Introduction: Luc Mehl Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, Good morning! It’s Thursday, April 25, 2024, and we’re publishing the 5th edition of our, “A Beginner’s Guide to Packrafting & Bikerafting” Podcast. Today we dive into issues both beginners and experts will appreciate. Enjoy all the tools in Luc Mehl’s safety tool kit discussion, plus learn…
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Teaching Friends & Family How to packraft (or bikeraft) By Lizzy Scully, photos by Steve “Doom” Fassbinder from a family trip we did summer 2020 on another river. Updated April 18, 2024. How to Teach your Friends how to packraft Tip #1: pick an easy, local river A handful of miles up from a small…
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march snows bring spring flows on the Dolores River & the animas! Great news! March snowstorms bolstered Colorado’s snowpack, and as of April 1st it was at 109% of the 30-year norm. And we still have a few weeks of possible additional snowstorms before melting intensifies. In a Denver Post article, National Weather Service meteorologist…
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A Beginner’s Guide to Packrafting Podcast, Episode #4 With Jeff Creamer Jeff Creamer, Class V Adventure Boater dives into expedition planning & more Today for our fourth episode of A Beginner’s Guide to Packrafting & Bikerafting, we’re bringing you an interview with Jeff Creamer. Jeff teaches Swiftwater Safety Institute rescue courses and tests and makes…
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Jule Harle talks packraft instruction Introduction Photos courtesy of Alaska Packraft School and McKinney Makes Media Inc. (feature) In this third episode of A Beginner’s Guide to Packrafting, Four Corners Guides owner Lizzy Scully talks with owner of Alaska Packrafting School Jule Harle. A long-time paddler and renowned instructor, Jule has guided for nearly two…
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We recently decided to begin running international expeditions. Thus, we want to share with you some of our and our friend’s foreign packraft and bikeraft travels and best places to packraft recommendations. Chris Brinlee Jr. is an adventure traveler who writes about and photographs his trips around the world. Luckily for us, he had some…
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Editor’s Note: In 2024 we are running two expedition courses on La Venta and other rivers in Chiapas. We will be donating 50% of the profits from the second course to the local nonprofit, Amigos de San Cristobal, which is located in the town from which we are basing operations. Our February 10-17 course is…
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Episode #2: Whitewater Packrafting Gear In the second episode of our A Beginner’s Guide to Packrafting Podcast (& occasional YouTube video) Series, Tony Miely talks whitewater packrafting gear. While he doesn’t review the full spectrum of boats, paddles and helmets available (that would take hours!), he offers an overview of the gear people need to …
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Exploring Patagonia’s Ice Fields by Packraft Story, photos & maps by Waldo Aguayo. Read Waldo’s story, “San Quintin Chilean Expedition.” Prologue Lizzy Scully, owner of Four Corners Guide, asked me to write an article about my latest Patagonia packraft expedition. Writing articles for her has helped me clarify my thoughts and visions of life. She…
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a Beginner’s Guide to Packrafting: A Q&A With Steve “Doom” Fassbinder, Head Guide & Co-Owner of Four Corners Guides Packrafting & Bikeraftin
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