Tiekel River: An Alaska Whitewater Classic

The last confirmed descent of the Tiekel River, on the North side of Thompson Pass, outside of Valdez, Alaska, was in 1988 by Andrew Embick and Chris Roach. There has most likely been another descent or two since then, possibly during the 90 s (if you know of any other descents, please comment below). At the very least, the Tiekel Canyon has been seen by very few people. On October 4th, 2013, Matt Peters, Trip Kinney and I put on the Tiekel River at mile 46 of the Richardson Highway. Our plan was to spend