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The Canadian Packraft Rendezvous
News, Events, ReviewsThis year’s Canadian Packraft Rendezvous to be Held June 28-July 2 at Mount Robson Provincial Park Story by Lizzy Scully, featured photo by Ben Weigl. Canada’s plethora of beautiful rivers and wilderness areas make it prime territory for packraft adventures. Or, so thought numerous members of the “Packrafting in Canada” […]
Jesse Selwyn Explores an Ephemeral Desert River, Made Boatable by a Rainstorm Mike’s email arrived on Friday afternoon. We were expecting friends from Denver for a weekend visit, so I declined his invite. Shortly after a large storm shut down I-70 and our friends canceled their trip. I relayed this […]
My First Time - Overcoming Fears & Learning to Packraft
Adventure StoriesOne Swiftwater Rescue Course & Three Days Packrafting the Dolores River Changed My Life The first time I packrafted, Alpacka Raft COO Sarah Tingey took me on a swiftwater rescue course to Moab. Petrified of cold, fast-moving water for most of my life, I spent the entire first day nauseous […]
Downriver: Into the Future of Water in the West
Adventure Stories, Conservation EffortsHeather is coming to Maria’s Bookshop in Durango for a reading, discussion, and book signing! Check out her Facebook event. Solo Packrafter, Writer, Conservationist, Heather Hansman Shares Stories From Her New Book, “DownRiver: Into the Future of Water in the West” A freelance writer and editor, Heather Hansman writes about a […]
The Walking Wounded on the World's Biggest Expedition Adventure Race
Adventure StoriesGodzone – Alpacka Athlete Ambassador Dulkara Martig Takes on Adventure Racing In 2018, Alpacka Raft, Dulkara Martig, competed in the 7th Godzone, the world’s biggest expedition adventure race. In this article, she transports us into the depths of Fiordland National Park in New Zealand, sharing the jigsaw of emotions that […]
Rockslides and Revelation on the River of Sorrows
Conservation EffortsEarly Season Packrafting on the Dolores River By Rica Fulton, photos by Cody Perry. On Monday March 4th, a 4.5-magnitude earthquake hit Southwest Colorado; its epicenter three miles south of Bedrock along the Dolores River. With the epicenter so close to our treasured Dolores River, we wanted to paddle through […]
5 Simple Hacks to Train Your Dog to Wear a Life Jacket
Dogs of PackraftingEven If Your Dog Loves Water, Train Her to Wear a PFD Story by John Woods. Check out John’s blog, “All Things Dogs,” and follow him on Pinterest. Even if your dog swims well and loves the water, be safe rather than sorry and get into the habit of putting on […]
Fly Fishing Baja With Chewy - Mexican Gang Member-Turned Fisherman
Fly FishingPaolo Marchesi on Fly Fishing in Remote Regions of Baja & Meeting Chewy, Former Mexican Gang Member-Turned Fisherman A version of this article was first published in The Drake, “a magazine for those who fish.” Story & photos by Paolo Marchesi. I moved to Montana in 1999, tired of city […]
Paolo Marchesi - Photographer, Fly Fisherman, Packrafter, World Traveler
Fly Fishing, Athletes & AmbassadorsProfessional Fisherman, Adventure Photographer. Lives in Bozeman, Montana Paolo Marchesi’s packrafting adventures focus primarily around fishing and finding solitude and natural beauty. He researches remote places he wants to fish, and then figures out how to get there. “The freedom to explore makes me feel alive, and is so fundamental […]
Get “Summer Strong” – for Paddling Season with Sarah Miller Histand
Athletes & AmbassadorsA Q&A with Sarah Miller Histand, multi-sport adventurer and fitness trainer An an outdoor athlete from Alaska, Sarah Miller Histand’s experience in the backcountry includes multiple finishes at the Alaska Wilderness Classic and big multi-sport adventure traverses of some of the world’s most expansive landscapes. We first met Sarah at […]
