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Techniques for Cleaning Your Packraft to Keep Our Waterways Free of Invasive Species By R. Isaí Madriz Taking time to properly clean and dry a boat is key to keeping waterways healthy and preventing the spread of introduced and invasive species, which can wreak havoc on ecosystems and their native […]
"From the Doorstep" - An Exclusive Premiere of an Urban Bikerafting Adventure Tale
Adventure Stories, Bikerafting, Urban AdventureAlpacka Raft Partners With Pursuit Films to Launch an Urban Bikerafting Adventure Tale, “From The Doorstep,” Online, July 13th In partnership with Pursuit Films, we premiered “From the Doorstep,” an urban bike and packrafting tale featuring adventurer Brian Donnelly, at the Mancos Valley River Film Festival on Saturday, June 30th. […]
The first trout that Paolo Marchesi Caught at Age Three, at a Pay Pond by the Sesia River in the Italian Alps Saved His Life Story & photos by Paolo Marchesi I’m not sure when I started feeling the weight of depression and suicidal thoughts. But by my late twenties, […]
Renee Patrick, and Her Friends Kirk and Grant Take On the Minam River – A 5000 Miles of Wild Story When Kirk and I traveled to the Minam River in the Wallowa Mountains in June 2012, we hit the spring snowmelt and were faced with flows around 3,500 cfs, and […]
2nd Annual Mancos Valley River Film Fest Film Line Up
News, Events, ReviewsClick here to buy Your Film Fest Tickets Today! FIRST HALF – ~41 MIN of FILM Alpacka Raft Wright Award Submission – 1:30 – Katie Schuler (Coral & Oak) The Land We Live In – 5:32 – Jayme Dittmar From the Doorstep – 4:00 – Pursuit Films Our Wild – […]
Alaska Fly Fishing & Packrafting: An Inside Look at the Making of the Film, “100 Miles”
Fly FishingUPDATE! “100 Miles” Now Available on Vimeo Check out our Q&A With Fly Out Media Producer Cory Luoma About his Award-Winning, Alaska-Based Fly Fishing & Packrafting Film Cory Luoma and Katie Edmiston of Fly Out Media created their first film in 2011, and have made over a dozen conservation, web series, […]
2nd Annual Mancos Valley River Film Fest, June 29-30 - All Burro & 416 Firefighters Get in Free
News, Events, Reviews2nd Annual Mancos Valley River Film Festival, June 29 & 30: Premiering Never-Before-Seen, “From the Doorstep” Burro & 416 Firefighters Get in Free! Get your tickets today! Local nonprofit Mancos Valley Resources (MVR) and Founding Sponsor Alpacka Raft are spearheading the 2ndAnnual Mancos Valley River Film Fest with a “Local’s Night” […]
Pristine & Untouched - A Photographer Shares Arctic Refuge Photos - 5000 Miles of Wild
Conservation EffortsAdventure Photographer & Conservationist Mollie Foster Shares Photos & Her Love for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge – a 5000 Miles of Wild Story. Last August I started a two-week backpacking and packrafting trip in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge with a visit to the expansive oil development in Prudhoe […]
Born From Necessity: The Invention of the Modern Day Inflation Bag
Packrafting HistoryAlpacka Raft’s Sheri Tingey and the Invention of the Modern Day Inflation Bag The original packraft inflation bag (for modern-day packrafts) was like an accordion, cylindrical and held open with metal stiffeners (stays) that Sheri Tingey found on the floor of Home Depot; bailing wire that used to hold bags […]
You, Too, Can Learn to Packraft A Tale From Someone Who Never Imagined Boating Whitewater
Adventure StoriesA Self-Proclaimed Non-Athlete On How Even Amateurs Can Become Solid Packrafters & Have The Most Fun on Whitewater — A 5000 Miles of Wild Story Share Your Story to Support the 5000 Miles of Wild Campaign (and also get the Chance to Win a Werner Sherpa Paddle!) Photos, illustrations, & story […]
