This Is Packrafting



La Sportiva climber, Angela Lee, uses packrafts to access the Curecanti Needle in the upper Black Canyon of Colorado.

A Hurunui, NZ Bikerafting Adventure
Deane Parker recently took a group of mostly first time packrafters on a two day ride and paddle in the Lake Summer Forest Park. Follow the crew as they ride, take a dip in a natural hot spring and discover the independence of bikerafting.

Bikerafting the Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Huw Oliver and Annie Le took a trip to the Outer Hebrides, off the west coast of mainland Scotland with packrafts and bikes in tow.

Solo Adventure on the Savonoski Loop
Bristol Bay may be most famous for having the world’s biggest run of sockeye and unparalleled fishing opportunities. Its watersheds also have incredible adventure opportunities — everything from day trips to epic Bilbo Baggins’ sort of journeys.

Paddling Blind - Blind explorer, Erik Weihenmayer paddles Alaska for Welcome to Earth
Adventure Stories, Athletes & Ambassadors, Trip IdeasPaddling Blind. Erik Weihenmayer paddles Alaska for the new Welcome to Earth Series with Will Smith



A First-Timer's Bikerafting Trip on the Lower Deschutes River
Chris and Rob grabbed their Caribou packrafts and headed out on the Lower Deschutes for their first bikerafting trip. Chris made a great film showcasing the trip. "It was fun, humbling, hot and an absolute blast," Chris commented. They also fished along the way.

T-Shirt Design Contest Winners
News, Events, ReviewsThe Winner of the Alpacka Raft 20th Anniversary T-Shirt Design Contest has been awarded.



"Sheri" Film World Premier at Mountainfilm
Sheri Tingey attended Mountainfilm not knowing there was a documentary film about her life. Watch her reaction and find out more about the premeire of Sheri at Mountainfilm.

I’ve been running class III/IV in a whitewater-outfitted open canoe for more than three decades. I bought that first Alpacka, a Denali Llama, primarily for tripping on easy rivers. I eventually moved into whitewater--but deep down, I knew that a middle-aged recreational paddler couldn’t do the same things in a packraft that I was doing in my hard boat.
Bikerafting Iceland's South Coast with Chris Burkard, Steve "Doom" Fassbinder, and Cameron Lawson
Bikerafting Iceland's South Coast with Chris Burkard and Steve "Doom" Fassbinder

An overnight bikerafting loop just outside of Moab, UT.
Bikerafting, Adventure StoriesEszter and her crew grabbed their bikes and packrafts and headed out on an overnight bikerafting adventure just outside of Moab.