Down the Kattawagami River to James Bay

Submitted by garyataman on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 11:30

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On this adventure we are going down the Kattawagami River to James Bay.

The river goes by the name Kattawagami and the Lawagamau River.

You can check out the CCR forum for some background info.

The Basics

Event Location:

North of Cochrane all the way to James Bay

Date(s) & Time:

Friday, June 1, 2012 - 08:00

Registration Cut Off:

April 30, 2012

Event Duration:

approx 15 days

Difficulty Rating:

Advanced

Participant Info

Who's Invited:

Folks with back counrty camping and intermediate whitewater experience

Maximum Group Size:

6 people

Minimum Group Size:

4 people

Itinerary

Itinerary description:

We're teaming up with Bill Holland on this adventure. Bill has done the river a few times and he coming back for more, so it must be great.

The plan is to drive to Cochrane where we pick up a shuttle driver. The shuttle driver will take us another 160 km north-east to the head waters of the Kattawagami River.

Down the river, 190 km of flat water and about 80 rapids/falls.

Once we hit James Bay it's about 50 km to Moossonee. There is an option here to rent a boat taxi to take us across the bay if the conditions are too rough to paddle.

From Moosonee we'll take the train back to Cochrane

From Cochrane we'll drive back to Toronto

Required Items to Bring:

All the stuff for you need for a wilderness canoe/river kayaking trip.

Rain gear and a jacket, long pants, long sleeve shirt, bug spray, head net something dry to where to bed, bug spray, clean cloths for the drive home(leave in van) lighters, tent, sleeping bag, extra dry socks, paddling gloves, “water tight bags” first aid kit, TP. flash light, pot and pan set, knife, fork, spoon, coffee cup, plate, bowl.

A canoe or kayak may come in handy and spare paddle, life jacket, helmet, rope.

Food

Cash/Credit card for expenses