This past May, we hosted our first Advanced Packraft Paddling & Expedition Course with lead guides Dan Thurber, Steve “Doom” Fassbinder, and Ben Phillips. Eight people participated in the course on the Animas and Dolores rivers. Waldo Aguayo Riquelme, owner of the Chilean packraft guide service, Scouting Rios, was one of those participants. Waldo also…
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A Bikerafting Epic Excerpt from The Bikeraft Guide Mike Curiak and Eric Parsons attempt to cross in front of the actively calving snout of the La Perouse Glacier. This is the only glacier in North America that calves periodically directly into the Pacific Ocean. Story & photos by Steve “Doom” Fassbinder After setting ourselves up…
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Bikepacking with Huw Oliver: How to Pack Your Bike Photos & story by Huw Oliver Multi-day bike travel is great, and the adventure really gets going when you measure your ride in days. But you already know that. Before the fun starts, there’s the tricky business of working out what gear you need and where…
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Learn to Bikeraft We started our busy season with a four-day bikerafting 101 course with some heavy hitter cyclists/adventurers this April 15-18. Chris Burkard and Doom are heading out on a long-distance bikerafting circumnavigation of Iceland this July with Rebecca Rusch. But, without much bikerafting experience, Chris was looking for some training. So he and…
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A Bike-Packraft-Climbing Multi-Sport Mission to Wham Ridge Photos & story by Steve “Doom” Fassbinder. This story was originally published on Doom’s blogger blog. Check out Doom’s video on Instagram, or watch on Four Corners Guides YouTube. Ok folks, I have a confession to to make… Doing long hiking days on very well established trails bores…
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Podcast: I Ride A Bike “It was one of the coldest days of the winter when Steve “DOOM” Fassbinder and I connected at 7am in the basement of a friends house in Portland, Maine to chat bikes. He and his partner where visiting from Colorado, and thankfully for me, a mutual acquaintance introduced us just…
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Story by Thad Ferrell, photos by Doom. Please note that we do not do run fatbikepacking courses into this particular part of the Bears Ears. Doom’s fatbikepacking bike set up from the same trip, different date. Doctor’s Orders I have to be honest with you, to be able to sit down and write about all…
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How To Bikeraft Q&A with Doom Continued Read Part 1 of, “So You Want to Bikeraft,” Here How do you choose a route? First, figure out where you want to go. Say you want to go to Bolivia. If I were a beginning bikepacker and packrafter that might be a bad choice. The terrain is…
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Bikerafting: The 1st Questions You Should Ask Yourself (& Others) PART 1 By Lizzy Scully & Steve Fassbinder Click here to read Part 2 of “So You Want to Bikeraft?” “Bikerafting is not a magic art. Riding bikes is simple. Packrafting is simple. Be confident and imaginative, and don’t forget to look up! You’ll see…
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We are thrilled to announce that we can now take you packrafting on the Dirty Devil River! Spend two days paddling through winding red sandstone canyons, exploring side slot canyons and camping under dark, starry skies on sandy beaches. Want in? We will take a group of no more than eight on a trip this…
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