Runs/Floats, 2 Awesome Races, and much more! The Great News:

Keel tracked down a trainer kite and 7meter kite, wonder how kitecatarafting will work…

Cody hooked up a zipline on the Little White and got some awesome video while Keel took photos. Cody will be posting the footage at huckinhuge.com

Above: 14 year old Brendon Wells goes for the plugger off Spirit!

Below: Not sure who’s paddling, leave a comment if you know who it is and we’ll get it on there.

Below - Left: Ryan Scott setting up for the Boulder Sluice Stomp.

Below – Right: Paul Gamache quasi-freewheeling S-turn.

All Photos: K.Brightman.

We’re just about loaded up and ready to go. Thanks again to all the sponsors and those who have donated. If you would like to donate please: click here.

Follow us at: www.thecolumbiaexperience.com or on our facebook.

Paul
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We have just set up an online donation page.  If you would like to support this expedition & the benefiting non-profits please: click here. You will be redirected to the Huckin Huge storefront – this is normal.

For those of you who like to bet on pain, suffering, and failure we have put together a little wager for everyone.

 
• So given the time, length, exposure, dams, portages, ect….there is a lot of skepticism on if the team will make. So the bets have been arranged, Who will drop out first? All proceeds go to the above organizations!!!

 

 
• If you are correct and your paddler drops out first, you are entered into a raffle to win $50, a copy of Northwest Video Scrapbook #8 and a copy of Huckin Huge’s film THE RISEN SUN!
• Bets are in $10 increments. Up the quantity if you would like to bet more!!!

 

To enter into the Bet: Click Here

If no one drops out and we all complete the expedition, everyone who bet (regardless of who for) will be entered into the raffle.  Likewise if we all bail.

Thank you for your interest and support!

After months of talk and prep work about how to do this expedition we are fully committed! Come rain, snow, ice, wind, and any other element, we are in for the longest expedition of our lives! Check out the post below for the overview of the trip, check out the video below, and check back soon for more as we prepare for the expedition!