The GAIA Group Corporate Retreat day 1 on, learning to packraft on the Animas River.

Spend two days learning basic to intermediate packrafting skills on the Animas River, and then practice those skills in the backcountry on a two-night, three-day excursion on the San Miguel and Dolores rivers. No packrafting experience required. Reasonable upper body fitness and stamina required as you’ll be packrafting 40 to 60 miles. Basic backcountry skills are necessary. Can you cook your own food and set up your own tent? Expect to learn as many of the following skills as possible:

✓How to pack light for backcountry packraft adventures
✓Equipment (use and care)
✓Field repair-tips & tricks
✓Swimming and general water confidence
✓Self-rescue & buddy assistance
✓Dealing with currents
✓Swiftwater entry
✓Aggressive & defensive swimming position
✓Decision making
✓Hazards & river dynamics
✓Basic & advaced paddle strokes
✓Using eddies