Youtube Videos!

forrestmccarthy · Post by **forrestmccarthy** » Wed Jul 17, 2013 4:37 am

The Du'Mor' packrafting route starts in the Dunoir near Dubois and finishes on the Buffalo Fork River near Moran, Wyoming. The route links three wilderness rivers by crossing three high mountain passes (including the continental divide) through the most remote country in the contiguous 48 states.

On July 6-11 2013, Michael Fiebig, Jim Harris, Forrest McCarthy, Andrew McLean, and Moe Witschard completed the 97-mile route through Wyoming's Washakie and Teton wildernesses.

LarryBartlett · Post by **LarryBartlett** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 7:02 am

here's a cool experience that'll make you smile and get a little sad at the same time.

Thought seriously about loading this caribou in my PR-49 and taking it for a joy ride to brighten the mood...but decided against it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Msb96t4 ... e=youtu.be

tried to embed, but no luck:

[youtube]0Msb96t4E74[/youtube]

larry

jeremy089786 · Post by **jeremy089786** » Thu Aug 08, 2013 4:55 am

Some artificial Dutch white water...

Reneebeth · Post by **Reneebeth** » Wed Aug 14, 2013 10:11 am

http://vimeo.com/72311210

MikeC · Post by **MikeC** » Thu Sep 05, 2013 5:18 am

Details here:

lacemine29.blogspot.com/2013/09/packrafting-piedra.html

Cheers,

MC

MikeC · Post by **MikeC** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 6:13 pm

Please enjoy a smattering of seasonal withwhich from around the Colorado Plateau.

jeremy089786 · Post by **jeremy089786** » Thu Sep 12, 2013 9:17 am

Packrafting the Sjoa river (Norway):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_npm7WjrWBQ
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MikeC · Post by **MikeC** » Thu Oct 03, 2013 11:27 am

Full details and pics here:

http://lacemine29.blogspot.com/2013/10/ ... hetco.html

Awesome trip, can't wait to do it again, and again, and again.

forrestmccarthy · Post by **forrestmccarthy** » Sun Oct 13, 2013 2:28 pm

You can learn more about this adventure at - http://forrestmccarthy.blogspot.com/201 ... anyon.html

MudskipperNZ · Post by **MudskipperNZ** » Sat Nov 16, 2013 11:55 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAnjcKX1rik

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI15zTfO3TM

Packrafting in Fiordland, New Zealand.

danhagen · Post by **danhagen** » Wed Nov 27, 2013 10:51 am

New River Gorge, West VA. July 2013. 12,000cfs, whitewater Class I-III.

Good times on the river. Mostly big wave trains, although I did go over a 4ft pour over at Brooks Falls and got thrown around on a hydraulic ten feet down. Unfortunately my camera was turned off for that. Here's the blog: http://wp.me/p3UCU3-2K

forrestmccarthy · Post by **forrestmccarthy** » Wed Dec 04, 2013 5:56 pm

Learn more at - http://forrestmccarthy.blogspot.com.ar/ ... gonia.html

RELspot · Post by **RELspot** » Fri Dec 13, 2013 9:05 am

A few late season runs in AK

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGJCGHpfsaU

Kings River, Magic Mile

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuSNOhqBBRk

Little Su, low flow

BigJon1488 · Post by **BigJon1488** » Fri Dec 13, 2013 10:58 am

Packraft fishing trip on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXnNnCYMmQA

Enjoy!

-Jon D

mark · Post by **mark** » Sun Jan 05, 2014 5:58 pm

Ultra low trip in Tasmania but fun as always...
https://vimeo.com/83425075

MikeC · Post by **MikeC** » Sat Jan 11, 2014 9:38 pm

Summer roadtrip in CO/WY/UT.

Bluegreen water is Straight Canyon in the San Rafael Swell, tannic waters are Northgate Canyon on the North Platte in Wyoming, and the Poudre above Fort Collins.

More stills/words/details here: http://lacemine29.blogspot.com/2014/01/reckoning.html

Cheers,

MC

forrestmccarthy · Post by **forrestmccarthy** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 7:28 pm

The Torres del Paine National Park, located in southern Chilean Patagonia, encompasses a mystical landscape of granite walls and spires, chaotic glaciers, windy lakes, and numerous rivers, cascades, and waterfalls. The trekking route that circumnavigates the park's centerpiece the Cordillera del Paine is celebrated worldwide. Packrafts can be used to expand and enhance the legendary Torres del Paine Circuit and allow further exploration of this primeval and iconic landscape.

In addition to paddling the Rio Paine as part of the Torres del Paine Circuit. Amy and I utilized our packrafts to descend the Rio Grey and Rio Sarrano Rivers to the Seno de Ultima Espanza and the Pacific Ocean, creating a world-class packrafting route we nicknamed the "Grande q."

