Down the Kattawagami River to James Bay

Submitted by garyataman on
Outing Type → 
Whitewater

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
Event Duration
approx 15 days
Difficulty Rating
Advanced
Registration Cut Off
April 30, 2012
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

Recommended Items to Bring

Bug Jacket
Camera

How to Get There
Event Directions

See organizer

Carpool Info

We'll split the gas cost and other shared cost.

Other
Notes

Details will worked out via emails/phone calls

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