Check out this short video from my last couple of weeks in Mexico.
I had my camera stolen and was unable to complete my initial video of the film,
instead you get almost 5 mins of sick lines and loud music.

Thanks so much to Tino Specht,, Jules Domine, Juan Antonio De Ugarte and Daniel Rondón.

Be sure to check out a next level episode of Unknown by Tino shot on this trip of Aniol Serrasolses,

At the end of long season on the Clearwater River BC two Frenchman and Australian paddler Adrian Kiernan rolled into town.

After firing up the bigger sections on the Clearwater we were checking and re checking levels of some of the biggest most notorious multi days in BC. A big storm damped our hopes of getting on anything. In BC low water just means low enough. Late one night to our surprise it looked like window was about to open on the legendary Homathko River. After busy day of packing and a sleepless night we re checked the gauge and began out 8 our drive to Tatlayoko Lake. At the put in we meet a group of German kayakers who saw the same window as us and were ready for the 4 day class 5 wilderness assault on Homathico.

A few fun facts on the river.
The last attempt in 2010 had a Heli evacuation due to a boat falling into the river. The previous attempt this season saw the whole crew of 5 being evacuated due to high water and we were next.

The Homathko is extreme wilderness, and the biggest mountain in flanks the Grand canyon of the Homathko making a hike out simply not an option.
The goals of the trip was to run the goods, not swim any circumstance, and avoid grizzly bears.

The trip went down without a hitch and is one of my top 3 favorite multi days in the world. World Class paddling, new friends, perfect flows and great weather made it a great end to the season in BC.

Highlights of the run include a 1.5 hour scout of a huge gorge then you had to put the pieces together, get in your boat and not screw up.

On our final morning I woke to Adrian whispering in my ear, “Lachie, grizzly bear”

Sure enough only 50m away from our tarp was a mother and a cub walking straight towards us. Definately a memorable way to wake up. These guys brought the Grizzly count to for the trip.

The trip was also so sweet because to paddle the Homathko you must paddle the sourse to sea, taking out at Homathko Camp a wilderness Camp on an inlet of the pacific Ocean, the Shuttle involves a float plate flying you back to Tatlayoko Lake where you paddled away from you Vehicle 4 days prior.

On this trip I made two new friends, Mattias from Norway and Jules from France, both super motivated highly skilled paddlers, I talked to them of my plans to fly to Mexico to run some waterfalls in the jungle, before we knew the plan had changed, the three of us would embark on a 5000 km plus drive to Veracruz. Mexico. Which is where I sit now. More adventures to follow.

LC

Hey Guys,

I have slowly been producing a series of short films entitled “The Calling”

Check out the first two of the series The Calling China and Solo Kimberley Calling.

The Calling China has already taken first place at the Cairns adventure film festival for the short adventures in Nature category.

Enjoy and stay tuned for The Calling BC, Mexico and Chile in the next 12 months

Solo Kimberley Calling from Lachie Carracher on Vimeo.

CHINA CALLING from Lachie Carracher on Vimeo.

In November 2010 I headed out to interior China with Anthony Yap, Ben Brown, Pat Camblin, Rush Sturges, Casper Van Kalmthout and Ben Marr. We spent 3 weeks paddling the amazing Salween River which boarders Tibet and Myanmar.

The full story can be found in the latest addition of Kayak Session, Footage from the trip can be found on River Roots latest film titled Frontier as well as in a Short film from myself which will be available for viewing in a few weeks. Titled “The Calling”

As usual, I will let the photo’s do the talking

The Salween is in the process of having 13 dams constructed on the section of whitewater we were paddling, more information can be found at www.salweenwatch.org

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I got a call last week from Chris Bray a very well accomplished adventurer and photographer. He is chair of the Australian and NZ chapter of the world renown Explorers club. He is also a trustee of the Australian Geographic society.

Chris asked me if I would be interested to heading to Sydney to be the guest speaker at the annual explorers club dinner party/ meeting.

I was honoured to be asked and had no idea of the kind of inspirational adventurer’s I would be addressing.

Check out some of these amazing people
Steve Crombie – loston.com
Chris Bray – ChrisBray.net
Lincoln Hall – lincolnhall.net

Thank you so much to Australian Geographic for flying me in for the night, to Chris and everyone for making it such a great night.

Cheers

Lachie

Hey All,

Check out this link to the interview I did last week with the Today show, they showed a bunch of footage from the Fitzroy and from Laos, Canada and Tasmania.

http://video.au.msn.com/watch/video/aussie-adventurer/x13l6z2

Also, The Weekend West – 1 million plus print run

Shepparton News, Page 3

Beyond The Bale, Wool Growers Magazine

Stay tuned for the feature article in WILD magazine their will also be feature length interviews in Outer Edge and Australian Geographic OUTDOOR within the next 2 months..

Cheers

Lachie

Hey Guys!

So I completed the first solo Descent in 5 nights. It was the quickest descent as well!

No issue’s or drama’s just big long days on the water and some amazing rapids

Quick few photos to get an idea of the journey I undertook.
It was an amazing trip that I will never forget.
Check out the upcoming issue of Wild Magazine for all the good photos and full story.
Also watch the Australian Today show this Sunday the 27th of Feb for a live interview.
Enjoy the photos and thanks to everyone for there support.

Another recording from Lachie below, back at Broome.

2011-02-10 at 16.57

Well he’s off the river. From the look of the map he had another long day in the kayak and finished up at Fitzroy Crossing in the mid afternoon.

Only limited contact from him after that, waiting for his lift back to Broome – around a six hour drive. Although I did hear he was heading to the pub for a beer. Fair enough.