NO a la central hidroeléctrica en nuestro Cajon del Maipo

rio maipo

Nicolas Jerovi

Pangal Andrade


Edward Arellano y Pangal Andrade

Edward Arellano

Ian Garcia

Jon Meyers

la tribu de santiago en el Maipo

El Cajón del Maipo sin duda es un lugar maravilloso , con una riqueza escénica y de recursos naturales extraordinaria , que cautiva a sus visitantes a primera vista . su cercanía a santiago lo convierte en uno de los lugares favoritos de turistas y amantes al deporte aventura para pasar las horas de ocio disfrutando de la vida silvestre y de las actividades al aire libre. Cada fin de semana acuden a este santuario de la naturaleza escaladores , montañistas, kayakistas , amantes de las caminatas , turistas entusiasmados por descender la aguas del río Maipo y personas normales que solo son motivadas por las ansías de aire puro y contacto con la naturaleza , todos estos atributos convierten al cajón del Maipo en un destino extraordinario para la actividad turística , lo cual beneficia directa e indirectamente a la comunidad local , cosa que las autoridades de la zona aun no han entendido ya que los programas de desarrollo turístico y de manejo medio ambiental son prácticamente nulos.

Muchos de los pobladores de los distintos pueblo a lo largo del cajón del Maipo
piensan que la construcción de las centrales hidroeléctricas van a ser un beneficio económico para la zona incrementando la cantidad de puestos de trabajo para la comunidad local lo que es cierto pero aun precio muy alto ya que el efecto de la intervención de grandes empresa va a perjudicar el futuro de esos pobladores al no tener un crecimiento sustentable en el tiempo.

Por estas razón es importante darnos cuenta de la extraordinaria capacidad del cajón del Maipú en convertirse en un destino turístico lo que ayudaría a mantener un crecimiento sostenido en el tiempo y lo mas importante sin dañar el medio ambiente.

Como ingeniero en turismo y kayakista profesional he visto durante años como el cajon del Maipo a dado satisfacciones a miles de turistas y en el caso de las personas que realizamos actividades deportivas en esta zona todos sabemos lo enriquecedor que es volver a santiago tras una jornada de hacer lo que mas nos gusta , en mi caso el kayak . sin duda perder este privilegio por no luchar seria castigar a las futuras generaciones de no poder vivir en contacto con la naturaleza .

mas info sobre este proyecto en http://noaltomaipo.blogspot.com/

posted by Edward Arellano

photos by Sergio Vidal

Creeking in the north of Italy , river Noce Bianco

I had much luck this time to find a group of the best kayakers in the Italian scene for run this river in the north of Italy , in Val di Sole .

Michele Ramazza says the river is in high level today and we are going to watch, in the put in we decided to run .

The boarding the easyst classic and is near the restaurant “the Flour mill”; from Fucine in Cogolo direction to sx to the crossroad for Comasine. Total length until the confluence with Vermigliana km 3,2. The torrent does not give breath, sight the slope and the little width that characterizes it, beyond to the fact that the easy zones of dead woman to stop itself are truly little. To signal the fast one “of massoni” (the 1 km approximately after the boarding) that ATTENTION immediately precedes the only impraticabile feature of the Walnut White man (!!!) and he marks it inequivocabilmente to us that disembarkation zone is better to try possible one before, not just easy.

warning

Filippo , Stefano Cipressi and Michele Ramazza

Stefano Cipressi, supposed in the easy part class IV+ this river begins super fast and deep without no possibility of stopping

Michele Ramazza , no stop

Filippo without much possibility of scouting the river

Filippo taking the last eddy before portage !!!

Michele scouting

buff!!!

Michele Ramazza , team Wave Sport europa run the ugly portage

posted and photos by Sergio Vidal

report Pirineos 2007 by Miguel Ruiz

vista del campo de slalom de Sort España

Sort is a little town located at 250 kms from Barcelona in the Catalan Pyrenees in spring season there are a lot of rivers around and there are always local kayakers ready to fire it up.

