kayak [ Guil ] - (château Queyras - maison du Roy) - IV -V - (X)

Water level 65 cm
* Walkthrough*
0:00 : Combe de château Queyras.
2:08 : entrance to the combe of the guardian angel.
3:02 : Sequence with right entry and roll out.
3:41 : Arrival on the Zébulon. Landing and location on the left.
3:46 : The Zebulon. Straight line Finishing on siphoning drossage to the right.
3:52 : Tight turn chained on Etroiture.
4:46 : Combo out right
5:18 : Maneuvering passage with several lines. Chicken pass on the right. Boof in the middle and passage in 2 times on the left.
5:54 : Last rapid before Infran. Stop on the left. The infran (integral siphon with a stop of the last chance on the left.)
7:51 : Arrival on the Millenium. Stop on the left under the bridge for portage or scouting.
8:47: The Millennium. Downhill with straight turn on exit. The best line is to aim for the outside of the bend while climbing on the boulder and to turn the heel while falling.
8:57 : 'The triple fall'.
10:42: The river splits into two branches. The left branch ends on a right angle turn with a not so clean threshold. On the right it's slalom between the blocks.
12:16 : Mini Gyr. Maneuvering rapid with nasty rocks.
4:30 : Sticky hole. Avoid on the left.
5:08 : tunnel rapid.
9:18 : "les molosses". Last sustained sequence.

[@adrienbeaufils3598]

Belle vidéo avec un jolie petit niveau !

[@walthanas]

Thank you for sharing! That brings back so many fond memories! The Guil was the first river I paddled in the French Alps in 1994. The river has changed a bit (the "Labyrinth" rapid washed out), but it still looks like you had a blast on it! I'd hate to come across rafts in the Chateau Queras gorge, though.

[@fabien_chareyron]

Hey, I am glad you liked it. Regarding rafts, it's pretty uncommon to encounter some on the upper part. But yea, I would not like to collide into one in the gorge...

[@ronactive]

Sehr schön. Grüße ronactive

[@wojtekfeetzekk9007]

How many portages?

[@fabien_chareyron]

only 1 is mandatory. the siphon/strainer around 5:54. Stop on river left bank 6:15 . You might also want to portage "le millenium" depending on its configuration.

[@artfisher1235]

International Whitewater Class III

[@fabien_chareyron]

Yea, on average it could be international class III . But I am pretty sure some parts can be ranked class IV. At water level above 90 cm , i think it would be average class IV.

[@andrischuetz]

For sure in most parts above III...

[@johnkreagger7778]

Ahah you are funny :) Where are you from ? Several fatal accidents happened there this spring, undercalssing like that is no joke, you should know.