Heinous
Just a short note - Three days ago we walked in to the Nan-Ao Pei river, previously unrun. We carried our boats, gaining 700 metres of altitude, along a hunting trail and then down 100 meters, through landslides and jungle, all in 36 degrees heat with 100% humidity.
The first day was mainly class 5, in a series of boxed canyons. The second day was mainly class 5/6, again in boxed canyons. We did a lot of portaging and a fair amount of hard class 5. It was still pretty hot. Bear lost/snapped his second set of paddles so was compelled to walk out of the river. There were no marked access points, paths or roads, anywhere near him. There is a Typhoon coming in this evening and he is still in the jungle, by himself.
By unanimous agreement, this river was by far the most sketchy (sieves & sumps everywhere), remote and altogether heinous river any of us has ever run.
We hope that Bear, whose Taiwanese friends are on the case, makes it out ok. More news as it may.
The first day was mainly class 5, in a series of boxed canyons. The second day was mainly class 5/6, again in boxed canyons. We did a lot of portaging and a fair amount of hard class 5. It was still pretty hot. Bear lost/snapped his second set of paddles so was compelled to walk out of the river. There were no marked access points, paths or roads, anywhere near him. There is a Typhoon coming in this evening and he is still in the jungle, by himself.
By unanimous agreement, this river was by far the most sketchy (sieves & sumps everywhere), remote and altogether heinous river any of us has ever run.
We hope that Bear, whose Taiwanese friends are on the case, makes it out ok. More news as it may.
posted by James Farquharson at 1:02 PM
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