Also local companies organize nice events to keep crazy kayakers quiet and happy, like the jumping kayak in Barcelona organized by roc-roi.
This year was great , we did not expect we could have had much water, but we were so lucky and mother nature provided us with some strong storms loading all river with water and mountains full of snow, so we had a few weeks with awesome flows.
In Pyrenees u always can have great days of kayaking, but you have to be there waiting for it, and if you are lucky you will get it.
The season in the Spanish and French Pyrenees is gone, time to leave this amazing place and people, we hope some motivated person rebuilt the play spot, to let the children play and learn new tricks like the last year.

Miguel Ruiz corrien la cascada del rio Palomeras ,España

Miguel preparando su mejor buff , rio Palomeras

Miguel Ruiz en el rio Palomeras , España creek style

Miguel en el ultimo rapido

Miguel en el slide del rio Palomeras


Miguel Ruiz paticipando en el jumping de Barcelona

Posted by Miguel Ruiz

photos: Juanjo Ortiz & Gerd Serrasolses

Primer descenso en la Gave de Cauterets , Francia

Juanjo Ortiz en el slide del Cauterets

Juanjo corriendo la cascada

Gerd Serrasoles corriendo unos de los rapidos del alto Nogera , España

Gerd Serrasoles en la cascada del Cauterets

Gerd en otro de los rapidos del Cauterets

Posted and photos by Miguel Ruiz

river Vermigliana - Italy

photos of my trip in Italy algo de mal tiempo en Val di Sole , norte de Italia

rider local Bastiano Mich

Augusto Galletti en uno de los rapidos del Vermigliana

Augusto drop inthis river is one of the good creek in Trentino area

Bastiano Mich en uno de los saltos artificiales

working in the construction of the dam, una parte del rio Vermegliana esta siendo destruido para hacer una central hidroelectrica

Augusto in another buff....

Augusto Galletti en la parte final

Posted and photos by Sergio Vidal

The first Chilean white water kayak magazine

the first Chilean white water kayak magazine is on the market, we are looking forward to see the mag growing up.
Kayak in Chile is starting to be a popular sport and CONRIOS magazine is focusing on that.
Keep the rivers as natural as they are and get out of your room and get on the water bro.
CONRIOS, the first chilean white water kayak magazine is for sale Chile, Argentina, Spain, Holland and soon in the USA and Norway.
Next Issue November 2007

Team CONRIOS say: Thanks for your support

more info contact gigocastillo@hotmail.com

Save the rio San Pedro - Chile

We are against the dam that it tries to construct Colbún in the river San pedro (Calle Calle)

The dam will destroy 12 kilometers of River eliminating the habitat of fish, mammals, reptiles and birds with the consequent damage for our enviroment, and the possibility of showing it to it the tourists who visit our region. Let us think that the possibility exists that the artificial lake one to the Riñihue lake, modifying itself the levels of this last one. Tyler Curtis in San Pedro river kayak paradise, clear water,great volume of water and very good spotThat we can do?

1. If you want to contribute with information that helps to demonstrate the inviabilidad us of this project please it sends it to pueblitoexpediciones@gmail.com

http://www.riosanpedro.cl/

photos by S. Vidal

Freestyle kayak video - programa Extremo Austral

Pichilemu kayak surf , Liucura spot , Bariloche wave - Argentina and San pedro spot
riders: Mark Basso , Juanito Ugarte , Andrew Holcombe , Sergio Vidal , and many more.
EXTREMO AUSTRAL programa de deportes alternativos 100% Chileno
www.extremoaustral.cl

PIRINEOS2006 by Miguel Ruiz , creek Europa style

Miguel Ruiz , Juanjo Ortiz ,Gerd Serrasolses / creek in Europe 2006
Miguel Ruiz - wakeboard in Villarica lake Chile

One year before

I like much freeride , but I have an accident in Italy last year ( 30/04/2006)after three months in bed , I star to walk

and now my foot is seen this way, metal plenty

but the life continuous and I am ready again

S. Vidal kayakpro team rider

2003 World Championship in Graz Austria and shot fron Italy

Salto Nilahue by Miguel Ruiz

here is Miguel R drop in

Last year the drop changed a lot, from a double drop to a nice slide

photos by Rodrigo Castillo and Gerd Serrasolses

video rivers Palguin and upper Trancura - Chile

EXTREMO AUSTRAL programa de deportes alternativos 100% Chileno
www.extremoaustral.cl