Category Archive: chile

09 Jul

The Rio Turbio: Top 5 Most Beautiful Rivers in the World

The Rio Turbio: Top 5 Most Beautiful Rivers in the World

The Turbio is undoubtedly in my Top 5 Most Beautiful Rivers list. A small creek that flows into the valley of Pucon, the creek is …

 
By Adam Johnson
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10 Feb

Rio Florin Stouts…

Rio Florin Stouts…

After spending several weeks in Pucon, it was time to venture outside of the immediate creeking wonderland (what EG calls “Babylon”) and onto rivers farther …

 
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19 Jan

Rio Desahue Photo Tour

Rio Desahue Photo Tour

The Rio Desahue is another one of Pucon’s classic whitewater runs. The river runs via the overflow from a lake just upstream of the put-in. …

 
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16 Jan

Photo of the Day: Crazy Boofs

Photo of the Day: Crazy Boofs

This series is again from the Rio Nevado. Photo’s courtesy of Bryan Kirk. This is one crazy weird boof. That shelf that comes in on …

 
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15 Jan

Photo of the Day: Rio Nevado Compilation

Photo of the Day: Rio Nevado Compilation

Here is a sequence that Bryan Kirk got of me, Adam Johnson, on my last day in Chile. This is the main drop on the …

 
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13 Jan

First Few Days in Pucon

First Few Days in Pucon

After flying into Santiago via Copa Airlines (and getting our boats rejected even before we got to the counter), Bryan Kirk and I sought …

 
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23 Dec

Back In Chile

Back In Chile

Sometime this fall I decided that it was a good idea to return to Chile for another epic trip. After throwing the idea around with …

 
By Adam Johnson
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19 Jan

Chile Update 4 of 4: Tour de Stout…

Chile Update 4 of 4: Tour de Stout…

Jared Seiler Running Princessa on the Gol Gol River. My final week in Chile proved to be one of the best sets of creekboating that I …

 
By Adam Johnson
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15 Jan

Chile Update 3 of 4: Rio Fuy

Chile Update 3 of 4: Rio Fuy

Yet another Chilean classic. The Rio Fuy is about 3 hours from Pucon and offers great IV+ river running with a few taller ledges and …

 
By Adam Johnson
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06 Jan

Chile Update 1 of 4: Rio Llancahue, Part 1

Chile Update 1 of 4: Rio Llancahue, Part 1

What a great three and a half weeks in Chile. Whilst here, we have had the opportunity to run some great whitewater (including some cascadas …

 
By Adam Johnson
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