Expeciones Chile - Kayak Safari

This winter was super cold - a great time to escape to the southern hemisphere where it's summer. I planned a two week guided safari, paddling different rivers throughout Chile and Argentina the first week, with the second week all on the mighty Futalafu... After that I decided to spend an extra week at the Futa, then up to Pucon.

We started out on the Rio San Pedro, a class III/IV big water run.

The get-in.


A good wave.


Next we drove down to Shoshuenco where we stayed at a nice spot located on a beautiful lake surrounded by mountains, volcanoes, and rivers. We spent a few days paddling the Fuy.

Some gradient nestled right under a volcanoe.


Surfin.


I got some sunburn the first day - nice tan lines!


Next up was a class III section of the Manso.
Nothing Wrong with this scenery.


Switching cars on the way to the Futa.


Terminator.


Coming head-on into Mundaca - a Futa right of passage.


A cave upstream of Zeta.


Making our way down the Rio Azul to our camp at the confluence with the Futa, looking up at the Tres Monjas.


After leaving the Futa, I traveled for 24 hours by bus to get to Pucon, Chile.

Here I am at the top of Mt. Villarrica outside of Pucon.