"Even ROWDIER this time!!" | FANTASY FLUSH 2021

Fantasy Falls is one of the ultra classics of California, and one the best runs in the world. Fantasy Falls is one of the more high volume feeling runs of the season, with a ridiculous amount of whitewater. It has everything from slides, to drops, to some of the stoutest sequences you can do. In 2018 I did the first Fantasy Flush, which is where you run nearly the entire run without any portages. There is only one portage acceptable to consider it the Flush and that is a manky sieve rapid near the top of the run. Besides that you run every rapid on the run, including the big 3 which are stout enough on their own. It is a rowdy few days when you do the flush, especially at higher flows like we had in there this trip. It is just as glorious if you just do a normal lap, but when you do the flush, it makes it all time!
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RIVER:
North Fork Mokelumne [Fantasy Falls Section]
GAUGE:
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PADDLERS:
Jason Hale @halestorm37
Ben Stookesberry @benstookesberry
FILMED:
5/5/2021
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[@petertaylor123]

I wish I could be just as disappointed with those lines Dane just made. If I can get to the end of a grade IV and be in the same zip code of my boat and paddle, I would consider that a success and not be disappointed 🤣🤣

[@connorcoultas9629]

are you calling that rapid class IV???

[@petertaylor123]

@@connorcoultas9629 no. I said; "If I can get to the end of a grade IV" Not; "if I can get to the end of THAT grade IV." I think that section was a "little bit" trickier than a IV.

[@connorcoultas9629]

@@petertaylor123 Sorry man was hella confused

[@paulherring8959]

@@petertaylor123 The grading system badly needs upgrading. It's laughable that both the Upper Gauley in WV is Cl 5 and a run like this doesn't grade out to a 9. They're not even in the same league.

[@beenwithalowercaseb19]

@@paulherring8959 factual statment

[@WanabeWingsuitPilot]

Jason: “I don’t wanna route anymore today” Ben: “Nah you’ll be good” Dane: *dane laugh* Ben: “that’s kinda the deal with this run, is like, routing” *maniacal laughter* Dane: *dane laugh* Solid exchange boys 👌⛪️

[@landonbramucci7900]

One of the sickest runs I’ve ever seen on video. Absolute chaos!!!

[@mickfrench9335]

Major commitment both to get to the put-in, then all that stout WW to boot. That Dane is self aware enough to admit his missed lines is nice to hear. Humble despite being on top of the game.

[@kathleensmithcreations2082]

Daaaaaang!!!!!!!! Thanks for the journey. You are amazing! Living life to it's fullest. Yaoooo!!!!!

[@bryanduchane2371]

Great looking river!!

[@joshuaatwells]

Halestorm is such a class act for taking a quick dip just to stroke Dane’s ego. What a guy!

[@smuir6104]

What? you mean that is possible? Holy cow I am amazed. Then the edit on top of all that was so good.

[@grassrootsphotographysean4474]

The best 26:59 to hit the internet since your last video!! Your the man Dane!!

[@WildwaterKayak]

Love these longer multi day trip videos!

[@kickflip1972]

That was gnarly,,Dane is on a whole different level of life

[@jpscharged]

Nothing like a class 5 + cartwheeling your boat into the last hole.

[@nathanenns]

Great attitude always Dane. I love your positivity!

[@joeryan6863]

Possibly the highest I've seen this run, truly epic!

[@chicklechives]

That's some boat control dude, your old man taught you well

[@paddler511]

Hilarious at 17:39 when Hale says "I was scared"

[@danejacksonkayak]

Haha agreed

[@jkiron2563]

That entire run was frikkin savage Dane! I can't wait to be at the level to be able to see lines through something like that,incredible. Another great run Dane,this ones definitely gotta make top 10!

[@AngusRobins]

Probably the best I have seen yet 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@briand3837]

The entire run is insane! Yet you are so fluid with your moves, great command of the situation, just a joy to watch.

[@danejacksonkayak]

Appreciate it!

[@kenaipeninsulawhitewater5650]

So sick and gnarly!

[@marcel421]

something else. amazing

[@michaelnerby8129]

Rowdy flow is right! Excellent work out there 💪🏻

[@seaduce737]

That was some incredible paddling!

[@notorious_media_tent]

next level

[@BELIKAYAK]

Exciting sports, beautiful scenery.So coll

[@kayakchapadao220]

What an epic crew and epic flows! Unreal lines on these stouts. Apex kayaking

[@big1dog23]

Thanks for posting...even if you did wait since May! Let's hope for more snow for 22.

