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Rock Jumping, Futaleufu River, Chile

Rafters take a quick break for a rock jumping session on the Futaleufu River, Patagonia, Chile.

Hey Folks,

Sometimes we’d run a full river trip down the Futaleufu instead of the more common “Bridge to Bridge” section, which is the standard day-trip, about 12km of solid whitewater. On the full river section, we’d usually make it an overnighter, and enjoy the flatwater runs between the various sections of whitewater. Halfway along the trip is this killer place to go rock jumping. A nice sunny day, a deep, flat pool of water and a high ledge made for great fun for everyone. You’ll notice Gabby in the orange Jackson kayak just downstream, in position in case anyone got hurt jumping and needed some assistance. As always, safety first.

Cheers

Carl



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This entry was posted on Sunday, December 30th, 2007 at 6:34 am and is filed under Adventures, Chile, Travel, Rafting, Rivers, Cool stories. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

2 Responses to “Rock Jumping, Futaleufu River, Chile”

  1. Mark Says:
    January 1st, 2008 at 2:38 pm

    I did a cliff jump like this when we went rafting in Honduras. Heights are not my best friend - it nearly took someone to give me a push.

  2. Carl Donohue Says:
    January 1st, 2008 at 7:34 pm

    Hey Mark,

    You should see the bridge we jumped off later. :)

    Cheers

    Carl

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