Should It Stay or Should It Go - Packrafting Safety Equipment
Packrafting SafetyPackraft Safety Equipment – Ambassador Luc Mehl’s Approach to Safety Equipment. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Alpacka Raft. Alpacka Raft’s official policy and position on safety equipment and product use is […]
Balkan River Tour - Join the Movement to Protect the Last of Europe's Wild Rivers
Conservation EffortsPaddling to Protect the Last of Europe’s Wild Rivers River conservation from the seat of a packraft. Story by Carmen Kuntz, photos courtesy of Balkan River Defence unless otherwise credited. A boat, paddle and some basic whitewater skills can lead you through some incredible landscapes and into some amazing river […]
Save Glen Etive: A Scottish Landscape's Struggle Against Hyrdo-Electric Dams
Conservation EffortsStory by Huw Oliver, Alpacka Raft Ambassador. Action shot of Alex Tetreault boating the Glen Etive by Alex LaLonde. Scenic photos courtesy of the Save the Glen Etive Campaign (find out more Save Glen Etive) An isolated, but iconic part of Scotland, Glen Etive is the landward extension of the long, fjord-like finger of […]
Roman Dial - Hellbiker, Author of the Definitive Packrafting Guide
Athletes & AmbassadorsA Professor of Biology and Mathematics and Adventurer, Roman Dial lives in Anchorage, Alaska, with his wife, Peggy. Read “The History of Bikerafting” for more on Dial. Photos by Brett Davis. Sometimes when Roman Dial sees a new tool for traveling—mountain bike or packraft, for example—it triggers his imagination for […]
Fluid Trails-Three Adventurers Bikeraft New Zealand’s Second Largest National Park
Adventure Stories, Bikerafting, Athletes & AmbassadorsKiwi adventurer Deane Parker is at it again, filming a bikeraft adventure to a remote New Zealand national park to highlight opportunities that flow from the economic growth of trail development. Fluid Trails – Kahurangi Bikerafting Epic Seeking Bigger, Longer, Harder Adventures After a successful bikeraft adventure that he captured […]
The Joy of Something New – Bikerafting Scotland
Adventure Stories, Bikerafting, Athletes & AmbassadorsAnnie Lloyd Evans takes friends bikerafting to Loch Maree, Scotland, to explore an old Viking graveyard in her story, “The Joy of Something New.”
The Adventures of Fat Kid & Twiggy: Fatbikes & Packrafts on the Great Salt Lake
Adventure Stories, Bikerafting, Athletes & AmbassadorsTwo Crazies Embark on an Improbable Mission to Circumnavigate the Great Salt Lake Story by Steve “Doom” Fassbinder. Photos by Doom and Andy Burr. “Over the years I’ve been fortunate to have found a few super solid adventure partners. This human, Andrew Burr, has been a pillar of that list as […]
Explore. More. The Kimberly, Australia
Adventure StoriesIn far Northwest Australia lies a vast wilderness of palm-clad tablelands and spinifex*-covered plains carved by seasonal rivers. About the size of California but with a thousandth of its population, the Kimberley hosts marginal, million-acre cattle stations, isolated Aboriginal communities and national parks accessible only by helicopter. In 2018, a Brit […]
The Alpacka Classic – From the “Stubby” to Streamlined in 2019
News, Events, Reviews, Packrafting HistoryThe Alpacka Series Story – Early History & The Golden Age of Packrafting Story by Thor Tingey, photos by Bjorn Olson and from the Sheri Tingey historical archives. Welcome to the best backcountry adventure boats on the planet and our new Alpacka Series lineup! The Classic is our iconic original packraft and […]
Packrafting Wrangell-St. Ellias National Park. Nothing better.
Adventure StoriesExploring The Middle of Nowhere Alaska — Wrangell-St. Ellias Photo essay by Erik Bernhoft. In 2018, Erik Bernhoft and three friends flew to Anchorage, Alaska, drove seven hours (two of which were on a 60-mile dirt road) to the middle of nowhere where they boarded a bush plane and flew another […]