A Beginner’s Guide to Packrafting & Bikerafting

Jan 09 2025 12 ep. 40 mins 9

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In this multi-sport adventure podcast by Four Corners Guides, owner Lizzy Scully interviews FCG’s lead guides and industry experts. They share tips on getting started with bikerafting and packrafting, gear recommendations, and personal stories of learning these sports. The podcast also features fireside chats and adventure stories. It’s an open platform, and we welcome thoughts, suggestions, or comments. Email us at [email protected], or follow us on https://www.instagram.com/fourcornersguides/ :) Find us on Podbean and Spotify. Show notes and transcriptions of our podcasts are available on our blog.

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Pod Clip - The International Packrafting Film Festival, an interview with Jule Harle

Jan 09 2025 14 mins

For more information on the film fest, to be a sponsor or to show the film in your town, please email [email protected] or visit their website: https://www.packraftfilmfest.com/

A Quick, Non-Technical Look at the Alpacka Raft Mage

Dec 31 2024 10 mins

This is a bonus episode where Lizzy talks about the new whitewater boat, the Alpacka Raft Mage, and why she recommends it for Class II-IV or aspiring Class II-IV boaters.

Episode #10: Thor Tingey Talks Hunting & Fly Fishing & How Packrafts Fit Into the Mix

Dec 12 2024 50 mins

In Episode #10 of, A Beginner's Guide to Packrafting & Bikerafting, we talk with Alpacka Raft co-owner, Thor Tingey, about the hunt packrafting and packraft fly fishing scene. We start by discussing his background in those two activities and how Alpacka Raft’s hunt and fish boats developed along with changing hunting trends generally, along with Alaskan trends toward minimali

Packraft Fly Fishing in Colorado & the Arctic Wildlife Refuge, Plus Tips on Packraft Fly Fishing with guide Thad Ferrell

Nov 04 2024 60 mins

In Episode #9 we dive into packraft fly fishing with guide Thad Ferrell. Thad was an early adopter of packrafts, and a longtime cyclist, rock climber and fly fisherman. He recently packrafted the Kongakut River in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to fly fish for char. In this episode we talk about how Thad got started with fly fishing and guiding, his multi-sport adven

Whitewater Bikerafting New Zealand with Deane Parker

Oct 09 2024 42 mins

In Episode #8 of, "A Beginner’s Guide to Packrafting & Bikerafting," Deane Parker talks about how he got into pairing bikes and packrafts on pretty hardcore whitewater from the get-go, in addition to his history kayaking and rafting Class V rapids, his raft guiding business in the 90s, his mountain bike adventures, his filming projects through Deane Parker Adventure Channel,

Seeking Wild Adventures? 1st Descents? Good Beer? Try Packrafting New Zealand

Aug 29 2024 48 mins

Episode #7, A Beginner's Guide to Packrafting & Bikerafting Starting today and through fall we’ll be sharing stories, podcasts, videos and photos focusing on international packrafting adventures. We'll explore places we guide or will be guiding, such as La Venta River in Chiapas, Mexico, and Chilean Patagonia. But also some places we are not guiding, such as Tajikistan and be

Healing Adventure Trauma: Julia Yanker on How Adventurers Can Get Back Into the Activities They Love

Jul 24 2024 65 mins

For Episode #6 of A Beginner’s Guide to Packrafing & Bikerafing, we did interview with Julia Yanker, a long-time packrafter, life coach and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, aka trauma resolution specialist. My primary goal with chatting with Julia was to really find out what can be done for adventurers who experienced trauma that now affects the other adventures they partak

Podcast #5: Luc Mehl on Close Calls, & How Knowing More About Them Can Enhance Packrafting Safety ++ His Safety Tool Kit

Apr 24 2024 59 mins

PLEASE NOTE. WE DO NOT KNOW WHY THIS SHOW ISN'T UPLOADING IN ITS ENTIRETY TO SPOTIFY. PLEASE LISTEN TO IT ON PODBEAN. LINK BELOW. Luc Mehl on The Risks & Rewards of Leveling Up in Packrafting, What Close Calls Are & How Knowing More About Them Can Make Our Play Safer, Plus His Safety Tool Kit Today we’re talking with one of the most interesting and accomplished guys

Expedition Packrafting & More with Jeff Creamer, SSI Instructor & Alpacka Raft Boat Tester

Mar 12 2024 46 mins

Today, for our fourth episode, we’re bringing you an interview with Jeff Creamer, a Swiftwater Safety Institute Instructor and a boat tester and boat maker at Alpacka Raft. Jeff is one of America’s top packrafters, having done numerous remote, challenging expeditions on up to Class V whitewater in the mountains, along with some creative trips pairing boats and skis. We are stok

A Chat with Alaska Packraft School's Jule Harle on How Women Learn Differently from Men & More

Jan 18 2024 34 mins

In the third episode of our Podcast, A Beginner’s Guide to Packrafting, Four Corners Guides owner Lizzy Scully talks with renowned Packraft Instructor Jule Harle. A long-time kayaker and packrafter and owner of Alaska Packraft School, Jule has been instrumental in legitimizing packrafting as a sport through her work as a guide and her work with others to get the American Canoe As