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…
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…
What Goes Right: Rio La Venta Close Call Report "We encountered a high water situation - during an unusually dry year during the 'dry' season." - Sarah Kilbourne A group of paddlers, Sarah, Jack, Rod, and Heidi, embarked on…
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…
Charlie Walbridge: What have we learned from the river accident database? Charlie Walbridge manages the American Whitewater Accident Database. Having studied every reported fatality, injury, and close call puts Charlie in an unparalleled position to share what actually goes wrong and…
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…
