Red Bull Whitewater Team in Michoacan: Say Hello to Rio Hoye del Aire John Rathwell - Red Bull
go to original March 27, 2014

True first descents are rare nowadays – but the Michoacán team scores one on the Rio Hoyo del Aire. (Red Bull)

In the early days of whitewater, scoring a true first descent wasn't easy - but at least there were plenty of rivers left to run. These days, half of the battle is finding a river that hasn't been paddled before - but the First Descent: Michoacán team has found one deep in the Mexican jungle.

The river is called the Rio Hoyo del Aire and as the video above will show you, it's a virgin whitewater paradise, with some big drops, few portages and incredible river features that easily make it world-class paddling.

The crew spends two days exploring the upper and lower portions of the river. Highlights include a shooting a slot barely a boat width wide and ducking through a semi-subterranean water flow.

After meeting with some disappointment in earlier days of the trip, including both injury to the crew's cameraman and the safe but responsible decision not to run a big drop on another river, the two-day session on Hoyo del Aire was worth the pre-dawn wake up.

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