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![Hal Monkman tosses the rope to Ben Marr who prepares to anchor the raft as it is lined around potentially dangerous holes at Eve's Falls. Photo/David Jackson](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d4a8e8e4b0b92a7637c96a/1542918755487-3BWRMEN3IXTNREL2ZWGD/6DEJ_Sidetracked_0018.jpg)
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![With kayaks on the roof and raft trailer in tow, the team , comprised of elite expedition and freestyle kayakers, drives 3,000 km to reach Manitoba's Nelson River.
Photo/David Jackson](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d4a8e8e4b0b92a7637c96a/1542918901571-ZQWDWDSFC3FVJLF7H4DF/DEJ_NelsonRiver_01.jpg)
![In the town of Cross Lake, Manitoba, Hal Monkman finds a spot to stretch out and sleep after the 40-hour drive north from the Ottawa River.
Photo/David Jackson](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d4a8e8e4b0b92a7637c96a/1542918907646-ZUTITVQWCBK25JJRVJ6L/DEJ_NelsonRiver_03.jpg)
A team of elite kayakers depart on an exploratory kayaking trip to the Nelson River, the outflow of Lake Winnipeg, Manitoba, to uncover the worlds finest river wave. Based from two expedition rafts with free style kayaks and enough food for two weeks, the guys found some of the biggest volume rapids in North America and a never before surfed wave, aptly named ‘Dream Wave’.