By River Tribe editorial team · updated 7 September 2021
Rafting with Mephisto
Mefisto personalized the descent into 'his' canyon, making it a journey not only into nature but also and above all into oneself.
Most know him by the name Mefisto, but his real name is Giampiero Bellavita.
He has been riding the rapids of Lao River practically forever and is among the most loved in the world of rafting. This is because he personalized the descent into 'his' canyon, making it a journey not only into nature but also and above all into himself.
The canyon del Lao is a UNESCO Geosite of enormous importance that Giampiero has managed to enhance even more.
In fact, the journey inside the canyon becomes a true metaphor of life and the human condition that every human being finds himself facing in the thousand vicissitudes of life.
When you enter the canyon del Lao you cannot exit until the end of the path, you have to follow it all, flow with the current and abandon yourself to the flow... A bit like life!
And have you ever taken part in a descent with Mefisto?
