The Packrafting Association of NZ is running its annual meetup in Hanmer Springs this January. Come and meet other packrafters, join workshops on safety, skills and techniques, hear presentations about packrafting and demo some new boats! Plus there's plenty to do for anyone in the family who doesn't packraft; hot pools, mountain biking, tramping, fishing..... [...]
Its a fundamental skill, which every packrafter needs to master very early in their paddling career.
Is building your own Packraft worth it? Stefan Warnaar finds out.
PRANZ will be hosting the 2018 meetup in Te Anau this march. There will be workshops and river trips through the weekend, and hopefully lots of un-official trips with new friends in the week afterwards. All the information about the meetup is on the PRANZ website.
Anne Taylor from the Southland Tramping Club explains why you should get some proper training before heading out on your own packrafting adventures.
Not just for adventure racers or soliders any more; packrafters beware! Timothy Hargrave gives us the low down on rotting feet in Fiordland.
Penzy Dinsdale offers us a few thoughts about Aquanauting in the Otago Uni Tramping Club (OUTC)
Alpine tops, grade 2 rapids, southern ocean and two perfectly calm crossings of Hauroko, the "Lake of the sounding wind". Jamie McAuly had a dream trip by all accounts...
A remote West Coast river, packrafting, rain, a lack of information about paddling descents; for Chris Abel, it was hard to think of more exciting ingredients for an adventure.
Two hard days to get over Emily Pass, and then a long day down the Okuru River to the ocean
Aimee Smith steps up from passenger to trip leader on a glorious paddle down the Clutha.
The grand-children of John Findlay continue their pilgrimage to the Olivine Range, and the glacier named after him.
The seed was planted for this trip a couple of years ago, when my sister and I were was told that there was a glacier in the Olivine Ranges named after our late grandfather, John Findlay.
Hugh Canard reflects on a few past (mis)adventures which make him grateful for the modern packrafts we have these days.
Some adventures are planned, others present themselves unexpectedly. Otherwise known as (mini) epics, or type 2 (or three) fun, these adventures are often the memorable ones.
After 40 years exploring rivers all around the world, Hugh Canard explains why he loves his new river tool.
Interested in giving Packrafting a whirl? Dulkara Martig offers some information you might want to know before giving it a go.
In the second part of a reflection on the first year of Packrafting; near the end of the year, the lessons finally sink in.
Dan Clearwater reflects back on his first year of Packrafting: recounting a few close calls and lessons learned the hard way.
My first big mission back in New Zealand was quite an education.