[@deanjepsen4887]

The stuff of legends !! Well done and safest wishes from Australia mate …

[@birddoggie1]

Pushy looking stuff. Made it look easy as usual. Congrats!

[@Chompchompyerded]

Two words: That's mental!

[@stan420]

oh man looks so sick!!

[@copastm]

Holy smokes that was rowdy!

[@Colbyobrien378]

Sick vid dude! 👍

[@CoolGuyLatvian]

this one's crazy

[@IT-fr4wb]

Kudo’s from NZ my man, love watching your stuff... you’re such a big kid!! Lol

[@stimpyyouidiot1071]

Some seriously rowdy sections there man! Great to watch 👍

[@danejacksonkayak]

🙏

[@Jasonliggett69]

So awesome to see such honesty in your runs. Way to go on the redemption lap as well. You just can’t leave that unfinished business out there for another day, it will eat at you later 💯….and congrats on your sub 4 on the green. What an awesome day it was. See yins out there on the river🤙

[@allaboutthefishes]

That's two days of super stout runs - great footage. I am sure that would have just been an extended hike for me through most of those sections.

[@brianmclaughlin2621]

That’s one big set of balls laughing all the way down the river great video 👌I would have walked a lot more than nine miles on the way down that river all the best from scotland 🥃🥃

[@terrellmatsen8730]

Sick video your a mad man

[@dirtbagoutside]

This is just sick!! Curious what camping gear you bring with you. Awesome video and as usual you are just bad ass!!!

[@jpscharged]

Some of these canyon narrows are dropping 75 FT that with 2-3K CFS on a very narrow channel is insane.

[@razzokhadka]

super blast.

[@PaoloCaglioLMT]

it's brutal!

[@monkyboy550]

You are truly magnificent to watch!

[@YaGottaBeKidding]

True Gnar!

[@SethAshworth]

Fun!

[@georgewilliamssr5230]

Had me holding my breath a few times.

[@123HunterHead]

nice! and camping too

[@funnystuf99]

Rally on Brah!

[@danh9503]

Jheeze...the redbull marketing right there 😂😂😂

[@bevincavey7779]

Hi Dane, Slip a garden water hose between the noodle and strap. (LVM video info early 2000's)

[@doctorfades55]

Nice

[@710denverterp4]

those rapids are ridiculous

[@akextremerickert]

So sick. Wish I could hit some more roudy runs. I've only done 1 class 4

[@IdRatherBeHiking]

Wow that's a lot scarier than my recent ocean scare kayaking the broken group. Then again you look like you know what you're doing in a kayak.

[@gggeming9782]

GOOD

[@tiredofallthis7716]

Whoa

[@sticksstones8498]

Wild,

[@saint5203]

Holy Shit!!!!

[@rebeccasmith4057]

9:30 I thought he was about to quote that vine of the surfer going "Just like you pull in you just get spit right out of em, you just drop in and smack the lip WAHPOW drop them then BRAAA"

[@KerythDraws]

your runs are sick as hell but id never drink that red bull swill before going on an athletic journey lol

[@connormclaughlin6955]

9 miles with all your gear. Bravo lol

[@andihoefer2042]

Hey Dane, how do you manage not to get any spray sticking to your camera? The paddling is great! Thanks Andi

[@andihoefer2042]

ok, no worries. I´ve seen you arleady made a video about that! THANKS!

[@Mx2J]

have you ran the selway Dane?

[@amye4087]

IS the "backpack" not something Jackson sells? You would think you might have an "in" on getting one even if Jackson doesn't. No sponsors to give you one? I laugh that everyone of the overnighters that you have to backpack in, you don't have a setup. It actually is pretty funny yet it shows us all that you don't have to have all the gear to go have a great time. Thanks for the fun time again.

[@eldril1009]

nice run. you must have quite a lot of external hard drive to keep all of this footage trough the year

[@danejacksonkayak]

Just started my 2nd 5tb drive for the year 😂

[@marcel421]

btw where is the necklace from? it looks dope

[@danejacksonkayak]

I’ve worn this type of necklace for a while. But this particular one is from my dads new company Apex. You can actually buy them

[@mattgeariety5466]

Being from California it’s as beautiful as ever and Any idea the Wilde’s slide you’ve ever done

[@lunkerjunkie]

That was ridiculous Do it again

[@danejacksonkayak]

Plan to haha

[@iRegzz]

2+ hour hike, just wondering if you couldn't have found something compact with wheels to take all that gear?

[@danejacksonkayak]

The guys I was with did have a bike with a trailer. But the biggest thing is once it’s at the top you would have to leave it as anything you bring up also has to go on the river.

