I have a 10' Aire Tributary and a 14' Star. I would take the Trib on a wilderness trip, but I would be very hesitant to take the Star on a wilderness trip. I just don't trust the quality of the Star in more than a recreational adventure.
We're launching on the Gates of Lodore on July 15th. Thanks for the video! My son likes to read rivers and be surprised. I like watching videos and guide books before I go....
This looks too too awesome! I need to go down that river and through this rapid someday! It'd be sweeeeeet going rafting with you someday too, if that's okay of course.
@@rogueyeti6818 Sssssaawweeeett! I love that you said that and you'd want to do that! I know we'd have a great time too! I'll make sure to choose you as my raft guide!
I’m a 3rd year guide but have Been running whitewater for years taking breaks then back at it. Mainly kayaking and now a lot of Rafting! Mush love my friend . I love all your videos
I can see how you would think that, but I don't smoke or do drugs, or anything like that. This was a humbling experience for me, and in a way I'm happy it happened.
I just found this video! I just ordered one of these. It will be perfect for walking down my 214 sq ft kite. I won't need more than about 2 kN. 4 kN will be more than enough. The convenience of the single piece of gear will be great. Thanks for the review!
Nice video.... Technically the route you were running is "the needle". Ned's Needle is just left of that line, and more for narrow boats. Paul's needle is the one right of the main needle, and not something I would choose to raft on purpose as it is very steep.
I am a bit confused about what you are referring to. I haven't seen any classification for 'type' in this or other helmets. If you are referring to the 'Class' of rapids, then I've used mine on Class IV rapids. If you're referring to more of a road setting, then this helmet is not DOT certified for road use.
How do you turn on the sirens? At Key 4 other lifty's and I were blasting down Mozart on your wonderful chords on a cold cloudy morning, as I'm making that left hand turn to go over the ''Blast Zone" I'm just zooming down the middle of the run at top koch speed! As I reach the knuckle of the roller I send it!!!... Right as I take flight and I'm soaring through the sky their just happened to be a cat climbing the the hill and coming off the run late!!! Right as I'm airborne I see it!!! While I'm mid-air and my trajectory is set he gives me a double honk....like that's going to do anything!!! As I land one ski clips the tail end corner flap of the turning spiked grooming part. It happened so FAST I instantly thought I'm GOOD!!! And the very next second my ski popped off and my boot kicked the snow and I rag-dolled well over half of that slope and had a complete yard sale! When I came to a stop I looked up hill and your guy just kept going... One of the other blue coat dudes was able to stop and help collect my gear (I broke a one ski pole and both flew off my wrist every with having that loop things around my wrist). A couple minutes later I reach the bottom lift hut and the other 3 had not seen what happened thought I could been killed up their. But I survived with a minor injury, my knee swelling up like the size of softball and I was ringing 4 days later. If you have heard of such a urban legend amongst your Vail cat ops, that rider was me during the 13-14 season. I survived the tail and the "blast zone" was not rename "The Blood Zone" in my honor....You kinda look like John and I think he was their that morning....The End
There is a switch for both the Becon Lights, and another to make the reverse alarm sound while driving around. Every cat is a little different. But they should have the same systems. Where I work, we allow uphill travel before the lifts open. So we turn the Becon Lights on around 5:30 am
I’m a private boater who has taken several first timers through. Half the time we don’t scout, because to me the scout is more hazardous. We have people video scout it, then when running it we will pair up and lead a boat down closely. My 15 year old made his first solo through in August, and I kept him right behind me. Mind you he’s seen it a dozen times before .
@rodneytanner9550 this channel is called 'The Fish Ladder' its a safer way of getting around Raine Falls on the Rogue. This trip was in low water, so there were a lot of shallow rocks. 303 is a UV protection used on rafts, keeps the material looking good, and extends the life. It can also be really slippery.
It's a 4-5 minute walk from where you eddied out to properly scout the rapid. This is a good example of pushing on the oars not working. The move you missed is a pull or ideally a downstream ferry.
I have a mind set that if you don’t scout a rapid, and have never ran it, you need to increase the rating. So in my head I would treat this is a solid class 4+ or 5 when you go in blind. It sucks when that happens, definitely because you have the skills to style a rapid like this. Next time you run it, I highly recommend a downstream ferry right into the top of the eddy. That sets you up perfectly to tuck behind the house rock.
Scouting is good from the scout area. You cannot see a small part of the rapid, but you can see the key moves you have to make. Your raftmates did you a big disservice by telling you it was not worth it to scout and for not waiting for you on one of the biggest rapids on this river. I love pushing rapids when rowing, but don’t push very much on this rapid. Good video and breakdown, thank you for sharing so others can learn.
By the way, in your other video, to prusik or not (comments are off on that video) you keep saying your demonstrating a clove hitch, you’re not, it’s a Larks Foot or Girth Hitch
Wow. Thanks for letting me know about that. I tend to miss speak, and it's nice when it's pointed out. I will admit many of the videos for that year I was still trying to figure out what I wanted this channel to be. They're definitely not my best work. And I am currently doing what I can to change that. I hope that you or people like you can continue to what the videos I make, I enjoy the feed back and corrections.
Fundamentally it is a working 3:1 system. However, why do you have such long prusik loops? You even tie a knot in one to shorten it, which by the way hardly shortens it at all but does significantly weaken the cord by up to 65%. And, why would you put an unnecessary knot into a tensioning system? It’s only going to be hard to undo, (I actually thought you were going to clip inside the overhand knot, which would have made more sense). A prusik of around 35cm will allow you to tie a classic or French prusik and if you really want for some reason a klemheist (yours is tied badly which is why it slides when you pull it!), the the first two options work better though. The square shaped pulleys you’re using are designed to work with prusik loops, by releasing the prusik when it touches. The top prusik works as the progress capture, by having your loop sooooo long, you risk it not engaging properly, greater shock loading if the system slips and a lot of lost effort as the canoe/raft will slide backwards until the prusik grabs. Ideally you want it to grab instantly (like a mechanical device would), so another couple of reasons to shorten your prusik.
@rogorpalin5864 Thanks for pointing those things out. When I made this video, I was working on a rather tight budget. And much of my gear was acquired through my college professor. I have long some longer loops, so extra wraps can be added to the prusik hitches for extra bite on smaller rope. I was taught that during several rope/swift water courses. Have I tested it myself? No. When I started putting my kit together I wanted to have the ability to use it on a verity of rope thickness because I didn't have a set haul rope of my own yet. And, you're right about the loss of strength and hard to untie knots. Any knot will weaken the strength of the rope, the type of knot determines the percent loss. Clipping through the knot is also valid. Thank you for pointing that out. I know many people who have had to use the Z-brag or (3 to 1) in the field. Do my best to try other options first. I mainly use it as an option while dealing with stuck river craft, so I don't get all the parts the thoughts/attention that I should. Thank you for the comment. You have definitely reminded me to take a look through my kit, and work on it more.
