Creekbound and Down

Meet the boys: Trent McCrerey and Knox Hammack. Trent and Knox are pro kayakers that won TGR's community entry for the Tough Fun Film Series, and spent the better part of May and June on a road trip of epic proportions, chasing water levels throughout the American West. Follow their adventure in TGR's final short film from the Tough Fun trilogy, and watch them run some of the gnarliest whitewater in this part of the world.

[@anzacbear381]

As a kayaker for some 50 years in the UK. I have paddled most of the white water available in this country and some in Austria. Those guys paddled the theme park of kayaking. It is a very dangerous sport.. I lost a good mate and paddling buddy to a hidden tree in a fall. I've been pinned, my kayak has folded, I've dislocated my shoulder, broken ice off my kayak... Its a drug.. The sound and smell and the adrenaline are incredible.. That was a fantastic film. Top men in awesome rivers. Thank you... Stay safe x

[@steveporio6406]

You guys are insane. What a thrill to see you guys defy these powerful rivers. Oh to be young again. Well done.

[@elendal]

America is such a beautiful country. Good kayaking guys!

[@crow7291]

Makes me want to be young again. Makes my heart sing watching these lads.

[@vaprex]

Ditto... Although I had some fun WW kayak adventures in my 20s/30s... Partially explains why my back/neck/shoulder are now blown out...(snowboarding, mtn biking, and hobiecat racing also took it's toll) lol. Have fun kids - just be aware you'll probably eventually 'pay for it' in your 40s. :-)

[@crow7291]

@@vaprex ain't that the truth.. My thing was martial arts. Now I'm screwed from kicks, punches and training. Basically everything hurts. 😂👍🏻

[@dirtyrivercrap2795]

Trent's mullet is friggin rad!!!! ✊

[@alext9558]

"after deciding in the most scientific fashion..."

[@stuntboiz1017]

Lol

[@boofsquad3657]

Such a sick edit. Everything about it is just sick, the cinematography, editing and sheer skill is just crazy.

[@charliesutcliffe8959]

Incredibly well done kayak movie, well done. I love how it is done in a way that actually makes it somewhat understandable to non-kayakers. I'm a kayaker myself so at times it was a little oversimplified but totally worth it. Hopefully this reaches some of the non-kayaker audience and they learn something about the amazing sport and become interested in it. Also perfect pace, slow enough to give each major rapid the respect it deserves and understand how incredibly difficult what these guys are doing is, but changing it up enough to keep it interesting and not repetitive. Hope to see some more kayak movies from Teton Gravity, keep it up!

[@FuckTheFedMayne]

Wasn't all like that I'm a non kayak

[@a-a-ron2686]

6:42 His lips move perfectly to the beat of the music lol!

[@rtod4]

I used to paddle in the late 70's. Kudos to you guys for your good judgement, from walking without shame, to doing the needful for the injury. Y'all got skills 👍

[@Harrison881]

Great to see a great video company take whitewater kayaking so seriously. Keep it up, TGR!

[@toddwilliams5905]

The one thing I would do different in life would be to add river Kayaking to my life. At 60 I love paddling lakes and just dream of rivers.

[@Ujeb08]

Im not sure that the technology of our days would support this kind of kayaking. The materials today and the single piece construction can withstand the forces of these falls. I dont think wood could take it.

[@toddwilliams5905]

@@Ujeb08 synthetic kayaks have been around a long time. I am not talking xtreme river running.

[@peterryan8452]

Todd. I restarted my river kayaking at 62 and paddle WW all the time with people older than me as I approach 65 .

[@toddwilliams5905]

@@peterryan8452 I can't risk it with my knee and back..... next life.

[@Yozollet]

Todd, i was tought whitewater kayaking from a men in his 75. He is still coming down class 4 rivers with us at the age of 78. If you really want to. Start it now!

[@coreyboux15]

Good to see Teton Gravity research back in the kayak film game . Worked on the first Trillagy in 2001-2004 . Cool seeing Trey Chase name in the credits too and now working for TGR . That hets long line rescue was impressive and having to overnight with a shoulder still out would be a horrible experience. I’ve managed to get my own shoulder back in every time except the first one while kayaking .

[@1971jwing]

Fellas bringing a new level of super dope death cheaters...crazy collaboration. Congrats! Need MORE 🔥🔥🔥

[@davidcooper2516]

Awesome vid! Great to witness these elite athletes at the top level of the sport. The level of courage and expertise they exhibit is truly inspiring.

[@samanthastephanie8745]

Wow amazing!! Very well done guys

[@radmilakrejci8581]

You guys have a huge respect from me! Your skills, scenery, video editing etc is nothing short of amazing! Will come back to watch this video again!

[@realgoodmind]

This was absolutely killer guys. What a shoot. Hit 3 of the best spots offered for a job>? That's living.

[@josiatokirina1788]

Excellent video, amazing whitewater, and awesome kayaking! Thank you, enjoyed very much.

