......Jakub Sedivy.......: February 2010

Pucon is like a an immense sive/ eddy. Once you enter, it's just way to hard to get out . It started raining again and I found myself in Puerto Varas, chilling in my friends Pepe's casa, drinking beers and preventing some chileand drunk fighting. as well as spending some time on the beautiful Petrohue river. It was raining and cold though and I got the message the stouts in Pucon are back in. Feeling quite good with my back back in order I jumped on the bus for couple days of Pucon hucking. I love this place. You just never get enough of it.

Volcan Villarica guarding the town, beautiful sunrise

The first day we hit the Nevados again and it proved to be the bomb. The Todo Nevados is one of the best creeks I have ever paddled. It's packed with action. There was a big group hitting the river this time and after everyone styled the upper, we eddied out above the infamous Demshitz Drop. The first D of the drop was made last year and it is an impressive 50 footer with a stout lead in. I watched couple guys go to learn the lines and then it was my turn :). Hard right to the small eddy, catch a breather, peel out, boof and the edge which comes pretty fast. 50ft of waterfalling and high fives with the friends in the pool below... :)

Demshitz drop, Evan Garcia, photo by Candace Sanders

Demshitz drop, LJ Groth, photo by Candace Sanders

After this, the Diablito follows. An interesting 15 ft drop leading into a right angle drop in a crack. Boof it and turn hard right. This drop threaten to pin you if you do not turn fast enough. Well all was good and we found ourselves smiling in the eddy above the sive piled rocks above Nutrients.

EG at the Diablito, photo Candace Sanders

Nutrients drop is a combo of two sweet boofs into another 15 footer. Hold on to your paddle and boof hard.

The Nutrients, photo by Candace Sanders

After that there are 2 more drops and you get out of this impressive gorge.

One of the best days on the river I can remember. running the stouts with friends, no carnage and almost no scouting :) Thanks for the lines boys.

Thanks Candace for the photos. At our trip there was no cameras so those are from the previous trip, well the river hasn't changed and it does deliver the same :)

The next day I slept in and enjoying the beautiful weather I left to town to find out what is going on. Well Aniol and Nico were up for the Palguin Medio and I felt it is a good timing to celebrate 3 months in this amazing country. Well off we were for some more goods.

Aniol " The Spanish kayakista model" / yep that's a photo of him