A Whitewater guide to the rivers of chile

Rio Aconcagua “Salto De Soldado”

This description was actually written by kayaking legend Lars Holbek
Salto del Soldado canyon sports a wild class V+ run through a imposing, vertiginous chasm. According to Chilean folklore, a soldier once jumped across the canyon on a horse! The narrows is the crux of the run, undoubtedly one of the most difficult set of rapids [...]

Posted on October 20th, 2009 by kurt casey
Filed under: Region V, chile, class 5 | No Comments »

Rio Colorado (Aconcagua)

This Río Colorado, one of 37 by the same name in central Chile, is a churning quagmire down to its confluence with the Río Aconcagua. It is a good run to do when Salto del Saldado is frighteningly high. Tight and continuous, the rapids have few eddies and require frequent scouting from shore. The most [...]

Posted on September 6th, 2009 by John Foss (posthumously)
Filed under: Region V, chile, class 4 | No Comments »