Back to the city, Photographer Francisco Lisci

Living in one of the biggest cities in the world, people sometimes get amused when we talk about kayaking, they get confused or are not able to fully understand what we mean by paddling in Mexico. The most common question they ask is: where do you guys practice your sport? And they often say; “probably you have to drive a great deal of hours to get to the nearest river” Well, this is not true…

As for Mexico, we are proud to say that down here we have a creeking paradise, and not far away from the city. Lots of rivers are still unexplored, and our job is to get there, to learn from them and enjoy what these astonishing views can offer. Lost in a virgin mexican landscape, right besides a great river, that’s when you fully understand why we do this as a way of living.

One year ago, my friends and I went on an expedition to Cuernavaca (Mexico) a small town an hour away from the city. The natives had told us that near that village there was a small creek running right besides the airport with a 60-foot waterfall.  So, with that said, we packed our stuff and head right down to that spot.  After a long hike, we finally got to the waterfall but with the sad news… to little water. We had to wait till next rainy season.

So this past weekend, with the city and its surroundings packed with water we organized a team formed by: IkerBeristain, LaloBeristain, Rafael Ortiz and myself Francisco Lisci for the second attempt. For our luck, the waterfall had an acceptable volume and looked pretty good for a first descent. The team decided with a simple rock, paper, scissors who was going first. Iker got the call and I was going second.

The team called the expedition a success after Iker and myself ran the waterfall with no apparent injuries. We just had our chests a little hurt but nothing much. It’s amazing that just and hour and a half away form one of the biggest cities of the world we can still have staggering places still unexplored that can teach us so much. Having the chance of sharing this with other people makes what I call a successful expedition.

In the other hand, the  Greenjacket is just working great! Can’t ask for anything better.

Cheers!!
Francisco Lisci

Francisco Lisci running “Ping Ball” 60-foot waterfall. Cuernavaca, Mexico. Photographer Stefany Tacher

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