The Middle Palguin is an incredible river. This is the must run, most famous river in Chile. So epic.
It starts with the Upper section. A classy grade 3-4 piece with a bunch of really clean, perfectly formed waterfalls with crystal clear water dropping over them. It's no brainer clean drop after clean drop!

We rolled into the Palguin on our 4th day in Chile after a few days stopping and running the creeks South of Santiago. We put on with a big crew and slowly made our way down. Once the upper section is done it's the Middle Palguin.
This is the business. It's got to be one of the best rivers around to paddle, and we had it at incredibly low water.

After a cliff jump or a sketchy seal launch into the river to portage around the aptly named "Portage Rapid" the river heads back into the gorge and off a bunch of rapids and through some cool class 2 boulder gardens. Boof to swim is the next big rapid.
It's sweet. A huge huge huge boof onto a rock shelf. But, the water is so fast that is seems like you land in super soft water. Boof far enough and you land in the pit of the hole and disappear for a second.

The next drop is the most photographed waterfall in the kayaking world. The Middle Palguin 70fter with the stout ten entry is pretty sweet.
It's run numerous times every day. It's amazing the number of people hucking themselves off this beast. I sat there shooting pics watching boater after boater try to stick stout ten before trying to roll to the lip of the 70footer and kind or making it up before falling. Very entertaining. This is the best place to get your vert on..
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