Learn more at - http://forrestmccarthy.blogspot.com.ar/ ... gonia.html

mark · Post by **mark** » Wed Jan 29, 2014 4:25 am

A five day whitewater trip down the Clarence River in New Zealand's South Island. See the Australian/New Zealand section for more info.

https://vimeo.com/85336733

Crooked Creek · Post by **Crooked Creek** » Mon Feb 10, 2014 9:29 pm

Hiked our way in for the first packraft descent of the beautiful Snake Indian River in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada. Snake Indian Falls is a 394 foot drop but we pulled out in time. A cold, wet and snowy weekend in June, but well worth it.

BigJon1488 · Post by **BigJon1488** » Thu Feb 13, 2014 6:24 pm

Packrafting adventure in Baja Mexico. We got to sail, snorkel, fish, camp, and had an awesome time!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ne48m3O4y5g

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ne48m3O4y5g]

To learn more about The Table we used for the trip check out http://www.packrafttable.com

Cheers!

Jon D
@realjondykes

forrestmccarthy · Post by **forrestmccarthy** » Tue Feb 25, 2014 1:49 am

The video includes footage from Tasmania's Franklin River; Idaho's Jarbidge and Bruneau rivers; Wyoming's South Fork of the Shoshone River, Thorofare Creek, Buffalo Fork River, Wiggins Fork of the Wind River, Granite Creek, and Spread Creek; Montana's North Fork of the Flathead River; Utah's Labyrinth Canyon; Antarctica's Peninsula; Argentina's Los Glaciares National Park; and Chile's Torres del Paine National Park.

Dan D · Post by **Dan D** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 11:52 am

Here's some noteworthy runs I remembered my go pro on over the past year.

MikeC · Post by **MikeC** » Sun May 11, 2014 9:47 pm

and

Also, heaps of stills and words to go with 'em here:

http://lacemine29.blogspot.com/2014/05/ ... omato.html

MikeC · Post by **MikeC** » Tue May 20, 2014 9:56 pm

5 days in March at 500cfs.

More words and pics on the trip here:

http://lacemine29.blogspot.com/2014/05/ ... -salt.html

Cheers,

MC

J McLaine · Post by **J McLaine** » Sat May 31, 2014 8:40 pm

Here is a little film I made a few years ago for a local audio-visual show, that wasn't uploaded to the web until today. This journey coincided with low water levels and therefore included far more packing than rafting. I offer the strongest possible advice; please do not attempt this journey unless you are highly experienced in carrying large loads through the most severe off-track terrain. Production is very amateurish but I hope you enjoy it. Regards, John

http://youtu.be/Fg12zzrxYjg

(Also posted in the Aus/NZ forum. My apologies if the double post is considered inappropriate.)

MikeC · Post by **MikeC** » Thu Jun 12, 2014 8:48 am

Words and stills here:

http://lacemine29.blogspot.com/2014/06/ ... light.html

Cheers,

MC

danhagen · Post by **danhagen** » Tue Jun 17, 2014 5:20 pm

Some fun on the playwaves a couple weeks ago in East Race Waterway in South Bend, IN. It's a fun artificial whitewater run in downtown that goes for almost a half mile.

MikeC · Post by **MikeC** » Wed Jul 02, 2014 9:02 pm

Stills and words here:

http://lacemine29.blogspot.com/2014/07/dark-canyon.html

Cheers,

MC

mushroom · Post by **mushroom** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 1:18 am

Just wanted to say a quick thanks to everyone for putting together such great videos. Particularly MikeC for the corresponding stories in your blog and mark for some (relatively) local inspiration. Can't wait to finally order a packraft and get out there too.

danhagen · Post by **danhagen** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 5:27 pm

The Flathead North Fork during the APA Roundup. That was a fun weekend.

MikeC · Post by **MikeC** » Wed Aug 27, 2014 10:26 pm

Cross Mountain Gorge of the Yampa at ~550 cfs on the Maybell gauge.

Greg Luck and I rode our shuttle, then paddled the gorge one late summer day in 2014.

A few stills and words to complement the video can be found here:

http://lacemine29.blogspot.com/2014/08/ ... gorge.html

MikeC · Post by **MikeC** » Fri Sep 05, 2014 8:32 pm

...all crammed into ~4 minutes.

Boating locations include Taylor Canyon, Gunny WW park, Upper Animas river, Chetco river, Slaughterhouse Falls, The Numbers, Gunny Gorge, and 29 Rd waves @ GJ.

Trails include Free Lunch, Pucker Up, Mack Ridge, Vitamin B, Upper Upper, Too Long, and Tabeguache.

A few stills and explanatory words here:

Big Wheel Building: Month of summer.

