lancegranite Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 I bought the Granite family touring kayaks last year and paddling has become a really fun way to enjoy the summers down here. Fishing and snorkeling, camping and swimming, the boats have paid for themselves several times over. Climbing is really fun and I'm thinking about a trip where the shoes and harness comes along. Anybody here ever come across or heard of good rock reached by boat or taken a trip themselves? Corey Rich photo- Craig Lubben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyHarry Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Lake Powell, obviously. Banks Lake Seaton Lake for ice. Shit in Thailand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrogdortheBurninator Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 I have always thought that would be an awesome way to take a trip. Let us know what else you find out. Is that photo Lk. Powell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griz Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 If you ever look into the 'expedition' type rafting/kayaking then check out the middle fork of the salmon in idaho. The last 25 miles has more untapped rock than you can shake a stick at. Only way to access it is via raft. No trails in the lower canyon. A climbing /fly fishing buddy and I have taken 2 trips down there and there is some great rock down there. The best plan would be to go in september when the camping restrictions are lifted for the lower section too. The catch is you gotta have damn good low water reading skills and row class IV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancegranite Posted January 30, 2006 Author Share Posted January 30, 2006 Lake Powell has been one of those things-to-do for a while! The problem is, it's huge! It takes a day just to get to the cool part of the lake and we just don't have a month to explore. I think that it would be really fun to explore the inside passage/ Coast Range or Vancouver Island for granite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllYouCanEat Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Do you need to enter a lottery to kayak down the salmon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayB Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Hozomeen via Ross Lake? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek_the_Greek Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Bon Echo, Ontario? Admittedly, this would be stooping low for a western climber, but it does look like fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Hetch Hetchy Reservior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griz Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 Do you need to enter a lottery to kayak down the salmon? The lottery is an option during the high use period from late may to september 3rd and you do need a permit to launch. After and before those dates it is first come first serve. They open that up in Oct the previous year to launch. Or you can do what I have done and just wait til summer and pick up cancelled permits. The later in the season ,the easier it is to pick up a permit. If you are going to climb in the lower canyon then after Sept 3rd is the only good option because before the 3rd you are only allowed 1 night after you cross a certain point. Link to the red tape... http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/sc/recreation/4rivers/index.shtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillA Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 Anyone have any suggestions for trips around the coast range? My buddy is thinking about cruising up there for part of the summer in his sailboat and would like to hit some climbing. There looks like there might be some good stuff around desolation sound...any other interesting areas people know about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 I spent a couple of weeks kayaking in Prince William Sound some years ago. At the time I was really taken with the idea of using kayaks as roving deluxe base camps for the extensive alpine climbing throughout the area. Glaciers and alpine vegetation start right at sea level up there. You can carry 4 weeks food, comfy camp gear, and some climbing gear in kayaks. The only catch is that there are lots of bears to share the mountains with! Half of PWS is black bear territory, the other half is Grizzly country. Lots of the Coast range can be reached via fiords, but from what I hear it can take days of wild bushwhacking to get from sea level up into the alpine. The alpine terrain around Prince William sound is open and park-like in character. This is because you are pretty near tree line right at sea level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancegranite Posted January 31, 2006 Author Share Posted January 31, 2006 The Black Canyon, below Boulder dam. A friend who guides down there says: "dude, the bouldering...rocks*" * actual stoned climber quote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 If you kayak over to Tumbo Island in the Gulf Islands (just across the border from the San Juans) there's a 3 mile long V2 waterline traverse on pocketed sandstone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr._Natural Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 you can cover much more water in something like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancegranite Posted February 1, 2006 Author Share Posted February 1, 2006 As per Catbirdseat: Hetch Hetchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cj001f Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 As per Catbirdseat: Hetch Hetchy Boating not allowed - but take an honorary piss in the water supply of the enviro hotbed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulB Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 Anyone have any suggestions for trips around the coast range? Sail from Vancouver to Knight Inlet, climb Waddington and sail back to Vancouver. I think this has also been done by kayak for at least one of the water legs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 in order to get to the Coast RANGE by kayak you'd have to head south to Oregon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurthicks Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 Granite Point on Lake Pend Oreille, Idaho. It's just a few miles south of Sandpoint, ID. Single pitch granite trad routes. It's in Randall Green's old Idaho Rock book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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