A Whitewater guide to the rivers of chile
This river, although interesting, is not worth going out of your way for. If you are in the Pucon area and more specifically up near the headwaters of the Liucura near the “Los Posones” or Termas de Huife hot springs you might want to check it out.
Polk Deters on Llancalil portage
To get to this stretch [...]
Posted on August 2nd, 2009 by kurt casey
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Flowing off of the permanent snow fields of Sollipulli is an ice cold tributary of the upper Maichin. It is short, not very difficult but incredibly beautiful. I ran this with Zack “Del Sapo” Cowen in early December 2004
I would not go out of way to run this river but given its simple logistics if [...]
Posted on August 2nd, 2009 by kurt casey
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This novelty run is only for those curious folks who are in the Pucon area and have already done every river imaginable. It is one of dozens of rivers named Rio Blanco in Chile.
I first looked at this river in 1994 but it was almost impossible to scout. Although there is a road above the [...]
Posted on August 2nd, 2009 by kurt casey
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Accumulating first in a lake on the flanks of Volcan Tolhuaca, the Rio Malleco then plunges off a breathtaking 50 meter (165′) falls before starting its western journey towards the Pacific Ocean. It is at the base of Salto Malleco that the whitewater journey begins.
Nathan Sullivan first ran this in early December of 2004 and [...]
Posted on August 2nd, 2009 by kurt casey
Filed under: Region VIII, chile, class 4 | No Comments »
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