We did some location scouting today for Kranked 7. A little expedition to scope the lines that Rennie and Bryceland were going to hit. I kind of knew ahead of time what was in store for us, as I’ve spent a little time in this canyon before.

Here’s Rennie being menaced by Harley. He shold have taken that as a warning.

Josh on recon…

Nathan tests the line.

So, the line took about 30 seconds to ride. Then the hike out started.

Pics never do it justice, but suffice to say, this line was EXPOSED. A solid 45 degree pitch of unstable clay and sand that you were constantly slipping oon. The bottom dropped off about 60 feet into a shallow glacier fed river. Suffice to say, if you fell you were done. Coming from the industrila heartland of England, Josh has never done anything like this. He did pretty well considering.

While I was helping Josh with one of the gnarlier parts of the traverse, Nathan got WAYYYY ahead and tried to make a shortcut. He got within 20 feet of it, but had to turn back. Here he is on the verge of falling into the icewater….

If you look cole at this shot, you’ll see Nathan returning from his “shortcut.” We’d already scaled another hill to get around the cliffs.

Hanging out and waiting for Rennie…

Josh and the “MoHo” back at camp in the background.

Sunset in the canyon, and we’re still over an hour out from camp.

Typical Canadian adventure. 21 minutes of riding, and 3-1/2 hours of hiking. Good times….good times.