5am alarms were going and it was all go up at redroof. Getting up to go kayaking with the moon still up seemed a bit strange. With do duck in our belly’s and kayaks on the roof, we headed to heli pad. A last minute text from Zak in hoki confirmed our last seat in the chopper. The team was set, Phil Palzer, Zak Shaw, Greg Lee and Rata Lovell-smith.Aviation fever had set in and we were in the air by 7.30.The flight up the river was spectacular. We spent most of it trying to scout some possible lines down the river. Once the whining of the chopper had gone and the roar of the river took over, the realisation of how remote we really were sunk in and we wasted no time in getting on the water and warming up.
Classy lines, sick boofs, awesome rail to rail transitions (if your two dash) or edge to edge transitions (if your “new school”) is a great way to describe colliers. The trip was finished off with a quick photo session on a small ledge drop at the bottom of colliers.
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| Zak and Rata heading up the valley with Dan Reedy |
The Whitcomb was really turning it on for us Big, dramatic and untouched. We had an hour of super fun class 3+ to fire us up. 10.30 came around and it was time for our second breakfast before we headed into colliers.
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| Zak Shaw Photo By Greg Lee |
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| Phil Palzer boofing like a boss Photo by Zak Shaw http://passion4adventure.blogspot.co.nz/ |
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| Rata Lovell-Smith Runing the last drop in colliers Photo By Greg Lee |
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| Rata Lovell-Smith showing some style Photo By Greg Lee |
We were off the water by one in time for homebrews in the sun!
