The Packraft Handbook: An Instructional Guide for the Curious

"A staple for paddlers.... [The Packraft Handbook has] now become the bible for outdoor recreators taking their...
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Author: Luc Mehl
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The Packraft Handbook: An Instructional Guide for the Curious by Mehl, Luc

The Packraft Handbook: An Instructional Guide for the Curious

$35.95

The Packraft Handbook: An Instructional Guide for the Curious

$35.95
Author: Luc Mehl
Format: Paperback
Language: English
"A staple for paddlers.... [The Packraft Handbook has] now become the bible for outdoor recreators taking their inflatable rafts into the backcountry." ― Anchorage Daily News

National Outdoor Book Award Winner in Outdoor Adventure Guides
Banff Mountain Book Competition Guidebook Winner

  • Alaska-based author is a leading expert on wilderness travel
  • Emphasis on skill progression and safety applies to wide range of outdoor water recreation
  • Vibrant illustrations and photos inform and inspire

The Packraft Handbook is a comprehensive guide to packrafting, with a strong emphasis on skill progression and safety. Readers will learn to maneuver through river features and open water, mitigate risk with trip planning and boat control, and how to react when things go wrong. Beginners will find everything they need to know to get started--from packraft care to proper paddling position as well as what to wear and how to communicate.

Illustrated for visual learners and featuring stunning photography, The Packraft Handbook has something to offer all packrafters and other whitewater sports enthusiasts.

Author: Luc Mehl
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Published: 01/15/2022
Pages: 432
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.75lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781680516029

About the Author
Mehl, Luc: - Luc Mehl grew up on the Kuskokwim River in interior Alaska. With graduate degrees from UCSB and MIT, he applies academic and village skillsets to his work as a swiftwater safety instructor and environmental data scientist. Mehl has traveled over 10,000 miles by packraft, skis, bike, and ice skates. He lives in Anchorage.Glaser, Sarah: - Sarah K. Glaser was born and raised in Moose Pass, Alaska. An education and adventure illustrator, she loves to combine "type-two" adventures and compulsive doodling. Her illustrations have appeared on sidewalks, helicopters, ambulances, dump trucks, and on/in a half-dozen books. She lives in Anchorage.

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