First Descent information for the Rivers of Peru

Abismo de Apurimac -Calvin Giddings,  Jim Sindelar, Gerry Plummer, Dee Crouch, Chuck Carpenter July/August 1975

Apurimac - Puente Hualpachaca to Puente Cunyac -Calvin Giddings September 1974

Ausangate Dave Black, Andreas Fischer, Kurt Casey April 1997

Cañete –Upper stretch from KM 128 to Pacaran  KM 55- Dave Black, Mark Fair, Kurt Casey, Andreas Fischer March 1997  (5 days)

Cañete- Pacaran to Lunahuana KM55 to KM30  unknown

Chili - Antonio Velutino, Cholo (Alvaro) Ibañez 1982  

Colca -Cabanaconde to Canco -Canoandes May 1981

Colca -Lunar Canyon- Canoandes June 1981

Cotahuasi-From Cotahuasi to Ocoña Dave Black, Jon Barker, Jose Luis (Pepe) Lopez, Fico Gallese, Kurt Casey, Greg Moore, John Foss, Franz Helfenstein, Duilio Velutino, Gian Marco Velutino June 4, 1994

Cotahuasi Aimaña gorge – Kurt Casey, Dave Black, Duilio Velutino May 1995

Cotahuasi headwaters- Eva Luna Ramirez, Gian Marco Velutino, Franz Helfenstein, Andreas Fisher, Brent Heitzenroder June 8-9, 2002 

Huallabamba - Kurt Casey, Franz Helfenstein, John Foss July 1998 (5 days)

Huallaga Headwaters - John Mattson, Mark Fair, Kurt Casey, Ethan Green, DNF July 1999 (5 days)

Lucumayo- Brent Heitzenroder, Piero Velutino, Kurt Casey October 27, 2005

Lurin - Duilio Velutino solo run 1993

Mantaro- Pampas to Canaire -Richard Pethingal, Shane Kroeger, Jamie Thoen Oct 2001 Only Richard finished solo in cataraft

Maran from Marcabamba- Eva Luna Ramirez, Jon Barker, John Foss May 1995

Maran from Vilcar- Kurt Casey, Mike Savory May 1996 (6-7 days)

Marañon from Rondos-John Wasson, Tom Fisher, Steve Gaskill in Hollowforms, Ellen Toll in 12' raft July 1977

Marañon  -from La Union (Rio Vizcarra)- Kurt Casey, Franz Helfenstein, Greg Moore, Andreas Fischer July 2000  (10 days)

Ocobamba- Lower stretch From Toledo to Puente Quesquento Brent Heitzenroder, Piero Velutino, Kurt Casey October 25, 2005

Pachachaca-  Henry Munter, Brain Fletcher- Abancay to Apurimac River October 2004

Paucartambo-  Chan Zwanzig and John Armstrong from one of the sources starting at 14,000 feet and taking out just below Paucartambo.  January 1983

 Mahuallane to Urubamba confluence- John Armstrong, Lars Holbek, Jerry Kauffman  April 1983

John Armstrong, Lars Holbek, Mark Allen, Eric Magneson, Phil DeRiemer  from different source at 14,200 feet (Laguna Singrenacocha) to the Chimura bridge about 40 km below Paucartambo (bail out due to high water).  This trip featured in John Armstrong film  “Paucartambo: Inca River.” Feb 1985

 John Armstrong, Lars Holbek, Eric Magneson, Nancy Wiley, Beth Rypins, and Bob Macdougal ran the river from Paucartambo to the confluence with the Urubamba.  This resulted in Armstrong’s second film,  “Paucartambo: The Rest of the River.” October-Nov 1986

Pozuzo - Day stretch below town Chando Gonzalez mid 1980's

Pozuzo - from Huancabamba to Puente Constitucion
Greg Moore, Kurt Casey, Andreas Fischer, Franz Helfenstein June 2000 (4 days)

Santa - Explorandes in rafts 1980/1981

Sonches - Brent Heitzenroder, Kurt Casey, Andreas Fischer, Franz Helfenstein May 2002 (3 days)

Tambo -Jose Francisco Giraldo, John Foss, Kurt Casey, Gian Marco Velutino, Andreas Fischer, DNF March 1997

Tambopata-2 day stretch to Astillero Col Percy Fawcett in log raft September 1910

Tambopata-Chando Gonzalez et al 1981 in raft

Utcubamba - Above Pedro Ruiz -Greg Moore and Joel Harvoth November 1997 DNF

Utcubamba -20 KM below Pedro Ruiz to Bagua Grande- Brent Heitzenroder,  Andreas Fischer, Franz Helfenstein June 2002

Urubamba - Tim Biggs and Chan Zwanzig 1980/1981

Vilcabamba- Upper stretch from Ruins to Oyala- Juan Antonio de Ugarte Burbank, Arnd Shaeftlein, Schorschie Schauf, film crew for discovery channel October 20-23, 2005

Vilcabamba-middle stretch from Oyala KM 27 to KM20- Brent Heitzenroder, Kurt Casey, Piero Velutino October 26, 2005

Vilcabamba-Lower stretch from KM KM 27 to Urubamba Confluence- Damen Millar and Nate Elliot Nov, 14, 2005

Vilcanota - Laszlo Berty Group 1977 in rafts

Yanitile - Gian Marco Velutino, John Foss, Adam ???, DNF April 1995

Yanitile- Mark Fair, Jose Francisco Giraldo, Kurt Casey, Brent Heitzenroder Nov. 2, 2001 DNF

Other first descents not included in this web page

Inimbari - Chando Gonzalez in rafts

Vilcabamba (Trib of Apurimac)- Russel Kelley, Gian Marco Velutino Sept 2002
Pilcopata/Alto Madre De Dios - Chando Gonzalez in rafts
Pampas - Raft trip in late 70's
Cusipata - Dave Black, Gian Marco Velutino Dec. 1997
Perené- La Merced Stretch, Carlo Velutino,  March 1996