To Kayak Is To Swim | Upper Wind River (PFD) | 4.7-4.9 ft

Three sport day! Kayaking, swimming, and a little bit of rock scrambling!
Put In: Hemlock Road Bridge
Take Out: High Bridge
Class: IV-V
American Whitewater Reference:
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[@user-lc8ne9fr9q]

Honest comment...I really like this channel

[@FORTRANWW]

Thank you so much! Glad you enjoy the videos.

[@NickWright255]

Guy in the purple drysuit had the cleanest lines by far

[@Solokayaker888]

Gnarly. thanks for the share

[@glacialerraticmedia]

This is definitely my favorite paddling channel. You ever come to montana or idaho? I wanna start bringing the big camera out and making some proper ww movies

[@FORTRANWW]

I appreciate that a ton! Live in Idaho, travel around the PNW to paddle! Montana is definitely on the checklist. Just got a new mirrorless camera recently, going to be awesome to make content with!

[@glacialerraticmedia]

@@FORTRANWW come out to bigfork for whitewater fest last weekend of may

[@FORTRANWW]

We'll see what happens around that time! Might be in North Idaho running some stuff up then!

[@glacialerraticmedia]

@FORTRANWW I'll be on the loch first week of June too!

[@peteypops]

That is very much like rivers in South Western Australia at mid height…..I can’t see why you didn’t stop to play at every eddy and hole!

[@FORTRANWW]

If I had included all the play footage this video might be 30 minutes instead of 15 😂

[@curly6688]

Wish I could see Joe’s POV of the battle and swim in that hole

[@FORTRANWW]

Would have been epic

[@joepengilly1536]

Soul surfing 🤙

[@williamrichmond8237]

Nice edit. How'd this feel compared to the NF warm up?

[@FORTRANWW]

Harder probably? Such a different character of run. Those long boulder garden rapids are tough, and it's not as flying downhill at 30 mph feeling as the NF, but it's steep nonetheless.

[@troybennington3479]

Where’s this at, looks fun

[@FORTRANWW]

Washington! Near the Columbia River Gorge

[@littleredpants]

Was the water wet?

[@FORTRANWW]

Confirmed cold as well

[@powskier]

I don't get leaving pogies on the paddle if you aren't even going to use them.

[@FORTRANWW]

Thought my hands would be colder than they ended up. Just how she goes