The Mountain River is a Class 1-3 (maybe some class 4 canyon stuff which we will try hard to minimize and avoid), remote river in the Northwest Territories (NWT), Canada. It begins in the Mackenzie Mountains and flows for about 325 kilometers before eventually joining the Mackenzie River.
The river travels through a very rugged landscape. Along its route, there are steep mountains, valleys, cliffs, six canyons, and many Class1-2 rapids. The area around the river is mostly untouched wilderness.
The Mountain River is home to many kinds of wildlife. Animals in the region include grizzly bears, black bears, caribou, moose, wolves, Dall sheep, and many types of birds. The river itself also provides habitat for fish.
It's a buck list river.
To be considered for this step 1 is to sign up. Participants need to have the required camping and whitewater skills and group friendly attitude to be accepted on this trip. If your WW skills need beefing up, I suggest you take a WW course and/or sign up for some WCA spring paddling trips. New faces are require to contact me so we can review their skills and experiences.
We will have a Zoom meeting to discuss logistics, cost, deposits, Google Planning Sheets, etc.
