Tongjuk

Photo - Sam Hughes lines up the first move of the day.

Below a small village the Tongjuk rivers branches combine. With all its flow combined its suddenly a much bigger proposition. More time needs to be allowed to get to where you need to be. Calculating this supposed amount of time and the downstream distance between yourself and a massive hazard is crucial. Failure to make one stroke, or underestimate the speed and power of whats below you and its quite likely you will find yourself getting a good old fashioned spanking!


Photo - Breaking it down, dave and eden put the pieces together.


Photo - Matt Tidy, dwarfed by huge snowcapped peaks



Keen on paddling in remote areas? be prepared to do you time in a truck's back deck, bouncing around on single laned gravel roads, maybe with huge drop off's?
Its all for the mission, jj, eden, matt, well versed in kayak expedition travel.