Bob
Vranich (Canada) Raft Guide
and Kayak Guide
Following advice from Confucius regarding work
and happiness, Bob quickly transformed his passion
for whitewater into a unique and adventurous
lifestyle. This whitewater enthusiast started
his rafting and kayaking career after graduating
from the University of Toronto and since then
has managed to work and paddle in over ten countries
on three continents worldwide. From first descents
in Guatemala, Burma, and India to other exotic
adventures in Nepal, Mexico, and Costa Rica,
Bob still maintains an affinity for his home
country of Canada and the mighty Ottawa River
where he first learned how to paddle. Bob has
over six years of whitewater experience on over
sixty-five rivers worldwide. He´s a Wilderness
First Responder, Swiftwater Rescue Technician,
and kayak instructor. When not on the river
you´ll most likely find Bob reading about
world history, taking long sunset walks on the
beach, or enjoying a candle-lit dinner with
a special lady.
Julian
Tisato (Argentina) Safety Kayak,
Kayak Instructor, Trekking Guide
At the young age of seventeen Julian ran the
Futaleufú river in his kayak. Now twenty,
he has explored the wild whitewater of Chile,
Argentina, Canada, United States, and Mexico.
This will be his second year working as a rafting,
kayaking, catarafting, and trekking guide for
Expediciones Chile and he looks forward to first
ascents and single travelers. Julian has training
in Swiftwater rescue, Wilderness First Responder
and is safest man of danger on the river.
Mauricio
Gallardo (Chile) Safety
Cataraft and Raft Guide
Mauricio
brings his local flavor to Expediciones Chile.
Born and raised in Futaleufú, he rows Catarafts,
Kayaks, and Rafts. He has five years experience
on the Futa and has also worked in Canada, Honduras,
and Costa Rica. Bilingual and biologically-perfect,
trained in Swiftwater rescue and first aid, Mauricio
always pleases the crowd.
Matt Webster (USA) Safety
Cataraft and Raft Guide
Matt started guiding at an early age when he realized
that stuff floats; garbage can lids, rubber duckies,
ice cubes, etc…All of these he would attempt
to tie together and float down sections of flooded
local streets after heavy rainstorms. When he
was 12, he was forced to relocate from the Deep
South to a nomadic life in the Moroccan Desert
but never forgot his early water experiences.
At age 17 he began studying with the enigmatic
Dr. of Philosophy, Oliver Clohsoff. This naturally
led him to become a graduate of Alaska tech’s
renowned “Insect Defense” biology
program. Matt is often confounded by the lack
of insects in southern Patagonia. However, he
loves the whitewater. When not guiding on the
Futaleufu, he guides on other rivers and plays
PlayStation 2 baseball where he always is the
2006 American League Champ Detroit Tigers!!
