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Packrafting is about exploring wilderness and whitewater by packraft, a lightweight, portable boat usually weighing less than five pounds. Packrafting can be combined with mountaineering, backcountry skiing, mountain biking or trekking as part of long expeditions, or short day trips.
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M SUL BikeRaftFishPacking (BFRP)
| on May 15 | in Techniques »
Techniques
An SUL approach to multisport: bikepacking, packrafting, and tenkara fly fishing.
An SUL approach to multisport: bikepacking, packrafting, and tenkara fly fishing.
M Pack-and-Paddle Wilderness Route Planning: Predicting Stream Flows
| on April 10 | in Techniques »
Techniques
Guidelines for evaluating watershed geography and streamflow to help ask the question: is this creek runnable in a packraft?
Guidelines for evaluating watershed geography and streamflow to help ask the question: is this creek runnable in a packraft?
M Spring Raftpacking (and Packrafting)
| on March 26 | in Techniques »
Techniques
In the high country, runoff doesn’t always coincide with what we all consider to be backpacking season, where trails are dry and the days are sunny. That being the case, here are some tips for trekking, packrafting, and camping in the spring snow and muck.
In the high country, runoff doesn’t always coincide with what we all consider to be backpacking season, where trails are dry and the days are sunny. That being the case, here are some tips for trekking, packrafting, and camping in the spring snow and muck.
Listen to the Tales
Wilderness Cred for the Packrafting Noobs
| on September 15 | in Techniques »
Podcasts
I was perfectly content to let others do all the lightweight lifting, but at the first chance of a packrafting class (learning to play without buying the gear!), I jumped... and pulled my husband, Rob, with me.
I was perfectly content to let others do all the lightweight lifting, but at the first chance of a packrafting class (learning to play without buying the gear!), I jumped... and pulled my husband, Rob, with me.
Video: Packraft Wet Reentry
| on April 07 | in Techniques »
Podcasts
Wet reentry is one of the most common rescues you'll perform while packrafting. Be sure to work the kinks out of your technique ahead of time so this self-rescue tool will be honed when you need it.
Wet reentry is one of the most common rescues you'll perform while packrafting. Be sure to work the kinks out of your technique ahead of time so this self-rescue tool will be honed when you need it.
Podcast: Packrafting Safety Tips from the Experts Part 3
| on March 24 | in Techniques »
Podcasts
Seven packrafters with a total of over thirty-five years of experience under their bums share the safety gear they won't be without, skills that have kept them coming back for more, common - and dangerous - mistakes, and real life rescue stories.
Seven packrafters with a total of over thirty-five years of experience under their bums share the safety gear they won't be without, skills that have kept them coming back for more, common - and dangerous - mistakes, and real life rescue stories.
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