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Gateway to Fun – California Women’s Watersport Collective Adds Packrafts to their lineup
News, Events, ReviewsPhoto and Stories from: The California Women’s Watersport Collective The California Women’s Watersport Collective (Cali Collective) added two donated Alpacka Raft Gnarwhals to their lineup. “We are thrilled to have these great packrafts in their quiver. And holy moly…we were missing out without them!”, said Melissa DeMarie, Cali Collective’s Chief […]
Broken Roads—A journey through Knoydart, one of the UK’s least accessible peninsulas.
Adventure Stories, Bikerafting, Athletes & AmbassadorsBroken Roads—A journey through Knoydart, one of the UK’s least accessible peninsulas. Story, Photos and Film By: Annie Lloyd Evans Featuring Annie Lloyd Evans and Huw Oliver This is my pee bottle, don’t be alarmed if you see me using it in the night”. Quite forward from a man id […]
Welcome to the World of Packrafting
News, Events, ReviewsLightweight Boats, Easy Portages, Fun, Fun, Fun — Welcome to Packrafting Story by Marilyne Marchand. Feature photo by Tomas Zalepa. Other photographers identified in individual photos. Imagine a canoe or kayak course connecting several different streams that do not communicate with one another. Impassable rapids and passages too shallow to […]
A Paddle / Climb Expedition on Baffin Island
Adventure Stories, ClimbingStory and Photos by Bronwyn Hodgins This summer myself, my husband (Jacob Cook) and two of my longtime closest friends (Zack Goldberg-Poch and Thor Stewart) traveled to Baffin Island in northern Canada, only a few hundred km across the bay from Greenland. Our mission was to climb some big mountain […]
Photographer Andrew Burr on Adventure, Photography & Packrafting
Athletes & AmbassadorsAdventure Photographer. Lives in Salt Lake City, Utah “When it comes to photography, I’ve learned throughout the years that it’s best to go into any situation or trip with an open mind creatively so that you’re aware of any and all photographic possibilities,” says long-time adventure photographer and new Alpacka […]
Kayaker-Turned Packrafter, Casey Fulton Has Explored the World
Athletes & AmbassadorsPhotographer, Adventurer, Aspiring Nurse, Lives in Missoula, Montana For Casey Fulton, the creative process of planning adventures begins with picking a part of the world, staring at maps, and then imagining creative ways to connect whitewater rivers and ridgelines. “The idea turns into an obsession, and then finally I tell […]
The Trippin Crew: Alastair Parkin, Joe Flanagan & Sam Flanagan
Athletes & AmbassadorsAthletes, Film Makers. Live in the United Kingdom The Trippin trio thrives off riding bikes in the mountains. Their adventures primarily “spring randomly” from some small amount of interesting learned information about a place. And then, says Alastair, they try to think how to make it different. Over the years […]
Luc Mehl's Review Of The New 2020 Expedition
News, Events, ReviewsThe new and improved 2020 Expedition is now available. Review and Photos by: Luc Mehl Based on its name alone, I assumed that the Expedition was the right Alpacka packraft for me. Like most packrafters, I started as a backpacker, not a boater, and my principal use for a packraft […]
Nathan Fa'avae – 5-Time World Champion on Packrafts in Adventure Racing
Adventure StoriesAmbassador Dulkara Martig chats with accomplished adventure racer, Nathan Fa’avae, about packrafts and their use in adventure racing. Check out Nathan’s book, “Adventurer at Heart,” on Amazon.com. DM: What expedition races have you used packrafts in?NF: The first time was eco challenge Fiji in 2002. I’d never heard of them prior […]
The Seasons are a Changing – November is Winter
Adventure StoriesStories From a Cold-Weather Packrafter (Maybe?) Katie Grauel reflects on her very cold trip to the Gates of Lodore on the Green River and whether or not she’ll ever packraft in winter conditions again. Story and photos courtesy of Katie. I only embark on river expeditions once my chances of […]
A Dream Packrafting Adventure Down the Franklin River
Adventure Stories, Athletes & AmbassadorsDulkara Martig actualizes a nine-day dream trip packrafting Tasmania, down the Franklin River By Dulkara Martig. Photos by Dulkara Martig and Ben Weigl. The Franklin River offers one of the most impressive multi-day whitewater journeys to be found anywhere. It winds its way 120 kilometers through one of the most […]
Jacob Moon – Adventure Photographer, Insta Success Story
Athletes & AmbassadorsAdventure Photographer, Avid Packrafter An adventure Photographer, living in Bellingham, Washington, Jacob Moon imagines human-powered adventures, free from all man-made obstacles and restrictions, in the blank spots he finds on maps. And with his favorite tool, Google Earth, he often gets just enough information about the unknown to go and […]
Back To School – Mountain Middle School's Packrafting Adventure
Adventure Stories, BikeraftingStory & photos by Pete Basinger. Mountain Middle School does a one week intensive class called Intersession every spring. Classes range from silversmithing to traveling to Costa Rica. Sara Tescher and I wanted to offer a bikepacking Intercession, and thanks to the generous community in Durango and Alpaca Raft we […]
Sarah Tingey: Thanks, Democrats, for trying to protect Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Conservation Efforts, News, Events, ReviewsA repost from an articled originally run in the Durango Herald. Read the original here. Sarah Tingey: Thanks, Democrats, for trying to protect Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Thank you to the Colorado Democratic Congressional delegation for recognizing that the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, America’s last truly wild place, is […]
Customer Spotlight: Luke Rollie Rogers
Adventure StoriesCustomer Spotlight: Luke Rollie Rogers Alaskan Luke Rollie Rogers is traveling around the world for one year. He recently sent us an email and a stack of fun photos to share with our fans. Thanks Luke! We’re a bit envious, but also super stoked for you. Stop by the Alpacka […]
Customer Spotlight – Walt Marchbanks Perfects Packraft Fishing
Fly FishingA Life-long Angler Finds New Access with Packraft Fishing Story & photos by Walt Marchbanks. Feature photo caption: “This spot is directly across from a combat fishing hole. My Alpacka allows me to fish the hole from the other side of the river, which is actually the best way to […]
"Biking-Birder" Seeks Green Birding World Record - Gets Face Dyed by Native Peruvians
Adventure Stories“Biking Birder” Gary Prescott seeks Green Birding World Record, Part I Story & photo by Gary Prescott. Trepidation filled me as I inflated my colorful Alpacka packraft and the fast, shallow whitewater of the tributary river of the Amazon, the Madre de Dios, rushed past me. The long walk in […]
The Birthday Paddling Micro Adventure – Exploring Doesburg by Packraft
Urban AdventureKonstantin Gridnevskiy’s Urban Packrafting Adventures in Doesburg Story & photos by Konstantin. When you have a small child, time seems to magically disappear, especially when you don’t have family around to help. I can hardly find time to travel and paddle as much as before. That’s why when my wife, […]
Packrafting Patagonia's River Puelo from Source to Sea
Adventure StoriesThe Puelo, An Expedition From Source to Sea Story & photos by Fernando Fainberg About a year ago I saw some pictures of Chilean expeditionary great, Pablo Besser, on an trip to the Patagonian fjords. He was using an inflatable boat to navigate, that could be stored in his backpack. […]
Bikerafting Australia’s Jamieson River
BikeraftingA First-Timers Bikerafting Adventure Victoria, Australia isn’t known for its whitewater, but a few rivers fed by alpine snow melt are runnable through spring and into early summer. And, they offer up to Class III and IV rapids. The Jamieson River is one of those, with two raftable sections when […]