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Jim Baird paddles hard to escape a rock wall

Three new uploads pair a tense canoe maneuver with an old hunting camp and bull trout cooked over a bushcraft tripod.

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The Current Almost Pushed me into a Rock Wall

"Man, this current is ripping," Jim Baird says as the river starts making his decisions for him. His canoe loses its alignment, and he works urgently to turn it upriver, paddling hard to keep clear of a rock wall.

That brief encounter, posted as "The Current Almost Pushed me into a Rock Wall," was the most watched of his three new uploads, reaching roughly 17,000 views. In voiceover, Baird calls it the closest he came to catastrophe on the entire trip. The aerial view that follows puts the struggle in perspective: a canoe-sized problem inside a vast, forested gorge.

Viewers have picked up on the paddle surviving the effort and his description of "beast" paddling. One also identifies the front ferry technique, the maneuver Baird uses to get the boat into the angle he needs.

The rest of the week's uploads offer less urgent wilderness business. "Finding an old hunting camp in the Northwest Territories" has nearly matched the canoe clip's total and is drawing views faster now. "Fish Stew on a bushcraft Tripod in the Northwest Territories" supplies the meal: Baird says bull trout fishing finally improved after high water had largely shut down earlier opportunities.

The longer Backbone Ranges expedition remains the channel's strongest daily draw, with about 580,000 views overall. Across the channel, daily viewing is close to its usual level and subscribers held steady this week. Nearby outdoors channels offer a mixed picture: catchingcyle had a particularly busy week, while Field Trips with Robert Field was quieter. For Baird, the sustained draw remains that long Northwest Territories journey, with its canyons, fishing stops and hard-earned camp meals.

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What viewers say

That paddles a beast for not breaking in two.
@paddlehooked4687See it on YouTube
I don’t kayak, but beast paddling is locked and loaded in my vocabulary for when I do.
@sevriety3268See it on YouTube
Front ferry. Good technique
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Good job Jim! Watching every video you uploaded
@emsky70See it on YouTube
I wish I could go on one of these adventures with you buddy!
@elliotw5918See it on YouTube
So that's kind of terrifying 😅good job man
@-jaylouise-See it on YouTube
Those trips were tremendous and demanding on those rapids, you sure know how to handle a canoe on rough waters 👏👏❤💪
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