About

Who are we?

We are a team of 6 British University whitewater kayakers who share a passion for adventure and exploration.

What are we doing?

We are undertaking a whitewater kayaking expedition to remote parts of the Peruvian Andes this summer to paddle the best whitewater we can find. Along the journey we plan to paddle the deepest and second deepest Canyons in the world (Cotahuasi and Colca canyons) and explore undocumented rivers in the Cuzco region of Peru.

Why Peru?

A country steeped in ancient history and culture, Peru is already hot on the tourist trail and has the potential to become a world class whitewater kayaking destination. From the few well documented British kayaking expeditions already conducted we know the quality of the whitewater is great and that the potential for exploration is huge. We will take advantage of the well developed tourist infrastructure in order to aid with logistics and work with local whitewater rafting companies in order to seek unexplored whitewater, whilst soaking up the culture and stunning scenery of one of the most interesting countries in the world.

Our aims and objectives?

• To paddle remote whitewater rivers in the Peruvian Andes by kayak
• To work with local whitewater rafting companies to explore potential first descents
• To report our findings to the UK (and worldwide) paddling community
• To collect scientific samples of river Diatoms on behalf of Adventure and Science

We hope you enjoy following our blog of the expedition and can benefit from the information and rivers we find.

Paddle Peru 2012 Team