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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 […]
Packraft Newfoundland & New Docuseries
Adventure StoriesPackraft Newfoundland – New Docuseries “Man & Dog: 700KM Survival” Story, photos, & video by Justin Barbour. Spring 2017, I embarked on a 700-kilometer snowshoe, packraft, and backpacking expedition across the harsh, yet magical Newfoundland interior wilderness. I went solo, but was far from alone. I traveled from start to […]
The Sacred Place Where Life Begins—A Documentary to Protect the Arctic Refuge
Conservation EffortsArctic Refuge Activism: A Q&A with Kristin Gates and Jeremy La Zelle, Producers of the Documentary: “The Sacred Place Where Life Begins” Finding the Refuge Alpacka Raft: Tell us about your first experience in the Arctic Refuge. When and where did you travel? Kristin Gates: Out of college, I moved […]
Meghalaya Rivers - A New Guidebook on Packrafting & Boating in Northern India
News, Events, ReviewsFilmmaker and Guidebook Author Zorba Laloo on the Making of His New Boating & Packrafting Guidebook Zorba’s book is available exclusively in the United States at Alpacka Raft. Click here, and get yours today! “Meghalaya Rivers” is a testament of life and the spirit of exploration that special places on […]
Packrafting Life's Turbulent Waters
Adventure Stories, Family PackraftingOvercoming Tough Times Through Mindfulness, Gratitude & Adventure Happy New Year, and cheers to new beginnings! Story by Leialoha Sousa-Sommo, photos by Cameron Sanders As I pulled out totes for our most recent packrafting trip, I felt like a neglectful boat owner. Sure, they were packed with love but that’s […]
Explore More - Discover Leeuwarden's Canal
Urban AdventureA Hidden Past of the City – Discovering Leeuwarden’s Heritage From a Packraft Photos & text by Konstantin Gridnevskiy (June 2018) “And this is the house where Mata Hari was born,” I tell George pointing at the building on our right. In front of it, on a low stone bridge […]
2nd Annual #DogsOfPackrafting Photo Contest
Dogs of Packrafting, News, Events, ReviewsAnd The Winners Are… Note: We were unable to share all the photo contest entries on Instagram, so we did not consider Instagram likes from our own platform. Congrats to Nikki T. for winning one of the Werner Pack-Tour M Paddle with his submission, “Sunrise Glacier: Murphy doesn’t mind trading […]
Memorial Fund for Alaskan Biologist & Packrafter Creates Ongoing Legacy
Adventure StoriesErin Johnson was killed by a predatory black bear while working at the Pogo Mine in June 2017. Johnson’s family and friends established an endowed fund, the Erin K. Johnson Memorial Fund, to provide, in perpetuity, donations and grants to organizations and individuals aligned with the mission of the Fund: […]
Finding Joy & Movement on Alaska’s Freezing Willow Creek Thanks so much to Galen Johnston for letting us share this story and video that he first posted on his personal Facebook page on November 6, 2018. We felt like it was an appropriate story to start 2019 with. Happy New […]
#DogsOfPackrafting - Adele Ng on How, Why, & When to Packraft with a Dog
Dogs of Packrafting, Family PackraftingPups & Packrafts – A Q&A “How To” With Photographer Adele Ng Submit your #DogsOfPackrafting Photo Contest via Instagram Today! How much do you love your pup and your packraft? We love both. After all, our office has nearly as many dogs as people, and almost every employee owns and […]
Bikerafting Three Unknown Rivers in Kyrgyzstan - A Photo Essay
Adventure StoriesNavigating the Unknown on Three Rivers in Kyrgyzstan by Packraft & Bicycle – A Photo Essay by Kit Guncheon, with Mike McGrath Photos and captions by Kit Guncheon.
Packraft Mongolia – Where Few Tourists Venture, Class II Rapids abound, and the Rivers Run with 3-Liter Bottles of Beer (Just Kidding) Photos and story by Gregg Mikolasek, Project Manager at Mongolia Fixers While Mongolia might be a strange place to first discover packrafting, that’s where I learned. I discovered […]
‘Perspective’ – An Urban Packraft Adventure Film Released Today on Sidetracked.com
Bikerafting, Urban AdventureFilmmaker Neil Irwin Follows Two Intrepid Explorers on a Bike & Packraft Micro Adventure Through Amsterdam Read Irwin’s full story and see a stack of stunning photos on Sidetracked.com. Photos, text, and film by Neil Irwin. You may equate adventure with wilderness and getting away from the hustle, bustle, and […]
Packrafting Idaho’s South Fork of the Salmon Plus, Why American Rivers Calls it One of the Most Endangered Rivers in the Country Story by Claire Cripps, photos by Braden Gunem and Claire Cripps. If I had to describe Idaho’s South Fork of the Salmon in one phrase, I’d call it […]
Reynaldo Perez - Stories from Six Mile Creek, Alaska
Adventure Stories, Photo GalleryThanks to Reynaldo Perez for sharing his captions, stories, and photos of packrafting Six Mile Creek. Keep your customer submissions coming. We love them!
The Käsivarsi Wilderness by Packraft
Adventure StoriesExploring Finland’s Käsivarsi Wilderness by Packraft We love receiving customer adventure stories. Thanks so much to Jens Fredrik Allworthy for sharing his story and photos about the Käsivarsi Wilderness with us. Check out more of his photos on his Instagram page, @allverdig. A lover of big adventures, Jens Fredrik Allworthy spent as much time […]