Sorry if I bother you but what you call Tobogán is just a transition between Entrada and Tobogan/Mas o mas...after that transition you can see an Isle, the rapid on the right is called Tobogan, the rapid on the left is mas o mas :-)
Thank you for the clarity. I basically was guessing there. I had the names just not their exact location and was a bit confused by the two names so now I know. Thanks for the info
@@robinclifton1719 U r welcome :-). I´m sure you enjoyed Futaleufu river and what you did is just a part of it, you have to come back to enjoy the rest or this powerfull river :-)
@@seanvarvel I didn’t but when I was under Ean through his paddle to give me a hand of god and then was without his paddle so we just hugged for a bit.🤣
Such an EPIC / ICONIC river!!! I’m just a rafter but if I only had one section of river to raft rest of my life = Inferno Canyon. Blessed to have run with BioBio n saw an EPIC rescue n Eddy off Zeta where Aniol was “stuck,”. Fuckin badass out!! Yikes
Great edit Robin! I really enjoyed the audio clarity and the light background music…I can’t believe this was less than two weeks ago!!! What an ADVENTURE 🤙🏽
Been there done that, got rolled before a 18 footer, rolled up, went over the falls backwards and praying, the swim was short, I still get a spike of adrenaline just thinking about it
What was the temperature? You could have gotten into some serious shit, nice self rescue. Half point minus for missing the roll in the first place though 😊
It was spring so the air temp was warm, maybe 80’s and water temp was probably in the mid 50’s. Not at all bad for a drysuit. I had just chased down a runaway raft and was exhausted, I was planning on eddieing out there to rest when I found the seam. The roll was shit, all muscle no technique and panicked. Some how I thought I could swim before I entered the rapid but when I came out of my boat I was on top of a rock and the boat didn’t come off me right away so by the time I was out and orientated I was entering the rapid and was screwed. Good learning lesson though and I made it through without even a bruise. Just the ego and a long difficult scramble back to the bridge. And my boat ran the rest of the river without me🤦🏻♂️
I'd have done it a bit differently. In shallow water, on your back with your feet up, but as soon as I'm in deep water I'm on my stomach and using my paddle to swim aggressively to shore. Most people hold their paddle in one hand a side-stroke but you can use your paddle to swim faster than you can swim with just your hands.
You’re welcome to come and give it a try. I usually swim with my paddle when I can see an exit. This particular case the safest place was actually in the deep water in the middle and not near the rocks next to shore on both sides. I would have swam with my paddle at the end but it was ripped out of my hand on the last drop and rather than breaking it I let it go. It’s always easier to see and say what to do when you aren’t in the water and the GoPro always makes everything look much more chill than it really is. But I’d be happy to film you showing me how it’s done
Two thumbs up! I thought ya did good, you just forgot your boat. memories to last a lifetime, that's what its all about when you get old and look back.
Sorry you swam. That rapid is relatively easy compared to further down on Slab. Looks like you should work on that roll a lot. In class 4 and up you want a bombproof roll on either side. Master a skulling brace as well. If you do swim, learn to be aggressive if you do find yourself out of your boat. In the heat of summer go to a deepish class 2 and practice swimming back and forth across a river in the rapid. Practice the skills needed to self rescue, as you get into harder water you need to be able to help yourself. The basics of getting better at river running: 1. Paddle with people that are better than you and learn from them. 2. You should be able to catch every eddy at each grade before jumping up to the next level. 3. Do not rush to get into class V, master the skills and get the experience and make your trips uneventful. 4. The harder the water, the more fit you need to be. Interval training in the boat, stroke drills, slalom racing/practice all help get you tuned up for spring runs.
You should make a video, those are great tips, also if possible get out and run rapids that scare you over and over until you have 0 fear. There was a 3+ that scared me alot, I ran it up to 8 times a day, the few that with me got way better faster
Well for what it's worth, Robin, your experience serves as a learning experience for me... trying to think through what's happening... I appreciate you sharing this and the other version you posted with the break-down.
It’s my Red Cross, usually it’s for Disaster Relief but it decided to take this one off after saving others in the previous rapid. Evidently the teamsters limited it to One disaster per day.