[@monkeylordofdoom14]

This was incredible!!! The soundtrack was killer too!

[@sanravi9886]

Watching you guys is like watching a thriller movie, I got goosebumps with every jump. Fabulous!

[@lifeofluke]

I find it appropriate that Knox Hammack sleeps in a hammock

[@craigm807]

Awesome video. Very well done. I liked the narration that built a story line vs clips and clips of waterfalls which happens in alot of videos. Plus who doesn’t like to see a BA truck splash through a few puddles while we’re at it

[@eduardodemariaycampos2396]

Really amazing, what an adventure. The best is to see young people so serious and experienced doing what they love. Congrats

[@MrCanoekid]

Epic work! Insane trip!

[@matthewmeade3932]

The boys are charging! Awesome film

[@Senders]

Dope work the boys!

[@leonbax4655]

You guys are completely insane total Respect coming from me🤟

[@raymanvonmetal8559]

Big Ballz, fellas! Much respect; especially for glove-free kayaking 🤘😎🤘

[@juttaweiss9560]

ein wunderbarer Film mit wunderbaren Menschen

[@georgewilliamssr5230]

You rock boys! I've reached that place in my kayaking adventures. Where the Royal Gorge will be out of my reach. But I'm still lovin'the KAVU days on class IV.

[@TheJackSP]

Awesome edit! You guys killed it!

[@big1dog23]

Always great to see the next generation of kayakers plying the waters. I was too big to do much with it, but did get a few trips down the Little White Salmon in the early days, along with some other first descents in the PNW. To run big drops, it's best to be either very thin, very short or both. It seems to me we are at or near the boundaries of waterfall height, but maybe someone finds and runs a 200' drop. We shall see. These would probably be the guys to do it.

[@WhitewaterAptitude]

Yes yes yes! Whitewater paddler from the UK here! So rad to see a prestigious company like TGR support content like this!! Mega paddling lads, nothing like that in the UK so super inspiring.

[@md-ln4fp]

Leprechaun's smile on this dude. Awesome rides on the white water killer.

[@alanschnall828]

Great Work dudes!!!

[@jamesnaish9742]

You guys are BAD-ASS 🤘🏼🤪🤘🏼

[@LiboltAdventures]

This is beautiful, what a great video dudes.

[@35Bassell06]

This video was craaaazy. So sick

[@tedyBear59]

You guys are awesome with your skills ! Great work and video

[@Rogue_wave]

Hell yeah boys! Absolutely charging!!

[@trinidari]

Muy buen video, muy motivador e inspirador para empezar a aprender kayak :)

[@bayArea_radDad]

Gnarly video. Sick Ranger

[@theFarrell10001]

sick video and gnar paddling guys. Keep it up!

[@ulricseiler3899]

This film is so good. 👍👍👍

[@stephendrossel]

Just a Great trip! .....Such beautiful water.

[@jeremysturgeon3667]

beautiful little film!

[@TrailLark]

Fantastic video and inspiring for our little company.

[@BrianThompson41]

Amazing! WAY beyond my skill level!

[@markmraven]

Legend has it, he's still paying off the rescue helicopter debt...

Fixing popped shoulder is an essential skill on wild water ;)

[@jbooth170]

Big Timber Creek has lots of fun rapids upstream from The Pinch too. It's a long hike up, but has some more great drops like Double Drop, O's Woes, Fine Line, etc. If you are up near Big T, be sure to check out Hells Canyon on the Boulder also.

[@realgoodmind]

Love these kids. What a life.

[@ulricseiler3899]

Absolute kings of inspiration.

[@cessealbeach]

Man that Ranger Looks Sick!

[@ziadirida]

Amazing courage! I can fully understand why these guy chase these dangerous water falls and rapid. Don't know if that is typical, but i like how they study the critical sections ahead of attempting them.

[@BoogieNN]

I would love to take a trip like this.

[@Chompchompyerded]

That was an incredibly done documentary, and absolutely National Geographic level professional, but both runs down Big Timber Falls were simply art on the part of the kayakers in and of themselves. No, not excellent, not masterful; but rising to the level of fine art such as you would expect from Picasso or Rembrandt. As for the documentary itself, anyone would be hard pressed to find any fault with it. Production values were spot on, lighting and camera angles were about as good as it gets anywhere, and the balance of sound and background music were perfect. The music matched the general feel of each segment perfectly and was well placed to elicit emotions in the viewer, yet didn't overpower the ambient sounds of the river. To get all of that right with a crew which was so limited in number is something you don't see every day. I do not think I'm exagerating when I say that this would have done well at Sundance and Cains. I'm pretty sure it would have been in contention for one of the top spots at either one of those film festivals for an award for best documentary of the year. We should all be grateful, for this is as good as it gets, and it was focused on our sport!

[@squidface666]

best ford add i have ever seen.

