Hokitika Gorge Thrill-Seekers Tour

Well it's a highlight of the New Zealand paddling scene's arsenal, but why is this river soooooo good? It might be the truly remote wilderness of Kahurangi National Park or the quality of the whitewater nestled between limestone behemoths. It might be the imposing scenery crowned by the Garibaldi Ridge imperiously looming through the clouds or it might be the fickle weather that keeps you on your toes and sends a peaceful float into a raging torrent in a matter of hours. M

As a whitewater kayaker of 25+ years I bought my first packraft 5 years ago and it has slowly grown as part of my life until the point now where it has become my work. A lot of kayakers look down on packrafting, probably because the performance of the boats is not quite as good and the ease of which they allow people to get down easier grades of whitewater means that packrafters are able to dodge that steep learning curve experienced when getting introduced to moving water i

Ever since I (Sandra) first heard of the sport of packrafting I've always wanted to explore its source...Alaska. Luckily I landed some NOLS work this summer working in Prince William Sound and the Southern Talkeetnas and Troy was able to come and join me after for a chance to explore some Alaskan classic packrafting trips. Getting around Alaska is hard without transport, so a big shoutout to our buddy Liz for lending us her car and getting us mobile. Once you have a car you