by Brett Barton | Aug 24, 2018 | Creeking, Whitewater, WW Disciplines
Agnes Creek – North Cascades, WA lower canyon epicness After first peering into the lower canyon from the rim high above, I had wondered what lay downstream ever since. And I only knew of this canyon because I had camped nearby on another backcountry...
by Brett Barton | Dec 25, 2017 | Creeking, Internationalisation, United States, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines
Waterfalls can be a lot of fun. Running waterfalls in winter can present other challenges you don’t think about until you’re on scene, like that log at the bottom being extra slick for setting safety. Or the rocks on the bank being iced over, making it...
by Brett Barton | Dec 23, 2017 | Creeking, Internationalisation, rivers, United States, Whitewater, WW Disciplines
The Upper Sultan is a quality class IV+ trib in the Skykomish drainage. This section of river flows through remote canyons with many solid class IV and IV+ drops continuous in nature. The Sultan was originally dammed in 1965 to to supply local communities with water...
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by Brett Barton | Oct 9, 2014 | United States, Whitewater
Kalama-bama Kalama Falls wasn’t on my radar until I’d heard about Chris Korbulic running it earlier this year. It looked like a great drop and I had just gotten back from a winter in the Mexican jungle! So many good waterfalls down there that I was...
by Brett Barton | Aug 19, 2014 | Whitewater
For the last month and a half central Washington has been on fire, literally. Over 600,000 acres have burned already. And while the last few days have been filled with life giving rain and cooler temps, many thousands of acres on hilltops and mountain ridges deep in...
by Brett Barton | Jul 30, 2014 | Whitewater
Bridge Creek flows south from North Cascades National Park, eventually into the north end of Lake Chelan. An underexplored gem in the middle of nowhere!! Look for flows on the Stehekin to be above 2000 for a good trip. Get on this run soon, the water will be gone...
by Brett Barton | Feb 8, 2014 | Whitewater
Rio Alseseca just keeps on givin’ as long as you can hang on. There are so many runnable sections and massive waterfalls I can’t even count them all. A world class river, no doubt. Here’s a little edit from part of this year’s exploration of...
by Brett Barton | Feb 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
The Upper Jalacingo is just one sick stretch in the legendary Rio Alseseca drainage. Upper Jah starts out looking kinda pathetic, especially running stuff like Big Banana or Tomata. Quick enough though the Jalacingo cleans right up and paddlers will become stoked at...
by Brett Barton | Jan 21, 2014 | Whitewater
Creek Sides went to Mexico this year and what we found was… some of the best whitewater on earth. Starting in the Valles area we found a nearly endless supply of waterfalls, from fun to massive… a few are even scary. Then we headed to the Veracruz and...
by Brett Barton | Oct 16, 2012 | Whitewater
The water has been low in the PNW, even on the OP. Still, here’s water to be found. One only need travel “a little higher in the drainage”. One place I’ve really wanted to check out the past few years is Lava Canyon on Mt St Helens. Just...
by Brett Barton | Sep 28, 2012 | Whitewater
When the water gets low on the classic runs here in the PNW ya gotta head upstream to the not-so-classic, somewhat-remote, and at times uber-committing “way-up-there” kinda runs. The kinda places bears don’t even get into. The kinda places the...
by Brett Barton | Sep 16, 2012 | Whitewater
“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference” -Robert Frost I’ve always been one to explore and push it a little. Exploring my own limits mostly. When I got my first mountain bike I...