Inspiring collection of images of the joys of packrafting from a lover of the sport.
Title: Alpacka Packrafting: Swimming to the Other Side
From LoveRise
Length: 5 minutes
http://uk.youtube.com/loverise
Thursday
Packrafting Alaska's Honolulu Creek
Pack up the hill and paddle down the creek. This is the Honolulu Creek in Alaska; a video from the author of Packrafting! An Introduction & How-To Guide (Backpacking Light, 2008).
Video Entitled: The Best of Honolulu Creek: Waikiki
From: Roman Dial
Length: 3 minutes, 40 seconds
http://uk.youtube.com/romandial
Video Entitled: The Best of Honolulu Creek: Waikiki
From: Roman Dial
Length: 3 minutes, 40 seconds
http://uk.youtube.com/romandial
Labels:
alaska,
honolulu creek,
packrafting,
roman dial,
waikiki
Monday
Packraft Surfing in New Zealand
St. Kilda's Beach in Dunedin on New Zealand's South Island is the setting for this surfing video featuring an Alpacka packraft.
Video entitled: Surfing in the Packraft
from crobe093
Length: 2 minutes
http://uk.youtube.com/crobe093
Video entitled: Surfing in the Packraft
from crobe093
Length: 2 minutes
http://uk.youtube.com/crobe093
Labels:
alpacka,
dunedin,
new zealand,
packraft,
south island,
st kilda beach,
surfing
Sunday
Extreme Packrafting in Alaska!
Extreme packrafting in Alaska from the packrafting author, Roman Dial. Featured in the video are: the Commando Drop; Judge, Jury and Executioner and Duck Chute, all on Ship Creek; the Cabin Drop and Breech Baby on Ingram Creek; the Center Falls on Bird Creek; the Saddle Slide on Canyon Creek; and the Bridge Drop on the Little Susitna River.
Boaters include:
Brad Meilkejohn, Nathan Shoutis, That Verzone and Roman Dial.
Camera:
Jeff Conaway, Brad Meilklejohn, Nathan Shoutis and Roman Dial.
Music: Radiohead
Video entitled: Packrafts are Real Boats
Length: 5 minutes 31 seconds
http://uk.youtube.com/romandial
Boaters include:
Brad Meilkejohn, Nathan Shoutis, That Verzone and Roman Dial.
Camera:
Jeff Conaway, Brad Meilklejohn, Nathan Shoutis and Roman Dial.
Music: Radiohead
Video entitled: Packrafts are Real Boats
Length: 5 minutes 31 seconds
http://uk.youtube.com/romandial
Monday
Paddling to the Sounds from Hell?
Another engaging video from the guys at Media Feliz as they paddle Alpacka packrafts down a creek in Arizona; and in the background can be heard the sounds of The Hell Roaring String Band.
Video (3 minutes 23 seconds) entitled, Jedi Knight Battle, from MediaFeliz
http://www.mediafeliz.com/
Video (3 minutes 23 seconds) entitled, Jedi Knight Battle, from MediaFeliz
http://www.mediafeliz.com/
Saturday
Packrafting on Icy Bay
A short video (18 seconds) from Erin McKittrick and Brent Higman again, as they cross Icy Bay in their packrafts on their journey to the Aleutian Islands.
Icy Bay is well named. Be aware your computer monitor may get cold during this 18 seconds of cold water lapping the edges of your screen. More info on the trekkers' story is here:
http://www.groundtruthtrekking.org/
Icy Bay is well named. Be aware your computer monitor may get cold during this 18 seconds of cold water lapping the edges of your screen. More info on the trekkers' story is here:
http://www.groundtruthtrekking.org/
Labels:
aleutian islands,
brent higman,
erin mckittrick,
icy bay,
pack rafting,
pack rafts
Friday
Tennessee Paddler reports on The Paddlers' Liberation Front!
Not a video, but Christov Calatrello reporting on his blog that the title: The Paddlers' Liberation Front may be up for investigation by the security services:
http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-fiA_PcAyc7TxQnFixBlo1MbaJYK2?p=371
As I sit here in my bunker, waiting to be joined by other liberated paddlers, I hold my paddle at the ready for the attack.
Oh, wrong one... Not the carbon one...
http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-fiA_PcAyc7TxQnFixBlo1MbaJYK2?p=371
As I sit here in my bunker, waiting to be joined by other liberated paddlers, I hold my paddle at the ready for the attack.
Oh, wrong one... Not the carbon one...
Thursday
Up S+++ Creek Without a Paddle!
It was a bad day on Ship Creek in Alaska...
Another packrafting video from Captain Swallowtail (aka Eric Parsons) entitled: Mini-Quasi-Epic. The survivors are: Roman Dial, Nora Tobin, Tony Perelli and Eric Parsons.
http://www.youtube.com/captainswallowtail
Another packrafting video from Captain Swallowtail (aka Eric Parsons) entitled: Mini-Quasi-Epic. The survivors are: Roman Dial, Nora Tobin, Tony Perelli and Eric Parsons.
http://www.youtube.com/captainswallowtail
Labels:
alaska,
alpacka rafts,
eric parsons,
nora tobin,
packrafting,
roman dial,
ship creek,
tony perelli
Monday
Pack Rafting on Ship Creek, Alaska
A packrafting descent of Ship Creek in Alaska (video: 1 min 56 secs) from Captain Swallowtail (Eric Parsons): http://www.youtube.com/captainswallowtail
Labels:
alaska,
captain swallowtail,
eric parsons,
pack rafting,
ship creek
Sunday
Norwegian Alpacka Raft Expedition, 2005
This is Christian Rokseth leading an expedition using Alpacka Rafts through the Norwegian wilderness, from Fosen to the Atlantic Ocean, in 2005. Read all about it here: http://www.packrafting.com
Saturday
Packrafting with Sea Lions
With one hundred sea lions surrounding them in their two small pack rafts, Erin McKittrick and Brent Higman continue on their 9 month, 4,000 mile journey. Read their story at: http://www.groundtruthtrekking.org/
Alpacka Rafts on Drofgnid Creek!
Packrafting video entitled: Alpacka Raft Creek Descent
Filmed on the rather steep, Drofgnid Creek, and featuring a nice soundtrack.
Length: 1 minute 57 seconds.
From the boys at http://www.mediafeliz.com/
Filmed on the rather steep, Drofgnid Creek, and featuring a nice soundtrack.
Length: 1 minute 57 seconds.
From the boys at http://www.mediafeliz.com/
Labels:
alpacka rafts,
drofgnid creek,
mediafeliz,
packrafting
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)