[@cheskybaba4864]

Dane, What time of year did you hit this? What an incredible aggressive river. I'm surprised there is soo much flow and snow even.

[@oldkayakdude]

The upper Moke runs in the spring like most of the runs in Sierras.

[@danejacksonkayak]

This was shot back at the start of May.

[@briand3837]

How long has it been since you took a swim Dane?

[@danejacksonkayak]

Last time I pulled my skirt was on the Indus in 2019. But I did have to get out of my boat after Salto Maule start of 2020.

[@mattgeariety5466]

Can you do a breakdown everything you bring with on a normal day and a overnight trip?

[@danejacksonkayak]

I’ll have to think about making that at some point!

[@mattgeariety5466]

@@danejacksonkayak I appreciate it never kayaked but as a fellow action sports participant in different sports it would be cool, thanks for responding it’s really really cool 🙏🏻

[@potomac2445]

Cause everyone needs a sombrero on cinco da Mayo & a Corona and lime.

[@lucasbourgeault5198]

Why are you using the zen 3 over the nirvana

[@danejacksonkayak]

I had been using the Z3 before the Antix. I spent nearly a year straight in the Antix so I grabbed the Z3 for these first runs. Decided to switch back to the Nirvana for the rest of the summer though.

[@offgridsystems1166]

So much meaty kayaking, holy fuck!

[@darkskynv]

awesome. How about rivers in Russia? )

[@judefranczyk]

Hey I know ben

[@superskier1812]

you should run the Colorado river in the Grand Canyon

[@danejacksonkayak]

Did it in 2008! It’s amazing, can’t wait to go back!

[@craigsanders6925]

That's an easy run compared to this one. This one is at the upper end of the scale for anyone. Class 3 paddlers can do most the grand without much difficulty. I did a high water run on the first high flow test in the 90's, I was an adequate Class IV paddler at the time.

[@kellymulderino7156]

did you ever get a parasites? first time and last time i kayaked i got giardia

[@kenaipeninsulawhitewater5650]

Haha! Probably the last thing he was worried about. But seriously, this is probably pretty clean water

[@kellymulderino7156]

@@kenaipeninsulawhitewater5650 clean or not there are always organisms in there from animal waste

[@joshuahuber837]

Dane bro I hope ur done running mommy gorge at those flows lol

[@danejacksonkayak]

For now at least haha

[@jtinz74]

What happened to the good old "Stick me in a barrel and shove me down the waterfall"?

[@danejacksonkayak]

The barrels got better 😂

[@dw76]

To safe you some time: 18:43

[@josephbromidge8423]

If you flip you die someone tell me?

[@freddie675]

No, pro kayakers learn a technique called rolling where you use your paddle or even your hands to hip-flick and roll the boat up. Even if you can't roll there is a cord on the skirt - the fabric holding you into the kayak - so you can pull it and gravity takes care of the rest. Unfortunately the downside of that is you are now out your kayak and probably lost your paddle. Rolling isn't hard - it just takes a lot of practice to get consistent. Although everyone goes swimming (having to pull the cord) once in a while, whether you got a cold shock and couldn't roll up or you are stuck in a nasty hole (a water feature where the water recirculates and keeps u trapped while being thrown around) and had to swim to escape. Swimming is sometimes unavoidable but is completely fine in class 1-2-3 rapids with no consequences really. After that you really need a consistent roll otherwise it is dangerous and you will be swimming a lot. Sorry for this essay just wanted to help out haha. I'm not a professional kayaker just a casual one - but I have watched every single one of Danes uploads 🤣 but if I have messed any terms up or made mistakes feel free to tell me. Hope this helped xD Edit: typo

[@josephbromidge8423]

@@freddie675 thanks

[@rivernet62]

A real friend would have made it 3 out of 3 ;)

[@wonderlandasheville5477]

can i hold your caMERA

[@chequeredpatterns3151]

pro kayakers but no one has a split paddle?

[@HersheyBARZ_]

JFW.

[@Harrison881]

@Dane, I am making production quality backpack systems. Hit me up if you are interested.

[@user-vz3eq8rf1i]

ебать царя, вы жесткие. Я просто смотрю и мне страшно.

[@valerijvorobjov3288]

Неужели Вы не можете обойтись без этого поганого английского!-противно слушать! Да и не владеете Вы им -только подражаете ( любитель английского )

[@chrisrutten8859]

Translate in Ukrainian/English , for mediation , sleep sounds . Please. Need recording of your video sounds

[@jailen461]

Dane what did you think using that Zen 3.0 on this run? I'm a big guy so thought I'd get the large. What do you think? I weigh 250.