test 02-2021

Terms and Responsibility Release Magpie River

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Terms and Responsibility Release Futaleufu Base-Camp

Terms and Responsibility Release Futaleufu Multi-Lodge

Diego Castro

Ty-smith

Guide

Diego is from Argentina and has been guiding expeditions around the world for 15 years.  He has guided 12 season on the Zambezi in Africa and 8 seasons on the Futaleufu. He is fluent in English, Spanish and Italian and has guided in Norway, Italy, Chile, Africa, Argentina, Canada and the U.S. . Diego has been guiding on the Futaleufu for 8 years and has worked as a safety kayaker, a video boater. He has managed a rafting company in Argentina for many years.  He is a top level whitewater kayaker. When he’s not guiding around the world, he resides in Futaleufu. 

 

 

 

 

 

Tyler Pohl

Ty-smith

Guide/Trip Leader

Tyler grew up in Wisconsin but now calls the Pacific Northwest home. He has been guiding for 14 years on the following rivers; the Gauley in West Virginia, the Colorado through the Grand Canyon, the Salmon in Idaho, the Magpie in Quebec and dozens of rivers in California and Oregon, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Colombia. His favorite river is the Futaleufu where he has been guiding and trip leading for Earth River for 5 seasons.  Tyler is a certified Wilderness Emergency medical Technician (E.M.T.)  When not guiding for Earth River he manages a rafting company in the Pacific Northwest. An avid kayaker,  Tyler can often be found exploring creeks and rivers throughout California, Oregon and Chile. 

 

 

 

 

 

Juan Acero

Ty-smith

Guide/Trip leader

Juan is from Columbia and resides in British Columbia. He has been guiding for 23 years and had guided in; Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Italy, Canada, U.S. and Chile. He has guided the Futaleufu with Earth River for 8 seasons.  When not guiding, Juan is a volunteer fire fighter in Vancouver and coordinates safety for movie productions.  He also managed a rafting company in Columbia for 4 seasons. Beside rafting, Juan has extensive guiding experience in caving, rappelling, climbing and mountain biking.

 

 

 

 

 

Teal Hertz

Jim CoffeyGuide
Photographer

Teal has grown up in the outfitting industry having done expeditions throughout the U.S. and internationally in Fiji, Costa Rica, Belize, Patagonia, Yukon Territory, British Columbia and Quebec. In the U.S. he has worked on Oregon's Rogue River and California's Kern and Tuolumne. Internationally he has guided for Earth River for 8 years on Quebec’s Magpie and on the Futaleufu for seven seasons. Teal is a professional photographer and his work can be found on the Earth River web site and on his Instagram site: https://www.instagram.com/toasted_teal/?hl=en 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Earth River made an expeditionary first descent of the Futaleufu in 1991 and figured out how to safely navigate it."
"Earth River is the premier river runner in the world. Their staff includes the finest guides to be found."
“Earth River is more than a great whitewater outfitter. Their contributions have made a real difference in our efforts to preserve some of the world's most beautiful rivers in Chile and Canada."
"I want to personally thank Earth River for helping us stop the hydro-electric projects on our land preventing the destruction of one of North America's last great wildernesses.
“I’ve rafted with Eric Hertz down some tough rivers—the Futaleufu in Chile, the Colca in Peru. He's one of the best in the business—obsessed with safety."
“Earth River runs the only continuous, top to bottom, multi-camp, wilderness expedition on the Futaleufu. A week without roads, electricity or cell phones.”
“I’ve been on nearly all the commercially run rivers in the world and Earth River and the Futaleufu stand out as the very best of the best.”—Fred Wiedemann, Co-founder
"Earth River is the premier river runner in the world. Their staff includes the finest guides to be found."
“Earth River’s conservation effort on the Futaleufu is Herculean and represents the single largest river land trust endeavor ever initiated by a commercial outfitter."—Ronald Dodson, Pres."
"I want to personally thank Earth River for helping us stop the hydro-electric projects on our land preventing the destruction of one of North America's last great wildernesses.
“Earth River’s Futaleufu trip is an astonishment. The amazing camps, all different from one another, but all surprisingly and ingeniously comfortable”—David Rakoff
"I want to personally thank Earth River for helping us stop the hydro-electric projects on our land preventing the destruction of one of North America's last great wildernesses.