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Comment on Acombamba Abyss by kurt

kurt — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:39:18 +0000

West a bit more info on the bridge in abyss

Hey Kurt,
I saw there were questions regarding Puente Paisaje on the sight. As of now there is a bus everyday at six A.M. headed for Andahuaylas. Take care. Nate

Comment on Acombamba Abyss by West Hansen

West Hansen — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:45:09 +0000

Mariann,
Are you the first gal to run the Acobamba Abyss? I’m planning an expedition for next August and would really appreciate a detailed report and any pictures or video you have of this trip. Thanks

Comment on Acombamba Abyss by kurt

kurt — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:16:20 +0000

These guys just got off river at Pasajes..Paid to have a car come meet them there. not a bad idea. I waited a day and got a ride on a truck that lost brakes and crashed. I had blood coming out of ears and a concussion but still took 2 more days to get to the hospital in Cuzco..If you do plan a car make sure you get there on time..WE got unexpected 20 hours of heavy rain that changed the river overnight into raging brown terror zone. We debated hiking out but pushed on. I think we ran some chicken lines that normally never have water and at other times were able to run the meat of what is normally a portage or sneak.

Mariann SaetherKurt Casey
Yo! We took out at puente pasajes, and had a car meet us there for about 250 dollars. It drove us back to cusco, took 12 hours. there is traffic, but the locals say the trucks go by early morning, and it is mostly drugs trafficing trucks… heading to Santa Teresa now for two more days of kayaking, then off I go to work in the Caribbean for three weeks.

Comment on Acombamba Abyss by West Hansen

West Hansen — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:38:17 +0000

Great! I’ll look forward to the report. –West

Comment on Acombamba Abyss by kurt

kurt — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:39:26 +0000

Some friends are on the river now..I will let you know what they say is happening

Comment on Acombamba Abyss by West Hansen

West Hansen — Thu, 05 May 2011 15:51:38 +0000

I’ll be making this run August 2012. Any updates I should know about? I heard the Pasaje bridge is out now. I’m going for a land-based scout trip August 2011 and I’m looing for pertinent info. Thanks

Comment on Apurimac by 15 hrs & counting … « My Blog

15 hrs & counting … « My Blog — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 19:55:57 +0000

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Comment on Paucartambo by Todd

Todd — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:10:48 +0000

A British kayaker, Steve Whetman soloed the Pacuartabo in the early 1990′s. I can put you in touch with Steve if you’d like mroe details of his run. There is a write up on it.

http://www.peruwhitewater.com/paucartambo/

Comment on Velille by Klaus Schmidt

Klaus Schmidt — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:09:20 +0000

Hi from Germany,

first i wanna congratulate to your very informative website.

Now i got 2 questions:

is january/february a good time for kayaking in the region of cusco?

and is it possible to rent kayaks around there?

I really hope you can help me?

Thank you and best regards

Klaus