Barefoot Expeditions - tagged with rafting-ecuador http://www.activecuador.com/feed en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sweetcron antonio@itangelo.com Anuncio: Curso de Rafting Para Rescates en Aguas Rapidas http://www.activecuador.com/items/view/2

Barefoot Expeditions anuncia el Curso de Rafting Para Rescates en Aguas Rapidas: Se realizará en el el área de El Chaco, Ecuador.  Un curso para quienes tienen experiencia en aguas rápidas y quieren estar listos ante cualquier emergencia en el rio.  Si estas interesado/a llena esta forma y contactanos hoy mismo. AREA DE ENTRENAMIENTO:  El Chaco  Provincia del Napo.

El rio está localizado en el camino a la Amazonia Ecuatoriana. El clima es templado y el agua un poco fria (utilizaremos wetsuits) Experiencia no es necesaria, Pero saber nadar es un requisito indispensable para aprovechar el curso de mejor manera.

Río Quijos, Ecuador. ITINERARIO: DIA 1:  Teoría del Rio ( clase teorico-practica)

Huecos( hidraulicas), arboles, undercuts. Maniobras, ferris, eddys, eddy lines, rocas, boils. Señales de comunicacion  en el río. Cuerdas nudos, sistema de poleas, anclajes. Charla de seguridad con énfasis en seguridad.

DIA 2: Técnicas de remadas, técnicas de rescates (Linares - Oyacachi).

Practica del flip, guianza, lanzamiendo de cuerdas Practica de Ferris, tomar Eddys, Lectura del rio. Escenario de Rescate. Descanso del rio con practica de lo aprendido, Linares Oyacachi.

DIA 3: Tecnicas de guianza ( Borja-Oyacachi).

Control del bote Comunicacion en el río Lectura de los rapidos. Scouting. Rescate en aguas rápidas con seguridad. Escenario de rescate para finalizar el dia

DIA 4: Simulacro de rescate (Cualquier Lugar)

Simulacro de rescate semejando a un caso real desde la ciudad, equipos que se necesitan, logistica. Entradas y salidas. Seguridad del rescatista primero. Feedback de lo hecho durante el rescate y como pudo ser mejor.

DIA 5: Escuela introductoria de Kayak-Examen (Linares)

Examen Teórico-Practico Entrega de certificados de asistencia al curso otorgado por Barefoot Expeditions.

INSTRUCTOR: Diego Altamirano.

Capitán del equipo Nacional de Rafting campeonato Mundial de Rafting República Checa Lipno. Integrante del Equipo Nacional de rafting Campeonato Mundial de Rafting, Korea del Sur. Diez años de Experiencia en ríos en Ecuador, Venezuela, Perú, Brazil, Canadá, Rep Checa, Eslovaquia, Korea del Sur, Instructor de Guias de Rafting International Rafting Federation. Instructor de kayak American Canoe Association. Kayak de Seguridad Clase IV+.

Diego Altamirano ASISTENTE: Gregorio Andy.

Experiencia en ríos de 12 años. Kayakero de Seguridad Barefoot Expeditions, Yacu Amu Rafting, Baños. Kayakero Clase 5+ Jondachi, Hollin, Misahualli, MIra, Intag, Chimbo, Pastaza. Integrante Equipo Nacional de rafting Campeonato Mundial de Rafting Korea del Sur.

Gregorio Andy INCLUYE:

Todos los equipos necesarios para el curso , wetsuit, botes de rafting, chalecos salvavidas, cascos, cuerdas, poleas, mosquetones, kayaks, faldas, remos. Video de las actividades diarias, para verlo cada noche y así correguir errores. Instructores calificados. Lunch o Almuerzo en el río.

Costo del curso: $ 350 por persona Si estas interesado/a llena esta forma y contactanos hoy mismo.

