Discovered about 4 years ago, "Gargata de Diablo" (translation: throat of the devil) has been one of a kayakers' pilgrimages in Chile. Lorenzo claimed that his brother, Pangal, first decented Garganta, but I'm not sure about the accuracy of his statement...It's down steam from Entres Saltos and is located in a deep, gorgeous canyon. It is famous for its out-of-the-ordinary circular shape and is incredibly photogenic! People also call it "swirly bird" sometimes for that reason.
To plainly describe the mechanical process, you start of with a 15 ~ 20-ft-long slide, dropping about 15 ft and then followed by a 30+ ft waterfall at the end, entering a pool. Many people have gotten hurt there, but the magical physical experience just keep attracting packs and packs of kayakers here from all over the world. People get hurt, but it's part of the game.
Without further a due, let's take a peak at Garganta de Diablo!
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To take photos of kayakers running Garganta, I had to climbed down
a steep and unguarded cliff. I swear, someone will fall off from
there someday..(from the left: Jordan, Nick, and mackenzie) |
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| Dave, Tino and Lorenzo discussing game plan. |
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| Coaches giving pre-battle speech to students to prime them up! |
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| Hunt and Jordan (NRA student) |
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| Mackenzie getting ready |
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| Nick was very excited about running Garganta! he was also doing it for his dad!! |
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| Alex checking out the Devil's throat. |
A continuous shot of Tino (head coach) running Garganta.
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| Lorenzo (Assist. coach & Spanish teacher) |
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| Jason Terry |
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| Clay Whitaker |
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| Alex Anderson |
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| Taylor Cote |
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| Taylor's skirt imploded |
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| Mackenzie Hatcher |
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| Kara (English teacher) |
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| The canyon after Garganta |
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| Jacob Slobodian |
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| Nick Simpson |
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| Jordan Poffenberger |
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| Errik Hill |
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| Cheering after everyone ran Garganta safely!! |
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