Hi Buzzards,
I'm looking for advice on international paddling.
I've been mulling over the following:
Chile- looks like it has great variety from steep creeks to big water and everything in between. I've heard accommodations are great, it's relatively easy to get a modern creeker, the only downside is the expensive flight all the way down south. A friend of mine spent a month on the Fuy and came back a jedi paddler.
Mexico- Waterfall heaven with good accommodations and an affordable flight. Any highly recommended accommodations and or runs? Relatively affordable?
Ecuador- Friends head down there almost every year and always seem to be having a good time, I've heard continuous read and run class IV+ for miles. Sounds like a deeper, tamer North Fork to me.
Norway- I haven't heard a lot as far as accommodations and ability to get a boat although I'm guessing there are plenty of European made boats floating around. Relatively affordable flights, a friend says it's all Class IV but it sure looks stout to me.
B.C.- I'm going to have a TRP to Canada here in the next few months so I've been planning on getting up there the end of summer, we had a plan to hit some creeks and skook this past fall but that was thwarted by the border closure and current situation. Since I live in the PNW, I can drive up no problem and spend a week cruising around. The top of my hit list is the Elk River and Callaghan Creek, any other must dos?
Thanks in advance for any info and helping kill time at the office.
I'm looking for advice on international paddling.
I've been mulling over the following:
Chile- looks like it has great variety from steep creeks to big water and everything in between. I've heard accommodations are great, it's relatively easy to get a modern creeker, the only downside is the expensive flight all the way down south. A friend of mine spent a month on the Fuy and came back a jedi paddler.
Mexico- Waterfall heaven with good accommodations and an affordable flight. Any highly recommended accommodations and or runs? Relatively affordable?
Ecuador- Friends head down there almost every year and always seem to be having a good time, I've heard continuous read and run class IV+ for miles. Sounds like a deeper, tamer North Fork to me.
Norway- I haven't heard a lot as far as accommodations and ability to get a boat although I'm guessing there are plenty of European made boats floating around. Relatively affordable flights, a friend says it's all Class IV but it sure looks stout to me.
B.C.- I'm going to have a TRP to Canada here in the next few months so I've been planning on getting up there the end of summer, we had a plan to hit some creeks and skook this past fall but that was thwarted by the border closure and current situation. Since I live in the PNW, I can drive up no problem and spend a week cruising around. The top of my hit list is the Elk River and Callaghan Creek, any other must dos?
Thanks in advance for any info and helping kill time at the office.