packraft… American Whitewater Safety Code 27 Dec 202427 Dec 2024 It was an honor to be part of the team that revised American Whitewater's Safety Code—and a very welcome opportunity to get paid to write! Sarah Glaser won the contract…
packraft Alaska Legislature Citation of Honor 30 Oct 2024 I was very surprised to receive a citation of honor from the Alaska Legislature for The Packraft Handbook and my efforts in promoting a packrafting culture of safety. The backstory…
packraft… Basecamp-ish in the Wulik Peaks, Western Brooks Range 29 Aug 202418 Sep 2024 https://youtu.be/60iM-D0quQA I got a glimpse of the Wulik Peaks five years ago when Sarah and Josh Mumm and I hiked and packrafted from the Ambler River to the coast. We…
packraft… Nome and the Seward Peninsula—first Impressions 21 Aug 202423 Aug 2024 It's a puffy-jacket-in-the-summer kind of place.-Burr I've been waiting a long time to visit the Seward Peninsula. The nose-shaped peninsula stretches to within 50 miles of Russia, making ancient migration…
packraft… 2023 Alaska Mountain Wilderness Classic: Little Tok to McCarthy 31 Jul 20241 Aug 2024 I've been sitting on this trip report for a year because I was hoping to find an elegant way to say goodbye to the Classic phase of my life. But…
equipment… The Best Drysuit 1 May 202424 May 2024 I've been on a three-year mission to find the perfect drysuit. But given the classic dilemma: Durable, lightweight, affordable ... choose two. I soon recognized that I was looking for…
packraft A Weekend with Packrafting’s Elite: Black Canyon 3 Oct 20236 Oct 2023 I feel like a combat journalist fresh back from an assignment to observe some of today’s packrafting elite. This is that report. Trent Pearce took the cover photo for this…
packraft… Skolai to McCarthy via Doubtful Creek 17 Sep 20233 Oct 2023 I've never been particularly interested in guiding. I have a lot of friends who used to guide, and they were all pretty eager to transition into more stable jobs as…
packraft… Boat control: Why it matters and how to get it 8 May 202328 Aug 2023 There is a frequent debate within the rescue/instruction community about what really matters in swiftwater safety. The conflict is that we can spend a lot of time practicing technical systems…
