Wild Nature: ZUUPACK. hits the road in Argentina
- maxxevanphotography
- Jul 23
- 2 min read
Updated: Jul 25
Such a special trip. First off thank you to Molino Wake Park for their continued dedication to pursuing a sport and reaping the rewards sometime in an undefined future. It's really cool what they are doing down in Argentina not just for their people, but for Wakeboarding as a whole. They are, at a time when the industry has shifted more to no's then taking risks; finding their way and throwing caution to the wind. Doing things because they believe in it and it is honestly touching. Go visit, see for yourself and tell them ZUUPACK. sent ya. It'll open up a whole world down there to visit.
We spent nearly 10 days at Molino Wake Park, in Cordoba; ARG. Coaching, riding, filming, and competing. The experience we had was unforgettable because of the people we came across.
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We ventured out, first to the outskirts of the city of Cordoba; hitting an aptly named 2.0 called Oasis. From there we hopped on a bus for a quick 4 hr ride to the city of Rosario. We hosted a wake camp and demo for the locals. Thank you to Infinite Ride for the hospitality and for putting us up in one of the nicest places I think I've ever stayed; the Pullman hotel and Casino. We had a pretty good time! not the wildest night but all the amenities were enjoyed and appreciated. (One of the toughest parts about touring is when you get back to the hotel you're exhausted and the sleep debit is already stackin up from other long nights in the trip. You can either push through, knowing it'll bite you in the ass. Or go to sleep and never really see where things could have gone. I'd personally rather know and pay the taxman later.)
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We kept it pushing to Mendoza, 8hrs in the car. Thank you lautilarosa Teamwork makes the dreamwork, we made that shit happen! We were headed to the Cyan open, a contest put on by Gringo and the El Cable Wakepark crew. After a strong showing, (1+2) We enjoyed a couple days there staying with Gringo and some of the staff onsite.
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Next we headed to Buenos Aires for sweetest riding of the trip. The area has the most number of cable parks within 40 minutes of eachother, allowing us to ride 4 parks within 3 or 4 days I think! It's always good times getting to ride a different park.
And finally the couple days we spent at Pampa, one of the most legendary cables in all of Argentina. Like I mentoined before we couldn't have made this trip happen without the hospitality of all the people we came across, friends new and old. Without Slingshot Wake or Mystic Boarding. Without our own ambition, and neither without those who are no longer on the journey with us. We do this for their dreams as much as our own. We will keep going, for those who had to change paths, for ourselves, for our youth and our young knees.
Pretty excited about the direction of the brand again. Lets see how it goes -
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