The North Fork of the Kings River is a challenging adventure down a steep and narrow gorge. It offers long deep pools with 7 rappels, some long swims, downclimbing, and jumps into pools. This is a physically challenging route and should be done by experienced canyoneers only. It is recommended to be done in the summer heat and still a wetsuit should be worn because there is a lot of shade. There are some places where you can choose either a jump to the pool or a small rappel. Bring rappelling and anchor gear, two 50m ropes, 50m pull cord, webbing, sticky rubber soles and rappel rings.