GPT74P (Rio Yelcho)

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Season 2023/24

• 2023-Nov-06 to 2023-Nov-09 / 3 days/ Packrafting/ Northbound / GPT 74P Rio Yelcho / Jordan Jennings

My time on Rio Yelcho succeeded days of heavy rain. The river was swollen and very pushy. My guess is that it was moving at around 12km/h. Maybe more. I appreciated headwinds.

Saying this, the biggest risks that I noted were the many (and usual) partially submerged trees. The first rapid, I easily portaged. There was even an eddy in perfect proximity in an adjacent creek flowing into Yelcho which allowed for an easy reentry. The second rapid, although I knew where it was on my gps, I passed without noticing. Perhaps it is more prominent with lower levels of water.

On my final day, I got a beautiful sunny day after 6 days of rain. From my camp 2/3rds down the river, I watched the sun come up over a gentle mist rolling down the valley. When the sun hit the mist, it lit up a stunning golden. One of the most spectacular sights I have ever seen.

Season 2021/22

• 2022-Jan-14 to 2022-Jan-15 / 1.5 days / Packrafting / NOBO / GPT 74P Río Yelcho / Tobias Schorcht

Río Yelcho is a fast floating and wide River. It’s well documented in the Track files with a numerous of beautiful camps all along the way. There are 2 easy Rapids. The First one is class 2, if you take the more fun line and paddle through the waves on the right side. The chicken line (class 1) is on the very right side, where a portage is also possible. The second rapid is class 1 and leads you through some fallen trees. Enjoy!

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GPT74P: Río Yelcho

GPT74P: Río Yelcho				Hiking		Packrafting
Group	M: Sector Yelcho		Total	-	-	51.4 km	11 h
Region	Chile: Los Lagos (X)		Trails (TL)	-	-	-	-
Start	Puerto Cárdenas		Minor Roads (MR)	-	-	-	-
Finish	Chaitén		Primary Roads (PR)	-	-	-	-
Status	Published & Verified		Cross-Country (CC)	-	-	-	-
Traversable	Jan - May (Maybe: Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec)		Bush-Bashing (BB)	-	-	-	-
Packraft	Required		Ferry (FY)	-	-	-	-
Connects to	GPT71, GPT73P, GPT76		Investigation (I)	-	-	-	-
Options	6 km (Variants Only)		Exploration (EXP)	-	-	-	-
	Hiking	Packrafting		Total on Water		51.4 km	100.0%
Attraction	-	5 (of 5)		River (RI)		47.2 km	91.7%
Difficulty	-	3 (of 5)		Lake (LK)		-	-
Direction	None	Only ←		Fjord (FJ)		4.2 km	8.3%
Comment	Hiking: Hiking not feasible
Character	Valdivian Rain Forest, Sea Coast, Farmland, Settlers, River Packrafting, Fjord Packrafting
Challenges	-

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