Grand Canyon of the Stikine River 1985

The second descent of the Grand Canyon of the Stikine River was in 1985. Kayakers Rob Lesser and Lars Holbek, members of the team that made the first descent in 1981, were joined by kayaker Bob McDougall and a raft team of seven world-class paddlers: Joe Willie Jones, Mark Kocina, Beth Rypins, Peter Fox, Steve Ellsberg, Peggy Lindsay, and Dan Bolster. This film of the descent was called “Hell and High Water“ and is attributed to Assignment Adventure. The Grand Canyon of the Stikine is a 45-mile stretch o