(I love this shot of Stuart on the Oyacachi with the water captured as it’s pouring out of his helmet and off his paddle–that’s some serious immersion! Stuart was also digging the full immersion into the Ecuadorian Karaoke scene. He really brought some new energy into the Karaoke bar in Tena last week!) So, on […]
Archive | January, 2011
The Original Whitewater Explorers of Ecuador–Orellana and Pizarro
Each year, hundreds of kayakers come to Ecuador to explore it’s many rivers for themselves. Many of Ecuador’s rivers are known, published in our guidebook, on the web, etc…but many are yet to be explored, and kayakers are still doing 1st descents here. A recent conversation about this made Larry think back to the history […]
A Little Info on Ecuador’s Volcanoes and a Lot of Ecuadorian Whitewater to get us Started on 2011!
(Kayakers playing with sparklers always makes for fun times) Ecuador has a ton of cool “shit” for lack of a better word. I’m constantly blown away by the biodiversity, scope of topographical relief, and just the overall “coolness” of Ecuador. On this last trip, we were talking about the 7 Natural Wonders of the World […]