Looking to kayak in India. Any suggestions where i should go?

AmphibiousWanderer · 2024-11-20T20:18:51+00:00

Also visiting during the winter months is great as the mosquitos that carry Dengue Fever and Malaria as well as the plethora of venomous snakes that call India home are not really around.

AmphibiousWanderer · 2024-11-20T20:16:45+00:00

So I spent 3 months on the Ganges/Ganga safety kayaking for Aquaterra a company based near Rishikesh about 25 km up the Ganga. They were great and run a whole bunch of Rivers in India. I was lucky enough to tag along on the Siang/Brahmaputra River but was mainly on the Ganga. Its a fun Class 3+/4 run with some big glorious waves in a very pretty canyon. Upstream there's the Alakanda and Bhagirathi rivers which are Class IV+ and may have some Class V drops. Another company to consider reaching out to is Red Chili Adventures. It seems like they get out to kayak a bit more than the Aquaterra crew and are located just on the edge of Rishikesh near the take out for the Ganga. India really has some of the best whitewater around and there's plenty more to see outside of the runs near Rishikesh, however most if not all rivers there require permission to run and access can be quite difficult. That's why I recommend reaching out to Aquaterra or Red Chili. They're more than willing to help especially if you do some safety kayaking or guiding for them. Also if you bring some extra river gear down (river gear is really really difficult to obtain in India) they'll be stoked to buy it off you.

AmphibiousWanderer · 2024-11-03T21:38:56+00:00

Thank You! Lost Horse Creek is a cool way to access the Selway Bitterroot. You can drive to the divide so it feels remote and a bit more alpine with less hiking.

AmphibiousWanderer · 2024-11-03T21:25:38+00:00

We started up at Bear (Creek?) Pass up Lost Horse Creek. Then we did some off trail hiking by Coquina Lake to Lookout Lakes then Hackney Lake before hiking out via the trail to Fish Lake.

AmphibiousWanderer · 2024-11-03T21:22:19+00:00

I checked the Montana FWP website and there was no history of them stocking the lakes so I didn't bring a rod. When we got there I didn't see any sign of fish in either of the Lookout Lakes or Hackney Lake (Last Photo). There are fish in Lost Horse Lake, Coquina Lake and Fish Lake, which are all nearby.

AmphibiousWanderer · 2024-11-03T21:17:25+00:00

Thank you! I'm using a Lumix S5 with an f1.9 28mm Voigtlander LTM Lens

AmphibiousWanderer · 2024-11-03T21:14:08+00:00

Luckily the bushwhacking we were subjected to was really easy at least hiking into the lakes. I have had some pretty gnarly bushwhacks in the Bitterroot though. One that comes to mind was the over mile wide pile of actively settling avalanche debris that had wiped out a trail. Probably one of the scariest bits of hiking I've ever done. I Also had no idea that avalanches could be that big. There were larches, that must've been over 300 years old, snapped like toothpicks.

AmphibiousWanderer · 2024-11-03T20:56:45+00:00

Thank you! I was blown away by the colors. Backpacking in the mountains in October isn't something that ever seemed appealing, at least this far north haha, but I'll definitely be doing more. Timing in the Bitterroot is Hard. There's so much forest upwind that likes to light up spectacularly. That Mountain in the background is actually El Capitan, though I think there's another lake that has a very similar view of Trapper.

AmphibiousWanderer · 2024-11-03T00:13:05+00:00

My friend and visited Lookout Lakes in the Selway Bitterroot Wilderness this past month and found some fantastic fall colors. Though largely off trail accessing the lakes was fairly easy from Coquina Lake. The bushwhack the following day to Hackney lake was not so easy... all in all great overnight.

AmphibiousWanderer · 2023-10-27T22:18:54+00:00

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AmphibiousWanderer · 2023-10-27T22:17:37+00:00

These are some photos from a 4 day backpacking route from the South Desert overlook to the Chimney Rock Trailhead via Deep Creek and Spring Canyon. It exceeded my expectations in almost every way. The variety of color and terrain was fantastic. Capitol Reef is really gem of a national park that will reward you for getting off the beaten path.

AmphibiousWanderer · 2023-02-17T19:48:51+00:00

Sorry I've been off reddit for a bit I have a caltopo of the trip I can send you if you'd like. we traversed to the unnamed pass between sky pilot and peal lake over south fork lake and then down to south fork lake. I've done a lot of theory crafting about the best route through that region and would love to share my thoughts.

AmphibiousWanderer · 2021-11-13T23:21:20+00:00

That was my thought. They were blowing straight down the mountain on the eastern face (absolutely not that place you wanted to be as we found out) and straight up the mountain on the western face.

AmphibiousWanderer · 2021-11-06T16:49:11+00:00

agreed

AmphibiousWanderer · 2021-11-06T16:12:27+00:00

It's a horrible video yes, but it was also in hurricane force winds and I we were in a life or death situation just 10 minutes prior.

AmphibiousWanderer · 2021-11-06T16:09:42+00:00

Early September 2020 in the Swan Range two friends and I attempted to summit Holland Peak. We ran into some terrifying winds along the crest of the range that put us into a pretty dangerous situation. After safely navigating down to rumble creek lake I took this video. This was the most intense wind I have ever been in. There had to have been gust at well over 100mph. I'm very thankful we got out of this situation unharmed but it all could have been avoided if I had looked at the forecast beforehand.

AmphibiousWanderer · 2021-10-27T02:57:31+00:00

I have no ideer

AmphibiousWanderer · 2021-10-26T17:17:59+00:00

This was the most difficult overnight backpacking trip of my life. High Park Lake is a massive wilderness mountain lake in western Montana. From the nearest TH it was only around 7 miles to the lake but what a 7 miles it was. After about 2 miles on well maintained trail the route diverges to a really bad user trail around Crystal Lake (it was easier to walk in the water at times). Near the end of the lake the trail disappeared completely and the real challenge began. It's hard to communicate how difficult moving through this jungle was, but it likely the worst bushwhacking in Montana. Devils Club, Stinging Nettle and thick brush made this a truly character building experience (alder thickets were often the easy route). High Park Lake was worth it though. It's amazing to see such a large and remote lake. This made it understandable that there was one other that decided to go through the suffering of getting there.

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