The Packrafting Podcast

Jun 04 2021 11 ep. 49 mins 56
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The Packrafting Podcast is a celebration of the growing packrafting scene and the joys this sport brings to our lives. In season one I’ll be connecting with packrafters from diverse backgrounds and sharing their packrafting history, adventure recounts and musings on life.

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#11 The Packraft Handbook - behind the scenes with Luc Mehl

Jun 04 2021 72 mins  
After losing a friend in a packrafting incident seven years ago, Luc was rattled to the core. It became a catalyst for a new chapter in his own packrafting journey, where he totally reassessed his own skillset and started learning more about safety. This led him to write The Packraft Handbook, which we focus on in this episode. Those of you who already have a copy of the book will

#10 Scottish bikerafting and Greenland adventures - Annie Le

Apr 14 2021 61 mins  
Annie shares some of her most memorable packrafting and bikerafting adventures in Scotland and Greenland. We hear about her encounters with muskoxen, quick sand on a glacier-fed river, and dealing with a sinking raft. We also talk about the dynamic of doing trips with a romantic partner.

#9 The Magic of Alaska, mental health and overcoming fear - Sarah Histand

Apr 06 2021 69 mins  
Sarah lives in Alaska, where she finds joy in many outdoor activities, from wild ice skating to backcountry skiing and packrafting. She teaches mental-health informed online fitness programs for outdoors people. We go down many tangents in this episode, from the joys of bear encounters in the Brooks Range to some of her earlier packrafting mishaps. We talk about fear management in

#8 Skirafting and technical whitewater - Jeffrey Creamer

Feb 04 2021 67 mins  
Jeffrey Creamer is a packrafter based in Colorado who loves designing creative whitewater expedition routes. His favourite trips combine hard whitewater with backcountry skiing or ski mountaineering, often in remote areas of the lower 48 where people don’t typically explore. In this episode we chat about many of his most memorable adventures, including a Bull Lake Creek trip and

#7 A Belgian with a love of long journeys in remote places - Willem Vandoorne

Dec 30 2020 60 mins  
In this episode we talk about Willem’s signature trip style, including how he plans his trips and what it is he enjoys most about multi-week adventures. We chat about some of his earlier trips in Scandinavia, Greenland, a packraft-assisted traverse of the South Island of New Zealand and a near-death experience during a four month traverse of Norway. Willem’s written trip recou

#6 Packraft design and innovation at Alpacka Raft - Sheri Tingey

Sep 27 2020 57 mins  
Sheri Tingey started working in design in the outdoor industry in Jackson Hole when she was a young adult. It wasn’t until she was in her mid-50s that she founded Alpacka Raft with her son, Thor. After almost two decades battling chronic fatigue, Sheri was ready to get her teeth stuck into a new project. With somewhat serendipitous timing, Thor asked her to build him a boat. And

# 5 Storytime with Doom

Aug 19 2020 21 mins  
Welcome to the second episode in the storytime series. Steve Fassbinder, known to most simply as “Doom” has been pushing the limits of human powered exploration for years. His passionate pursuit of low-impact, human powered adventure has led him to adopt many creative styles of exploration, including being an early adopter of bike-rafting. He is currently based in Mancos, C

#4 Get to know the podcast host - Dulkara Martig

Aug 03 2020 34 mins  
The tables are turned as Dulkara answers questions put to her by her mother, Janine Martig. Dulkara bought a packraft before she ever sat in one, at a time when they were little known in New Zealand. She already had a passion for outdoor adventures and remote journeys but packrafting made her view topo maps with fresh eyes.In this episode, she shares the camaraderie and excitement

#3 Storytime with Andy Magness

Jul 21 2020 18 mins  
Enjoy two short adventure stories, written and narrated by Andy Magness. His first story, Why Adventure Matters, is a personal essay on risk and parenting. His second piece was developed around the same time. It’s a true account of a father-son packrafting adventure on the Baptism River on the North shore of Lake Superior in Minnesota.

#2 Epic journeys under the radar in Fiordland - Stanley Mulvany

Jul 06 2020 40 mins  
Avid ‘packraftineer’ Stanley Mulvany has spent decades exploring the rugged terrain of Fiordland and South Westland in New Zealand.