[@tjanson]

Ford trying to get in on that brocoma market

[@xlr8r17]

I mean, the new Ranger looks pretty sick.

[@gumble223]

tjanson that lucrative kayaker market! Hah

[@kaystyle1]

@@xlr8r17 Yes, it does!

[@philosopher7308]

Yes the Alabama Hills just outside Truckee, haha worth getting the shot boys that place is beautiful

[@jamesfarnham1976]

Great video! Couldn't help but chuckle when the one guy says "I've been wanting to run this since I was twelve"....I'm thinking that was two years ago. LOL

[@ryanstevens90210]

Awsome video....Thanks.

[@ak420trails2]

Way too extreme for us but way too amazing as well :)

[@yakhayogendra6934]

welcome to the Nepal. there are many river.

[@MatthewMachuDidge]

Excellent vid... stay alive kids.... Kayakin' is a life-long sport... DONT GET COCKY

[@aprilmiller1831]

This type of kayaking is only a life-long sport if you have a good pain medication regimen.

[@cole5864]

Soooo sick

[@jimbojet8728]

Wow! The neck hair on that dude ha ha!

[@alecferguson]

Amazing vid, so sick. I did notice the Joshua Trees and the Alabama Hills/Mount Whitney. That's not on the way from Idaho to Royal Gorge, is it? Detour for the sponsors? Still sick kayaking though.

[@JonathanDavidLife]

I love this channel ❤️

[@holyfreakinguacamole]

Well, I've found a new goal to reach for. Can't wait to leave FL. I belong in the mountains.

[@zacklariviere816]

Expensive ride. That helicopter.

[@MaxRunia]

Sickest truck commercial I've ever seen

[@lordofnothing.]

siiiiiiiiiick ♥

[@ronactive]

IT IS a very Nice movie. Greetings ronactive

[@johnbarroll1120]

living on thee edge

[@bm-bp3wl]

😳😳😳 what a film

[@ncflows1536]

so sick

[@timothywhite8932]

Well done tgr

[@pyrusrex2882]

F*ck that was EPIC! I knew that was the South Fork the second I saw it. Greetings from Payette, Idaho

[@ReeferCheifer13]

The pinnacle of living

[@JstJacko]

Be great to state the river names in the descriptions. There is one single mention in dialogue that the North Fork of the American River is what they're running in CA. It's great when everyone in the community knows this stuff, but when making production level films, kinda basic to put this basic info out there plainly.

[@alinecunha2236]

great video, but please does anyone know where i can get that red jacket with the tiger and the dragon?

[@MWA78]

Awesome...

[@nickharris8304]

A little bit of pogie goes a long ways in the cold. Could save the whole day.

[@damongold]

great boating but... if you went straight from idaho to truckee, why do you have shots of the eastern sierra, kern river and the alabama hills in that location establishment segway?? and no scotts drop either??

[@tree356]

The V8 sound... 😆🤣😂

[@markheller197]

This should have a million views. Epic..... Very skilled young men. Pucker factor 10.

[@HillDogTV]

How do they know there is no boulders under the waterfalls when diving into it so gnarly?!?!

[@xlr8r17]

you can tell by how the water behaves. These guys have years of experience in reading water and understanding what obstacles are under it, based on the water's behavior on the surface.

[@HillDogTV]

@@xlr8r17 that's crazy , thanks

[@xlr8r17]

@@HillDogTV No problem. Sometimes, you also may have to check out the waterfall's pool at low water to determine what's at the base of the falls, or a good old fashioned probe with a long stick.

[@HillDogTV]

@@xlr8r17 i figured there was a slow reccy trip involved to check it all out an even 'dive' under some of these waterfalls?? i dunno, its fuckin crazy an the rocks can move at any time really!

[@xlr8r17]

Yes, there's always a risk a log or boulder could shift. This risk is present in class I-V and is part of what makes rivers inherently risky. The best boaters have the skills to mitigate these risks as much as possible.

[@stew-tube]

When they pull up in a mid sized pickup or 4Runner you know they mean business

[@epicshangrila]

Sick

[@ahsanmohammed1]

Thrown in some tips and strategies as well. Thanks.

[@deadshot4245]

should've called this documentary "My Frozen Balls Of Steel"

[@shirley28ohio]

Very cool

[@kevinmilligan4361]

Awesome film and accomplishments, but it kinda baffles me that they weren't using paddling mitts or pogis when paddling in montana

[@armedwithfreedom5347]

Just started 5 years ago.I'm looking at 40 faster than I expected. The fact is big water is out for me but I love the sport

[@armedwithfreedom5347]

Thanks for your videos

[@evanwright1564]

Drinking game. You drink the very time they say: "Run it!"

[@harleyray6642]

A dangerous age

[@ryn-pg9wb]

damn i wish i had friends i could do this with

[@drismusic]

Damn I wish I had friends

[@VRGPICTURES]

Awesome!