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Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:56:00 -0700 http://www.activecuador.com/items/view/2
Two days rafting trip in Toachi & Blanco rivers, Ecuador http://www.activecuador.com/items/view/4

For those of you who love rafting, you should try spicing your adventure a little more, with a two days rafting trip that includes an unforgettable experience camping in the river shore. Here some pictures of this experience

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Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:30:00 -0700 http://www.activecuador.com/items/view/4
Rafting Quijos River, February 2009 http://www.activecuador.com/items/view/7

Quijos river is our #2  in the Top Ten most Exciting and Beautiful Rivers in Ecuador.  A couple of weeks ago we took a group of eight “quiteños”, an hungarian and three american girls, to enjoy this unique experience rafting the Quijos river. Quijos River, Ecuador Once we arrived to the river shore, the guides provide the gear (neoprene wetsuit, spray jacket, helmet and paddle), then gave a safety talk, and just before starting the trip, everybody had to jump in the water to swim a smooth rapid to get wet and get used to the water´s temperature, just to be prepared in case the raft flips. The first few rapids, we had the chance to practice paddling instructions.  Then the river starts to get interesting with tougher rapids such as ”Picapiedra” where everybody was having fun, and the ”casi me morí” where one of the rafts flipped.  Inmediately, the guide re-flipped the raft and pull everybody back to the raft.  Sometimes flips are great opportunities to realize that even you are having fun, you are actually doing an extreme sport, and still have to focus on what you are doing, in this case, working together and paddling better. In the bigger rapids (in this case the “Toro” rapid), after scouting, the tourists (and guides) have the chance to choose either they feel like run it or not.  This time, one out of 12 decided not to do it, and we respect that a lot!.  The guides also have to make decisions, such as who would lead the rafts, who would be the safety kayaker, all these, to minimize the risk in this kind of rapids.  One of the rafts flipped at the end of the rapid, but again, the guides managed the situation an kept going.  The third and last flip ocurred when we were half way in the river. At the end of the trip, everybody was happy and relaxed, enjoying a grear riverside buffet lunch. All of them with a new story to tell their friends. Enjoying the canyon in Quijos river, Ecuador

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Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:30:00 -0800 http://www.activecuador.com/items/view/7
Ecuador Whitewater Rafting: The Top 10 most exciting and beautiful rivers in Ecuador http://www.activecuador.com/items/view/15

1 UPANO RIVER:

At a glance: Morona Santiago Province, Sucua is the nearest town. Class IV, IV+ The Upano is a dream come true. The River of the Sacred Waterfalls so deep in the Amazon jungle that its sheer solitude makes you be one with nature once again. Class IV and V rivers surrounded by waterfalls, deep green vegetation and jungle citizens that have inhabited the area for centuries. To read more detail about the Upano please read Upano River. Rafting the Canyon of The Sacred Waterfalls

2 QUIJOS RIVER

At a glance: Napo Province.  El Chaco, Class IV, IV+

3 MISAHUALLI RIVER

At a glance: 2 secciones   Prov. Napo.  Tena, Class IV, IV+

4 JONDACHI-HOLLIN

Prov. Napo. Tena, Class IV

5 INTAG

Prov. Imbabura. Intag, Class IV

6 BLANCO RIVER

Prov. Santo Domingo de los Ts’achilas. Los Bancos, Class IV

7 JATUNYACU RIVER

Prov. Napo. Tena, Class III

8 TOACHI RIVER

Prov Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas. Santo Domingo, Class III-IV

9 MIRA RIVER

Prov. Imbabura.  Ibarra Class III-IV

10 ANZU RIVER

Prov. Napo. Tena, Class II-III Considerations for this ranking:

We’ve mentioned the province to which they belong, the closes city and the river class. All of these rivers are commercial. Barefoot Expeditions operates trips in all the rivers mentioned above. We did not list any rivers in the Banos area because they are contaminated and we do not support the utilization of those rivers for water activities nor we endorse the blatant disregard by the authorities of the issues that these rivers face.

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Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:17:00 -0800 http://www.activecuador.com/items/view/15