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==Season 2024/25==
*<span style="background-color:aqua;">'''9Jan2024 2025- 12jan2024 02-08/ 4 hours / Packrafting/ SOBO/ New option - Rio Espolón / Tomáš&Thijmen'''</span>We hitched to the beginning of Rio Espolón, here: -43.21010, -71.92778. There was a sign indicating the path after the bridge is private. We walked along the shore to here: -43.21366, -71.93230, where we put in. Met some cyclists who went to see the rapids upstream. (Class VI, big waterfall and tunnel in there. The only person who tried it died, we were told.) So the private access is probably not a big deal. The river to the bridge at Futaleufu here: -43.18768, -71.87304 is at this time and water level rather class I+, the only class II rapid is here: -43.18506, -71.87652 (very walkable). You could easily take out just before, there is a road. Prepare for ground contact if you miss the best line. There were some sticks that could be easily avoided. The river is flowing but not super fast. Some "improvements" to riverbanks and people bathing. At the bridge, we met an English speaking guy who had been coming to town for the water for thirty years before moving here. He lent us helmets and took us to the lower part of the river. It is still creek-like, meaning it does not have so much water, but there are more rapids (up to class II+ maybe, with more water class III, it is said) and it is quite fun. Take out here: -43.19950, -71.87043. We went right. Because the guy's family was picking him up, but look at Strava – there is a much shorter bath back to town on the left bank. Especially the lower part is a fun running water, but a bit above the difficulty that you would normally expect on the GPT. * '''9Jan2025 - 12jan2025 / hiking eastbound / RR + OH1 (Lago Espolon) / 4 days / Allie and Clara'''
From Chaiten hitchhike to El Amarillo (much cars, also a bus at 12am).
After ferry, again a bus waiting to go to futaleufu.
Each bus is 800 CLP pp and ferry 500 CLP pp.
Water : good streams crossing almost all along. Even when going up to the pass there is a river but maybe will be dry later in summer.
