Earth River Library

FUTALEUFU / PATAGONIA, CHILE

• American Way (American Airlines Magazine) "Fighting the Fu" February 2001
  - "The Earth River Cave Camp is a natural, adult-size playground. Like a grown-up version of a tree fort, it's the type of never-never land that would make Peter Pan and the Lost Boys jealous. "

• Outside Magazine "Fu Fighters" October 2003
  - " We're treated like true adventure pashas-beer, snacks and excellent meals. We can even schedule a massage. "

• The Boston Globe, "On the Wild Side of Chile", Sunday
  April 13, 1997
  - " I'm also here to report that if I can do it, just about anyone else can, and that I'd do it again. "
  
  
• Travel World News, "Tackling the ‘Fu’ ",, June, 1999
  - “Billed as the “World’s Wildest and Most Comfortable River Trip”, Earth River Expeditions Futaleufu itinerary offers even the “softest” of adventure clients the opportunity to experience this pristine paradise from perhaps its most spectacular vantage point- the Rio Futaleufu.”

• Men's Journal, “A River Too Far? ” , May 1993
  - "Our own safe descent (of the Futaleufu with Earth River Expeditions) came as a result of seemingly obvious choices. We were careful, if not down right conservative. The lesson is, make sure you know who you are traveling with. Don't base your decision on pretty pictures in a brochure. Ask questions."

• National Geographic Adventure, “The Accidental Explorer’s Guide to Patagonia” , May 2003
  - "When I followed the waterfalls to their source at the top of the cliffs it was necessary to crane my neck and lean back (in my kayak) I saw any number of glaciers peaking over the ridges of rock several thousand feet above us. The ice was poised, hanging there and ready to fall at any moment, so that the slender the arm of the lake was filled to the brim with the certainty of imminent avalanche."

YANGTZE / SICHUAN, CHINA

• The Oregonian , “China Opens the Yangtze” , January 11, 1996
  - “We went down the river with one of the top river groups in the world. They made it look easy because of their professionalism."



• The Vancouver Sun, “A Wild Ride Down the Dragon’s Back”, February 16, 2000
  - “It was one of the great river trips of my life. Few places in the world offer such a mix of impressive scenery, exotic culture, wild rapids, and beautiful, insect-free weather. When the canyon walls tapered, we would hike up marvelous side streams or visit ancient Tibetan stone villages.”

COLCA / PERU

• Summit Magazine, “The Colca Plunge”, September 1994
  - "... a shout of "condor" goes up and we jump out and stare at the sky.  We've sighted four already (as well as lots of osprey and otters), but  each is an event. The one above has a wingspan of more than ten feet."

• National Geographic , “Rapid Descent” ,November 1996
  - "Just like that—in less than a minute—our worst fear has been realized. We're trapped in a canyon with no escape but downriver. "
  

• National Geographic Adventure, “Rafting the Po Tsangpo” ,April, 2000
  - “The Po Tsangpo has the potential to become one of the world’s greatest whitewater trips,” Hertz claims. “To find a river like that nowadays is almost unheard of.”

FUTALEUFU / PATAGONIA, CHILE

• Outside Kids , “Save the Fu” , Winter 1995
  - "Every experience we had and everything we did, we did knowing that this beautiful land might be under water someday soon."

BIO BIO / CHILE

• Town and Country Magazine , “Last Run Down the Bio-Bio” , November, 1992
  -" The trip must be fun and safe, with no glitches or gaffes. For that reason, all the logistics are being handled by Earth River Expeditions..."

• Town and Country Magazine , “Forever Wild” , November 1992
  - "The proposed dam will destroy the community. We will lose our ceremony and our ability to pray to God. The people will lose their language and culture and, of course, their land. "

GREAT WHALE / QUEBEC, CANADA

• Town and Country Magazine, "Going to Extremes", October 1993
  - "Overhead are miraculous views of the northern lights, which turn the sky technicolor green, blue, yellow and red each night."

GREAT WHALE / QUEBEC, CANADA

• Conde Nast, “Sacrificial People” ,May 1993
  - "The Cree insist it is not only the wilderness they are trying to preserve, but a quality of life as well.

• E Magazine, “Rafting with the Cree” , September 1993
  - "A couple of eight-foot waves, parted down the middle by a foamy tongue of water... were clear testimony to Hydro-Quebec's desire to harness the power, and to Hertz's missionary zeal."

• National Geographic (Special Edition) , “James Bay: Where Two, Worlds Collide” , November 1993
  - "I find it difficult to imagine this country bristling with development and easy to share the Cree's concern. I have seen enough of the river... to know that this is wilderness as wild as any is ever likely to be."

• Women's Sports and Fitness, “Rafting the Great Whale”, April 1993
  " As long as the land is intact, our culture is intact," he says. "Flooding and excavating the land is like scraping away at us. When you look at the land and feel its presence, you'll understand why we want to keep it."

BIO BIO / CHILE

• Natural Resources Defense Council Newsletter , “Sojourn in the Wild”, September 1997
  -"One cannot judge the value of an untamed river solely by cash and kilowatts. We must consider it in spiritual, cultural, and aesthetic currencies as well."

• Paddle Dealer Magazine, “Earth River Expeditions”, Spring 2001
  -"As a result of these criteria, Earth River Expeditions brings a slightly older and wiser crew of guides, averaging nearly twenty years of experience on the world’s most respected rivers.”

FUTALEUFU / PATAGONIA, CHILE

• Travel Along the Edge , “Chile: Rafting the Fu” , by David Noland
  - "Earth River's two camps are about as plush as you can get and still call it camping. The main base camp has a large open-air gazebo for sleeping, plus a sixteen-person hot tub atop a cliff overlooking the river."