First Descent information for the Rivers of Peru
Abismo de Apurimac -Calvin Giddings, Jim Sindelar, Gerry Plummer, Dee Crouch, Chuck Carpenter July/August 1975
Apurimac – Puente Hualpachaca to Puente Cunyac -Calvin Giddings September 1974
Ausangate Dave Black, Andreas Fischer, Kurt Casey April 1997
Concebidayco- Jon ‘Spike’ Green, Pete Catterall, Paul Cripps and Adam Harmer June 2009
Cañete –Upper stretch from KM 128 to Pacaran KM 55- Dave Black, Mark Fair, Kurt Casey, Andreas Fischer March 1997 (5 days)
Cañete- Pacaran to Lunahuana KM55 to KM30 unknown
Chili – Antonio Velutino, Cholo (Alvaro) Ibañez 1982
Colca -Cabanaconde to Canco -Canoandes May 1981
Colca -Lunar Canyon- Canoandes June 1981
Cotahuasi-From Cotahuasi to Ocoña Dave Black, Jon Barker, Jose Luis (Pepe) Lopez, Fico Gallese, Kurt Casey, Greg Moore, John Foss, Franz Helfenstein, Duilio Velutino, Gian Marco Velutino June 4, 1994
Cotahuasi Aimaña gorge – Kurt Casey, Dave Black, Duilio Velutino May 1995
Cotahuasi headwaters- Eva Luna Ramirez, Gian Marco Velutino, Franz Helfenstein, Andreas Fisher, Brent Heitzenroder June 8-9, 2002
Huallabamba – Kurt Casey, Franz Helfenstein, John Foss July 1998 (5 days)
Huallaga Headwaters – John Mattson, Mark Fair, Kurt Casey, Ethan Green, DNF July 1999 (5 days)
Huallaga- Puente El rancho to the Great Bend: Bryan smith, Pierro Vellutino, Todd Gillman, Andrew Oberhardt, Shane Robinosn DNF July 2007- Immersion Research’s 2006 TRIP FROM HELL
Lucumayo- Brent Heitzenroder, Piero Velutino, Kurt Casey October 27, 2005
Lurin - Duilio Velutino solo run 1993
Mantaro- Pampas to Canaire -Richard Pethingal, Shane Kroeger, Jamie Thoen Oct 2001 Only Richard finished solo in cataraft
Maran from Marcabamba- Eva Luna Ramirez, Jon Barker, John Foss May 1995
Maran from Vilcar- Kurt Casey, Mike Savory May 1996 (6-7 days)
Marañon from Rondos-John Wasson, Tom Fisher, Steve Gaskill in Hollowforms, Ellen Toll in 12′ raft July 1977
Marañon -from La Union (Rio Vizcarra)- Kurt Casey, Franz Helfenstein, Greg Moore, Andreas Fischer July 2000 (10 days)
Ocobamba- Lower stretch From Toledo to Puente Quesquento Brent Heitzenroder, Piero Velutino, Kurt Casey October 25, 2005
Pachachaca- Henry Munter, Brain Fletcher- Abancay to Apurimac River October 2004
Paucartambo- Chan Zwanzig and John Armstrong from one of the sources starting at 14,000 feet and taking out just below Paucartambo. January 1983
Mahuallane to Urubamba confluence- John Armstrong, Lars Holbek, Jerry Kauffman April 1983
John Armstrong, Lars Holbek, Mark Allen, Eric Magneson, Phil DeRiemer from different source at 14,200 feet (Laguna Singrenacocha) to the Chimura bridge about 40 km below Paucartambo (bail out due to high water). This trip featured in John Armstrong film “Paucartambo: Inca River.” Feb 1985
John Armstrong, Lars Holbek, Eric Magneson, Nancy Wiley, Beth Rypins, and Bob Macdougal ran the river from Paucartambo to the confluence with the Urubamba. This resulted in Armstrong’s second film, “Paucartambo: The Rest of the River.” October-Nov 1986
Pumacanchis- Pierro velutino, Diego Corpancho, Alan Abril, Paul cripps, Juanito Ugarte From lake to Vilcanota River July 5, 2007
Pozuzo - Day stretch below town Chando Gonzalez mid 1980’s
Pozuzo - from Huancabamba to Puente Constitucion
Greg Moore, Kurt Casey, Andreas Fischer, Franz Helfenstein June 2000 (4 days)
Santa – Explorandes in rafts 1980/1981
Santa Teresa- Gian Marco Vellutino and Diego Valsecchi September 2006 Upper put in from Salcantay trek to Urrubamba River
Sonches – Brent Heitzenroder, Kurt Casey, Andreas Fischer, Franz Helfenstein May 2002 (3 days)
Tambo -Jose Francisco Giraldo, John Foss, Kurt Casey, Gian Marco Velutino, Andreas Fischer, DNF March 1997
Tambopata-2 day stretch to Astillero Col Percy Fawcett in log raft September 1910
Tambopata-Chando Gonzalez et al 1981 in raft
Utcubamba – Above Pedro Ruiz -Greg Moore and Joel Harvoth November 1997 DNF
Utcubamba -20 KM below Pedro Ruiz to Bagua Grande- Brent Heitzenroder, Andreas Fischer, Franz Helfenstein June 2002
Urubamba – Tim Biggs and Chan Zwanzig 1980/1981
Velille- Pierro Velutino and Kurt Casey August 9, 2007
Vilcabamba- Upper stretch from Ruins to Oyala- Juan Antonio de Ugarte Burbank, Arnd Shaeftlein, Schorschie Schauf, film crew for discovery channel October 20-23, 2005
Vilcabamba-middle stretch from Oyala KM 27 to KM20- Brent Heitzenroder, Kurt Casey, Piero Velutino October 26, 2005
Vilcabamba-Lower stretch from KM KM 27 to Urubamba Confluence- Damen Millar and Nate Elliot Nov, 14, 2005
Vilcanota - Laszlo Berty Group 1977 in rafts
Yanitile - Gian Marco Velutino, John Foss, Adam ???, DNF April 1995
Yanitile- Mark Fair, Jose Francisco Giraldo, Kurt Casey, Brent Heitzenroder Nov. 2, 2001 DNF
Other first descents not included in this web page
Inimbari - Chando Gonzalez in rafts
Vilcabamba (Trib of Apurimac)- Russel Kelley, Gian Marco Velutino Sept 2002
Pilcopata/Alto Madre De Dios - Chando Gonzalez in rafts
Pampas - Raft trip in late 70’s
Cusipata - Dave Black, Gian Marco Velutino Dec. 1997
Perené- La Merced Stretch, Carlo Velutino, March 1996