Cheers,

MC

J McLaine · Post by **J McLaine** » Sun Sep 21, 2014 9:03 pm

Recently uncovered footage from my first packrafting trip down the Franklin River in 1981:

(Double post in Aus/NZ forum)

Cheers, J.

Urban packrafter · Post by **Urban packrafter** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 9:10 am

Wanna go on city vacation? Remember to bring your packraft!

Copenhagen (Nyhavn), Denmark:
https://vimeo.com/87225272

Gothenburg, Sweden:
https://vimeo.com/99377954

Justin505 · Post by **Justin505** » Sun Oct 12, 2014 5:51 pm

Here is a video I uploaded of Browns Canyon, CO. 09/2014

http://youtu.be/SrvC9TGVpDI

danhagen · Post by **danhagen** » Tue Oct 21, 2014 1:21 pm

Bikerafting the Shenandoah River in Virginia a couple months ago.

forrestmccarthy · Post by **forrestmccarthy** » Tue Oct 28, 2014 3:24 pm

I did something really fun, with great people, in a beautiful place - http://forrestmccarthy.blogspot.com/201 ... river.html

Urban packrafter · Post by **Urban packrafter** » Sun Nov 23, 2014 12:28 pm

Do you also miss summer? My newest video will take you summer packrafting inside the city of Stockholm: http://urbanpackrafter.com/Packrafting-in-Stockholm

https://vimeo.com/112423380

MikeC · Post by **MikeC** » Wed Nov 26, 2014 6:25 pm

Some details and a few stills here:

lacemine29.blogspot.com/2014/11/packrafting-grand.html

MikeC · Post by **MikeC** » Mon Dec 22, 2014 10:35 pm

MikeC wrote:

Some details and a few stills here:

http://lacemine29.blogspot.com/2014/12/ ... inter.html

Mervo · Post by **Mervo** » Tue Dec 23, 2014 7:30 pm

Amazing vid MikeC.

Urban packrafter · Post by **Urban packrafter** » Sat Jan 03, 2015 3:49 am

A weekend getaway adventure in Västra Götaland, Sweden. Packrafting the rapids of Säveån in the autumn flood and collecting mushrooms in the woods of Alefjäll.

https://vimeo.com/115772671

Säveån is an easy accessible river. 30 minutes away from Gothenburg by public transportation and a river guide is online here in Swedish: http://www.bohusvals.se/fg_savean.htm. We paddled the river section between the train stations of Floda and Stenkullen with two major rapids the Kusaforsen (graded 3-4) and the S-kurvan (graded 2-3).

More on: http://urbanpackrafter.com/Mushroom-Rapids-on-Savean

Virtualgambl · Post by **Virtualgambl** » Fri Jan 09, 2015 10:40 am

Here is our recent 4-day trip into the Rangitikei headwaters in NZ.

Video: https://vimeo.com/116236093
Write-up: viewtopic.php?f=13&t=3654

Cheers!

mark · Post by **mark** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 3:37 am

Some footage of The Alpackalypse in action during a trip on the Colorado through the Grand Canyon last October:

https://vimeo.com/117037622

Huge thanks to Alpacka Raft, Forrest McCarthy and Mike Curiak!

Mervo · Post by **Mervo** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 5:02 pm

Mark, you do realize that boat is going to put me in the poor house!?!?

Super stoked.

mark · Post by **mark** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 3:08 am

Despite there being a large number of female packrafters out there most of the videos I see of packrafting tend to highlight males in action. So I thought it was about time that I personally made an effort to highlight some of the amazing times that women such as my wife Jen and many of our friends have whilst packrafting. This short video features four women rock'n' the Colorado down through the Grand Canyon...

and for those on mobile devices:
https://vimeo.com/117661857

MikeC · Post by **MikeC** » Fri Feb 13, 2015 2:04 pm

A short film depicting a winter self-support trip down the Grand Canyon of the Colorado.

Flows were 10,000 to 18,000 cfs.

Music by This Will Destroy You: "They Move On Tracks Of Never Ending Light".

Still pics and a few words to explain the trip can be found here:

lacemine29.blogspot.com/2015/02/finding-flow.html

FWIW, Brad was in a Llama, Roman and Doom were in Yak's, and I was in a production Alpackalypse.

Mervo · Post by **Mervo** » Mon Feb 16, 2015 5:37 pm

Mike, I'm not sure it's possible for you to post a bad video....

Definitely another inspiring adventure, and thank you for sharing.

And FWIW, I hope Roman found some peace and solace on the trip.

DaveSLC · Post by **DaveSLC** » Tue Feb 17, 2015 5:50 am

Inspirational Mike, thanks!

Urban packrafter · Post by **Urban packrafter** » Sat Mar 07, 2015 1:36 am

Hiking, paddling and whitewater. New film about packrafting Krokån in Sweden
http://vimeo.com/121402060
http://urbanpackrafter.com/Weekend-on-Krokan