Packrafting from Alaska Arizona - A 5000 Miles of Wild Story
Adventure StoriesAn Alaskan MacGyver Takes On The Grand Canyon — A 5000 Miles of Wild Packrafting Tale Share Your Story to Support the 5000 Miles of Wild Campaign (and also get the Chance to Win a Werner Sherpa Paddle!) Photos & story by David Hertel Last November, my buddy told me he […]
Boating Lunch Counter at the APA Roundup - A 5000 Miles of Wild Story
Adventure StoriesA 5000 Miles of Wild Story – Molly Harrison Overcomes her Fear of Big Rapids While Surrounded by Experts at the APA Roundup 2017 Story by Molly Harrison, video by Andy Darling, photo by Dan Ransom We had a large group on the Snake River on this day, and with […]
Accidentally Weightless on the Gothic - A 5000 Miles of Wild Story
Adventure StoriesA Packrafter’s Long Road to Recovery After a Waterfall Accident on the Gothic River is Slowed by Arthritis, But Nothing Dampens His Stoke – A 5000 Miles of Wild Story Share Your Story to Support the 5000 Miles of Wild Campaign (and also get the Chance to Win a Werner […]
Caught in the Current: Riding Alaska’s Whitewater Packrafting Revolution
Packrafting HistoryPro Team Athlete Luc Mehl Documents the Beginning of the Whitewater Packrafting Revolution — A 5000 Miles of Wild Story Share Your Packrafting Story for the Chance to Win a Werner Sherpa Paddle! Story & photos by Luc Mehl Like most people buying packrafts 10 years ago, I wanted […]
American Packrafting Association Roundup Happening Soon!
News, Events, ReviewsSign Up Now! The 2018 APA’s Packraft Roundup Will Be Held Near Carbondale, Colorado By Joseph Bell, President, American Packrafting Association, cover photo by Cherri Chaple. I discovered packrafting on the internet in 2014 and was immediately obsessed with the idea of pulling a boat out of my backpack by a […]
Our First Christmas As a Married Couple - A 5000 Miles of Wild Story
Adventure StoriesMichael Russell Gives His Wife a Packraft & Takes Her on the Adventure of a Lifetime to Big Bend National Park, Texas – A 5000 Miles of Wild Story Photo & Story by Michael Russell My wife and I are approaching our first year anniversary, later this month. But […]
Thor & Sarah Tingey Featured in Two Podcasts
News, Events, Reviews, Packrafting HistoryTwo Podcasters Catch up with Sarah & Thor Tingey to Discuss Everything from Conservation to the Origins of Packrafts DIY Alaska caught up with our busy owners Sarah and Thor Tingey at the 2018 Backcountry Hunters and Anglers Rendezvous. Topics of discussion include the birth of Alpacka Raft, the contrast […]
Saving a Local Favorite, Fossil Creek, AZ - A 5000 Miles of Wild Story
Conservation EffortsChris Ramias on His Love of Fossil Creek & His Efforts to Conserve this One-of-a-Kind River – A 5000 Miles of Wild Story Share Your Story for the Chance to Win a Werner Sherpa Paddle! By Chris Ramias Fossil Creek may be the lowest-flow river preserved under the Wild and […]
5000 Miles of Wild: Share Your Story & Get The Chance to Win a Paddle
Conservation EffortsCelebrate the 50th anniversary of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by Sharing Your River Packrafting Story! Share Now For The Chance to Win a Werner Sherpa Paddle! In support of 5000 Miles of Wild, Alpacka Raft invites you to share your river-focused packrafting stories and with the 5000 Miles […]
What Have Rivers Given You? A 5000 Miles of Wild Story
Adventure StoriesAlex LaLonde on Learning Focus, Resilience, and Respect on The Saranac River (& Other Rivers) – A 5000 Miles of Wild Whitewater Story Share Your Story for the Chance to Win a Werner Sherpa Paddle! As a way to explore some of the world’s packrafting landscape and also fulfill their […]