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Turbid Times: "Glacial pace" gains a new meaning.

When I was back in Squamish last summer, I went to the Mamquam River that runs through town to cool off. I was used to enjoying the natural air conditioning system when it got hot, and the meditative process of cold dips throughout the year.

I have dipped and kayaked the river at flood, low flow, winter flow and summer for many years.

Although it was still pretty cold this summer, it didn't do what it normally does. The experience was that of jumping in a milky bath, not a pristine, clear glacial fed river. So I followed it upstream.

I tried to go to the source, to the Mamquam Icefield, but it was socked in. So, with the help of @davecpearson 📸 and @rick_willison ✈ I got to see above it.

I spoke with glaciologists, the Department of Fisheries and others about what they are noticing, and what it might mean.

Unfortunately, I learned that it's a sign our glaciers are in their last years. The wildfires have deposited ash on their surface and our summers are heating up, which speeds up the melt and means the layers that are melting now are deeper and have more sediment in them.

This will have impacts on our water 🌊, our power💡, our skiing ⛷️ and our salmon 🎣.

Photo 1: August 2022 at Mamquam falls
Photo 2: mamquam river, summer 2021 with @ellynwooddesigns' s Tusk as a model
Photo 3: Mamquam River, summer 2024
Photo 4: Mamquam falls, August 2024
Photo 5: upstream of the falls, August 2024
Photo 6: Skookum Creek meets Mamquam River, August 2024 (source of the turbidity is Skookum which comes directly off the icefield)
Photo 7: Arial shot of the confluence, August 2024
Photo 8:In the Alpine on the way to Mamquam Mountain, right before we turned around due to visibility
Photo 9: The Neve glacier near Nch'Kay and Opal Cone, September 2022, shows the build up of darker sediment on the top.
Photo 10: overhead of the confluence of the Skookum and Mamquam Creeks August 2024.

To read the article, and learn about the way forward... read the article here:
https://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/cover-stories/turbid-times-9511671

@piquenews taken in Squamish, British Columbia by @davecpearson

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Here are the results of a great day out filming with @flowmotionaerials and the amazing team from @islandraptors; @seanbrb & @birdchaserbrys, and of course the main talent; Hercules the Bald Eagle

We came together in the spring to test our long-lens FPV dual-op gimbal rig. This clip was shot at 135mm, however since then we have been able to successfully push the system to 300mm FF equivalent.

Check out the 4K 16x9 version on Vimeo. Link in Bio. by @davecpearson

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Over the last two years I have been working on a passion project alongside @flowmotionaerials. We set ourselves the goal of developing a system that would allow us to film birds in ways that haven’t been possible before.

Here is a sneak peak at the results. With an equivalent focal length of 150mm to 300mm the system allows for the filming of birds and other animals at safe distances while still remaining agile enough to follow fast and dynamic behaviours.

This shot was taken earlier in the year as a ‘proof of concept’ with the amazing team at @islandraptors

Pilot: @flowmotionaerials
Cam Op: @davecpearson by @davecpearson

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3 years ago

Fending off the wildlife with @mattmaddaloni and @seatoskycam by @davecpearson

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4 years ago

Island of the Sea Wolves is a 3-part series that follows a year in the life of animals on Vancouver Island. Launching globally on Netflix today.

I was lucky enough to spend several months in the field last year filming alongside a great team.

Glad to see it all come together at last.

@netflix
Wildspace Productions
@riverroadfilms

Jeff Turner
@chelseaturner815
@lou_ferguson01
@alex.w.burr
@maxwelhohn
@tynancallesen
@mattmuncaster
@ar_matey
@darren_wild_west
@seaprooftv
@kaisstories
@jackgawthrop
@caseyduboismedia
@james_frystak
@fatamorganaphoto
@seaforthexpeditions
@_matthewhood
@thecaptainquinn by @davecpearson

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4 years ago

Filming in London and Norway, back when you could do that. by @davecpearson

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6 years ago

Descending into the Darvaza Crater, Turkmenistan in 2014. 📸:Dan Byers

@reelwater @tgerber63 taken in Darvaza, Turkmenistan by @davecpearson

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7 years ago

The sun came back, and so did the mosquito apocalypse. Dawn on Habrich with @tifotos and @emotimo by @davecpearson

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7 years ago

Filming @realwillgadd on his month-long push to establish Overhead Hazard, a wildly steep line up BC’s Helmcken Falls.
📷: @pablo_durana
@reelwater
@reddigitalcinema
@redbulladventure
@huens by @davecpearson

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7 years ago

Filming @gavinmcclurg and @realwillgadd on their epic push to paraglide the Canadian Rockies to the US border. 📷: @pablo_durana
@reelwater
@helikelsey
@reddigitalcinema
@redbulladventure by @davecpearson

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Filming the first descent of the Beriman River, Papua New Guinea. @reelwater @specialist_helicopters @seatoskycam @pedrolivakaiak @bennymrr @ckorbulic @benstookesberry @reddigitalcinema by @davecpearson

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Filming in the Karakum Desert, Turkmenistan. @reelwater @natgeo @reddigitalcinema by @davecpearson

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