Packrafting First Descent in the Heart of New Zealand's Wild Southern Alps
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- čas přidán 4. 06. 2020
- Barny Young and fellow packrafters started hiking near the small town of Whataroa, New Zealand and headed roughly 35km into the hills. They journeyed on to an Ice lake at the base of a glacier, the source of the Butler River. This is where the whitewater starts raging.
In partnership with Barny Young, Social Focus, and Gradient and Water. - Sport
oh my. Packcrafts are exactly what I need in my life!
Great video. thank you.
Your only worry is trying not to drown or freeze to death. No scary animals, no poisonous creatures. Spectacular camera work there mate. Captured some beauty shots. Very stunning
What a beast on those packrafts amazing
Looks like an unreal trip!
Wow, that blue of the water 💧 beautiful
Totally insane water color!
Fantastic! Thanks for a great video.
what a sweet looking way to spend a few days! Nice video guys. So I just bought a kokopelli Rogue with Spraydeck and hope it can take some of the beating you rafts took(not that I plan on doing any rough rapids though in the near future but ya never know).
So cool. Love my Kokopelli!
Thar's great to hear.
Very very nice Video 👍 ronactive
guys your trip is great !!!
They killed it.
This is an absolutely amazing video. By all measures great job to the people who shot edited and worked on that, and the paddlers nailed it ! 10/10
They did an awesome job for sure. It makes all of our team want to head to New Zealand asap.
Always wanted to do that trip. Nice work.
Epic trip for sure! Our team members are itching to get to New Zealand now.
nice vid
Pretty gorgeous!
See one with the spray deck and the other is a self bailer. Debating between the two. Curious if which you thought was better for packrafting?
is the raft quite stable in white water no much chance of tipping over ....looks great
Keep in mind these guys are professionals
Which raft is that in their line up please?
@KokopelliPackraft Which model is this?
I just got a Rogue Lite this video makes me wish I got a Nirvana... is that what you're running here?
They are paddling in Nirvanas, both a Nirvana Spraydeck and a Nirvana Self-bailing. The Rogue-lite is awesome for hiking and backpacking because it's so lightweight and rated up to Class II. But if you haven't used it yet let, contact us info@kokopellipackraft.com. We have a 30-day return policy: kokopellipackraft.com/warranty-guarantee/
@@kokopellioutdoor I hate to quibble but there's no way that the Rogue Lite is rated for Class II rapids. The biggest problem is that Class II rapids can sometimes be quite substantial and there's no way to instantly evacuate water that gets inside the Rogue Lite. Believe me, I know. I have a Rogue Lite that I used for a combination hiking/rafting trip through the Bob Marshall Wilderness in Montana. Part of that trip included a 20-mile float on the South Fork of the Flathead River. Suffice it to say that I had to pull over numerous times to empty the raft from water that would get over the pontoons.
@@ulical would you recommend a self bailing model if you were to repeat the trip? Did your rogue have a spray deck? Wearing a drysuit?