blog… Western Brooks Range to Point Lay, Alaska 7 Aug 20258 Aug 2025 Another passenger on the flight to Kotzebue stopped at my row and introduced himself as Colin Arisman. Colin is an award-winning filmmaker. We had exchanged emails but had not met…
blog… A Hike Along the Northern Alaska Range, Denali National Park 14 Nov 202315 Nov 2023 https://youtu.be/3345kds5RB8 A girlfriend of Sarah's suggested that we go to Denali National Park for our annual "SnL" (Sarah and Luc) vacation. The Alaska Range has not been on our radar…
blog… Dead rabbit saves the day! 16 Dec 2022 The wild ice skating season is filled with ephemeral goals—evenings spent monitoring weather forecasts and satellite imagery hoping to catch days on good ice. Days like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlR_Z0iPafc Grewingk Lake…
blog… So that’s what varsity trip planning looks like! 19 Oct 202219 Oct 2022 I want to share a highlight from last year’s Start and End at Home trip planning course. Christian Appel sent a report after a paddling trip he planned during the…
blog Self-publishing an Instructional Book: Part II (marketing and sales until the handoff to Mountaineers Books) 28 Jan 2022 Disclaimer: I expect that this will only be of interest to folks that are self-publishing a book. If this is you, be sure to start with Part I, about the…
blog… South Fork Matanuska Loop 24 Sep 20219 Feb 2022 This has got to be a candidate for the best true packraft loop around, especially during the autumn. The loop is best done in two nights: 18 mile hike, 16…
blog… The American Whitewater Accident Database 24 Sep 202124 Sep 2021 In September of 2021, American Whitewater (AW) updated their accident database to include "packraft" as an available boat type. Why is this exciting? This update allows us an unprecedented tool…
blog If my book was a playlist… 16 Sep 202116 Sep 2021 I have a very early memory (as a 6-year-old? 8?) of my mom using lyrics from a Beatles song to teach me not to trust strangers. I was about to…
blog… May 2021: Promoting the packrafting “Culture of Safety” 27 Apr 202113 Aug 2021 What is the "Culture of Safety"? The packrafting Culture of Safety is an effort to normalize safety. We want it to be normal to wear a life vest, paddle at…
