Island of Waterfalls | National Geographic

I’m Ford Cochrane coming to you from the

I’m Ford Cochrane coming to you from the Hansa Explorer in Chatham Bay off cocos

Hansa Explorer in Chatham Bay off cocos

Hansa Explorer in Chatham Bay off cocos island Leandra Blanco one of the two

island Leandra Blanco one of the two

island Leandra Blanco one of the two professional videographers on our team

professional videographers on our team

professional videographers on our team invited me out for the afternoon to

invited me out for the afternoon to

invited me out for the afternoon to shoot locations on Coco’s the island is

shoot locations on Coco’s the island is

shoot locations on Coco’s the island is renowned for its hundreds of spectacular

renowned for its hundreds of spectacular

renowned for its hundreds of spectacular waterfalls and he’s determined to film

waterfalls and he’s determined to film

waterfalls and he’s determined to film some of them for the documentary he Manu

some of them for the documentary he Manu

some of them for the documentary he Manu son Felix will make about this

son Felix will make about this

son Felix will make about this expedition George a abhiyaan pilots our

expedition George a abhiyaan pilots our

expedition George a abhiyaan pilots our zodiac raft west alone the islands north

zodiac raft west alone the islands north

zodiac raft west alone the islands north coast past rocky cliff where Leandra

coast past rocky cliff where Leandra

coast past rocky cliff where Leandra films pounding surf past sea caves and

films pounding surf past sea caves and

films pounding surf past sea caves and keyholes until a long ribbon of water

keyholes until a long ribbon of water

keyholes until a long ribbon of water comes into view we put ashore on the

comes into view we put ashore on the

comes into view we put ashore on the cobble strewn beach then wait upstream

cobble strewn beach then wait upstream

cobble strewn beach then wait upstream until the waterfall appears through the

until the waterfall appears through the

until the waterfall appears through the dense forest Leandra sets up his tripod

dense forest Leandra sets up his tripod

dense forest Leandra sets up his tripod and shoots the falls as a red crab isaam

and shoots the falls as a red crab isaam

and shoots the falls as a red crab isaam with concern and backs away we get close

with concern and backs away we get close

with concern and backs away we get close enough to see the entire cascade and

enough to see the entire cascade and

enough to see the entire cascade and feel its spray when Alan bolaños

feel its spray when Alan bolaños

feel its spray when Alan bolaños queiroz signals that he’s found a way to

queiroz signals that he’s found a way to

queiroz signals that he’s found a way to climb up beside the waterfall for a

climb up beside the waterfall for a

climb up beside the waterfall for a close-up view with fall well documented

close-up view with fall well documented

close-up view with fall well documented we head back to the beach where we find

we head back to the beach where we find

we head back to the beach where we find intriguing designs in the stones and

intriguing designs in the stones and

intriguing designs in the stones and wave worn driftwood as we await the

wave worn driftwood as we await the

wave worn driftwood as we await the zodiacs return so far so good