A Whitewater guide to the rivers of chile
I am not sure where this river derived its name but the “bueno” portion is very fitting. I first visited the river on December 13, 1997 with John Foss, Josh Lowry and Robbie Dastin. The scenery was spectacular and the boating and camping outstanding.
The river is best run during late spring and early [...]
Posted on April 26th, 2007 by kurt casey
Filed under: Region VII, chile, class 5 | No Comments »
Flowing off the southern side of Volcan Llaima (3125 m) is one of the best class 3 runs in Chile. The crystal clear waters cascade through lava fields at a breakneck pace while the surrouning snow peaks are fringed with Aruacaria trees making for an exciting and beautiful trip. The river name is [...]
Posted on April 25th, 2007 by kurt casey
Filed under: Region IX, chile, class 3 | No Comments »
This springtime gem is right in the Pucon area. It was first run until the winter of 1994 when locals Robby Dastin, Gigo Castillo and Rick Bravo made the initial exploration. Several days of rain are required make this small catchment runnable. The stretch that is commonly run is 4 km or less in length [...]
Posted on April 21st, 2007 by kurt casey
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How to describe the the Rio Quepe is a paradox. One description is terrifying class 3 but because of the committing nature and one 5+ canyon I would say it is better described as class four difficulty with long portage. The source of the river is a high lake on the western flank of Volcan [...]
Posted on April 19th, 2007 by kurt casey
Filed under: Region IX, chile, class 4 | No Comments »
The Yeso is an class 4+/5- creek run in the headwaters of the Maipo Valley. The source of the river are the high peaks on the Argentinian border near the Termas del Plomo. The highest peak is Cerro Marmolejo at 6108 meters. The run is only 3 KM long but with easy logisitcs and is [...]
Posted on April 19th, 2007 by kurt casey
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It was not until December of 2004 that this classic river was discovered. Robbie Dastin, Pucon resident and Pioneer of numerous Chilean first descents found the river and did the first D with Russel Kelly and Mateo Wilson. The water source is Cerro Encanto (1890 meters) and other lower peaks forming the border with [...]
Posted on April 19th, 2007 by kurt casey
Filed under: Region X, chile, class 5 | No Comments »
Flowing off both the southern flanks of Volcan Villarica (2840 meters) and Volcan Quetrupillan (2360 meters) is the Rio Llancahue. The river is directly south of the town of Pucon on the opposite side of the volcano. Pronounced Yan-Cow-Weh the river derives its name from Mapudungo or the local Mapuche dialect. the meaning is “place [...]
Posted on April 18th, 2007 by kurt casey
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The Rio Nevado is one of Pucon’s classic steep creek runs. The river cascades off the Picos del Caburgua (1952 meters) and forms one of the upper tributaries of the Liucura. The run is just outside of the border of the beautiful National Park Huerquehue. Once again it was local Robbie Dastin who sleuthed this [...]
Posted on April 16th, 2007 by kurt casey
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This seldom run, low volume steep creek enters Lago Villarica directly opposite Pucon. It only runs in the spring or after an intense prolonged summer storm. On some maps such as 1:50,000 Topo titled Lago Caburgua it is also called Rio Quilque.
Nate Elliot in Plata Canyon
The run was first pioneered by locals Robbie Dastin and [...]
Posted on April 16th, 2007 by kurt casey
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Twenty Two tazas - a series of twenty two 1 to 2 meters drops in a natural park setting 3 hours south of Santiago Chile.
Posted on April 15th, 2007 by admin
Filed under: chile, class 3, class 4, waterfalls | No Comments »
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