a guide to help you figure out which course you should be in Updated August 2026. What level packrafter are you? Please answer these questions to self identify your skill level to the best of your ability. Please do not use an Internet search to answer the questions. As a second skills assessment test, we…
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no more glamping at Scullbinder Ranch Hey y’all, It is with great sadness that I announce there will be no more home stays at Scullbinder Ranch. Steve and I are splitting up, and I will be moving closer to Mancos. We are amicable and Four Corners Guides will operate as usual. I will continue to…
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Packrafter Waste Management: What to Doo with your packrafter poo… So you’re a packrafter planning your first expedition or multi-day adventure on the river. You’ve dug cat holes before, and probably even used a wag bag. But packrafter poo management is different depending on the river corridor you are on. So how do you deal…
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The Packrafting Life, sponsored by the APA. JOIN THE APA! show notes Overview Your host, Lizzy Scully, is calling in from Scullbinder Ranch in the wild heart of Southwest Colorado — and yes, her life is exactly as adventurous as it sounds. Lizzy and her husband Steve Fassbinder run Four Corners Guides, a packrafting instructional…
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We’re trying something new at Four Corners Guides! We’re partnering with Osi Ledbetter from Four Corners Wildlife to run a wildlife tracking and packrafting expedition course in 2027. See the course schedule to register! So who is this guy anyway?! 😄🦊🐻🦫🦌🦉🦃🦅 Osi Ledbetter grew up in Georgia’s Piedmont bioregion, with deep roots in the Blue…
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We’re now doing this podcast in conjunction with the American Packrafting Association. If you’d also like to be one of the amazing sponsors making this podcast happen, please email Lizzy! JOIN THE APA TODAY! episode #17: The packrafting Life podcast Callum Lewis started Packrafting Scotland just a couple years ago with friend Jack Christian, to…
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THE FOOLS ARE THE FOLKS WHO DON’T CLICK THIS LINK 😉 WIN A COURSE! FILL OUT THE GOOGLE FORM OK OK, so not everyone gets to have a free packrafting course. But one person will. For the next few days we’re celebrating all Packrafting Fools by giving away a free course in 2026. You may…
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Story by DOOM. Photos by Juan Femat. Read Part 1 by Lizzy or Part 2, the awesome quick guide to Veracruz packrafting, by Juan! WILD ADVENTURES IN VERACRUZ BY BIKE, BOAT & FOOT… Multi-sport adventuring in Veracruz In late 2012 I was invited to join a group of like-minded packrafters on a wild adventure through…
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Guía rápida a los ríos clásicos de Veracruz Part 2 of our Packrafting Veracruz Series. | Segunda Parte de Nuestra Serie Sobre Packrafting en Veracruz. Packrafting Veracruz: Three rivers. One state. Many lines to discover. Photos, videos & story by Juan Femat. Read the first in this series here. Stay tuned for Part 3 by…
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We LOVE MEXICO, MEXICANS AND PACKRAFTING IN VERACRUZ! Story by Lizzy Scully. 📸 Doom. Follow us @fourcornersguides for more pics/videos. I’m typing with all my fingers today, though my ring finger, left hand, is swollen, oozing blood and stiff to use and my pinky finger purple and inflamed. But they’re not broken. Yay! And our…
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THE JOURNEY IS WORTHWHILE Story by Sara Fry. Photos by Steve Fassbinder. Class III rapids scare me. A lot. Class II rapids used to scare me. Now I actually enjoy them. Sometimes, as I enter a rapid, I remind myself out loud: “This is supposed to be fun!” I often even say, “Yippee!” to encourage…
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