A number of events have happened over the last few days after our hike out of upper Champi. The day after our gruelling day Lachie and I decided that it would be appropriate to spend the day nursing our scratches, bruises and very sore bodies.
The next morning Lachie and I went back to Tad Champi, [...]

Yesterdays plan involved running the1st descent of the upper section of the Champi River. The maps we had purchased suggested that the river would be gorged in and not too steep.

As we were driving to the put in at the still un-run Champi Falls Lachie had the bright idea to buy a big knife [...]

Today we found what we came for, what I hoped to gain from this expedition.
Craig and myself headed off this morning on a 2 hour drive to the Xe Semens and the Tad Lo Lodge on the eastern front of the Bolaven plateau.
We found two great waterfalls, very technical and the price of heading off [...]

Today’s goal was to explore a number of accessible waterfalls around Pakse area.
The first waterfall we scouted was Champi falls on the upper Champi River. We are planning to paddle the whole upper section as soon as the rest of the team arrive. This waterfall is around 45 feet high and has two distinct spouts; [...]

Day 1 of Laos White water.
This morning Craig and I loaded up the three wheeled motorbike known as a  “Tuk-Tuk” and headed to the lower section of the Champi.
The Champi is a fairly simple river consisting of a number boulder gardens. The section we completed finished with a very “manky” 20 foot waterfall called “Tat [...]