Episode #7, A Beginner’s Guide to Packrafting & Bikerafting: Bikerafting New Zealand In Episode #8 of, “A Beginner’s Guide to Packrafting & Bikerafting,” Deane Parker talks about how he got into pairing bikes and packrafts on pretty hardcore whitewater from the get-go, in addition to his history kayaking and rafting Class V rapids, his raft…
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REGISTER FOR OUR LA VENTA RIVER COURSE IN CHIAPAS TODAY! The 1st Mexican Packrafting Course in Chiapas! Story by Salvador Morales Arriaga. Photos by Steve Fassbinder. In 2024, at the request of Rod Alfonso, our Chiapas, Mexico, packrafting course partner, we ran a local’s only Learn to Packraft course on the Xanil River. Twelve packrafters joined…
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“We have done several trips with Four Corners Guides, which have all been amazing. They are always well prepared and safe. Our trip to Patagonia was really the trip of a lifetime! Breathtaking views of glaciers, lakes and snow peaks that are nearly untouched by the outside world. Waldo and Doom were first class guides…
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The Best of Packrafting New Zealand with Packrafting Queenstown Owner, Huw Miles Episode #7, A Beginner’s Guide to Packrafting & Bikerafting Starting today and through fall we’ll be sharing stories, podcasts, videos and photos focusing on international packrafting adventures. We’ll explore places we guide or will be guiding, such as La Venta River in Chiapas,…
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Need reasons to Packraft La Venta River? Jeff rogers has got some 😉 Story by Jeff Rogers, photos by Nathan Shoutis & Steve Fassbinder. Feature photo is by Steve of Jeff paddling a big rapid on La Venta. JOIN US ON LA VENTA RIVER JAN 25-FEB 2 Photo by Nathan Shoutis. Photo by Nathan Shoutis.…
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SIGN UP FOR A TOUR TODAY! Story by Lauren Beach, photos by Steve Fassbinder, Video by Lizzy Scully, story read in video by Mike Adamski. Bikepacking Into the Ute Mtn. Ute Tribal Park For the last few years I frequently found myself on the internet going down bikepacking gear rabbit holes. And it felt overwhelming.…
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A BEginner’s Guide to Packrafting & Bikerafting, Episode #5: Healing Adventure Trauma For Episode #6 of A Beginner’s Guide to Packrafing & Bikerafing, we interviewed Julia Yanker, a long-time packrafter, life coach and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, aka trauma resolution specialist. My primary goal with chatting with Julia was to really find out what can be…
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Four Women Bikeraft McPhee Reservoir June 2024, at the request of a return client, Four Corners Guides owner, Lizzy Scully, ran the company’s first women’s bikerafting course. Check out our video and recap below. https://youtu.be/iY1a4DGZqHQ?si=tzAyCLJjiIAF2CNX Story by Lizzy Scully, photos and video clips by Lizzy and Sarah Carr. I’ve always felt more empowered doing adventures…
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Explore More Thanks so much to Doug Artman for letting us share his April 2024 blog post about his adventures exploring Ancestral Puebloan ruins into the Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Park with our guide, Jon Bailey, and fellow bike explorer Bay. It was early season, so cool and refreshing out. The river was not too…
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Desert & Mountains It’s summertime, and Mancos temps are in the 80s. It’ll get hotter in August for a week or two. But at Scullbinder Ranch we’re blessed with cool nights thanks to the Mancos River a 100 feet from the house. And up in the La Platas, temps are 10 to 20 degrees cooler,…
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