AK/CA 2019: 450 km across the Arctic (Firth River - Kaktovik)

[@tomgwl65]

Awesome video, and wow what these boats can do!!!!

[@GabrielGersch]

Yep, real life changers!

[@tomgwl65]

@@GabrielGersch never seen anybody putting them through the test like that😅👍👍👍👍🍻

[@bushglamper]

Sehr schöne Tour - und Whisky muss IMMER mit dabei sein :-) LG Basti✌

[@victoralaskan]

Great trip guys! Thanks for sharing!

[@nikojansen9273]

Sehr schöne Tour und toll, dass es mal wieder Alaska wurde.

[@GabrielGersch]

Ja, fand ich auch!

[@Harold710]

impressive.

[@davidplante5829]

Great report! I was there at the same time as you! Our caches were actually together at Whale Mountain! We stared at your barrels dreaming of possible treasures, Good thing we didn't know about the whiskey! We began at the Upper Sheenjek then the Kong- our trip was identical after Whale Mt. The Jago was ripping!- (we had 2 swimmers) An amazing experience!! Dave Plante

[@GabrielGersch]

Hey David, thanks for commenting, I'm glad you found the video! We saw your barrel, too and were wondering about your route and group. We also saw your footprints in several places along the route. How many of you were there? You must have been on the Jago tight before us, shortly after the rain, right? What day did you arrive in Kaktovik? It was July 3rd for us. Thanks for leaving us the whisky, although... ;)

[@davidplante5829]

@@GabrielGersch We were in Kaktovik June 27/28, We were a group of 5. When we hit the Jago it was snowing and the river was in flood, presumably from the melting glaciers from a couple of sunny days. The snow turned the temperature down and the water dropped well over a foot overnight. It was still very high and very challenging fun. 3 of us continued to Yellowknife then a bush plane to the Mara River-Burnside to the Nunavut coast for a 3 week canoe trip immediately after! We are planning a pack raft trip to Gates of the Arctic for next June (tentative) at this time. I've been on the Firth as well- awesome river! Keep in touch! Next adventure is a cycling trip in Myanmar in January with a dutch friend! One of my paddling partners is Swiss as well. [e-mail]

[@GabrielGersch]

@@davidplante5829 Ah, very interesting! Enjoy Myanmar, a great country to go cycling! I paddled the Tanintharyi River in the southeast a few years ago, great experience as well!

[@imransadventures]

Wow. That place is truly wild! Thanks for sharing

[@josephmckenna2267]

Fantastic!

[@cynshane]

great video, any plans for an extended cut?

[@sylvia4673]

Gabriel what a great trip. Isn't ANWR just incredibly Incredible. ha.. I see you had some Tussock backpacking as well........UGH.. thanks so much for posting!!

[@GabrielGersch]

The tussocks really weren't that bad up there, I was actually surprised!

[@sylvia4673]

oh good for you!!

[@RiverwalkerSimon]

Awesome tour and great Video! Cheers, Simon

[@zeelias5759]

Very nice vídeo of an amazing trip! Congrats

[@GabrielGersch]

Glad you like it!

[@petermather7221]

We are doing this trip backwards this year. Wondering what the crossing on the Malcolm River was like? Deep water or no problem?

[@darrolforseth5390]

A truly great video ( wish I was there except for the 85 lb. long hike (; )

[@berndbegemann6798]

Danke fürs Mitnehmen auf diese spannende Reise! Wirklich tolle Impressionen… War das eine deiner Touren als Guide oder privat? Schöne Grüße!

[@GabrielGersch]

Das war rein privat.

[@bio101lectures7]

What an awesome trip. How bad were the biting insects that time of year?

[@GabrielGersch]

Thanks! It was June, so the mosquitos weren't too bad yet. July is usually worse.

Great video, thank you very much! I hope you didn't spend all your energy on filming and took some nice photos as well 😉

[@GabrielGersch]

Thanks! Yes, there are pictures as well. ;) If you look into the description of the video, you will find links to the trip reports.

[@blackforestpackrafting8902]

Great trip, how did the "HMG Dirigo 2" tent perform?

[@GabrielGersch]

Very well! Spacious enough for 1 person with a lot of gear.

[@caide]

Haha, I bet you will put whiskey to your food stash. Great video, thanks!

[@GabrielGersch]

Obviously. ;)

[@MsRainer04]

Klasse. Vielen Dank. Dumme Noob Frage. Wie pumpt man die Boote unterwegs auf?? Habt Ihr da so eine Handpumpe bei? LG Rainer

[@GabrielGersch]

Hi Rainer, jedes Packraft wird mit einer Art Aufblase-Sack geliefert. Wie ein Müllsack, der unten ein Ventil hat. Damit drückt man die meiste Luft ins Boot, am Ende gibt man nur noch etwas Druck mit dem Mund.

[@user-rj2ys1ks4u]

Hi! Which camera did you use? For video

[@user-rj2ys1ks4u]

ok, i found

[@GabrielGersch]

@@user-rj2ys1ks4u Nikon Z7 & GoPro Hero 5.

[@Shiwwy]

Sind die weißen Tipis aus cuben Material?

[@GabrielGersch]

Ja, von Hyperlite Mountain Gear.

[@nadezhdasergeevna4047]

Дед все время жрет в кадре)))))))