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| Tom and Alby's Grade 5 warm-up |
30/07/12
On the advice of local kayakista Julio, the team ventured to the Chilca section of the Urubamba, the river which runs alongside Macchu Picchu and through the Sacred Valley of the Incas. There was no time to admire the ancient archealogy and vistas however as the river promptly served up a rock hard portion of Grade 5. This is without doubt the hardest river we have run so far.
Putting on in the rain, the river rapidly became essentially a single long Grade 5 rapid with small and difficult must-make eddies. We had fun paddling some very hard rapids and stood in awe as Julio ran a very long, very challenging 5+.
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| Julio shows us why he's the boss |
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| And again |
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| And again |
Challenges of all forms struck, as Alex broke his temporary split paddles twice (both times in the midst) and Adam took a refreshing swim. With the odds mounting we were forced to make a heinous, steep portage off the river.
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