Adventures<\/h1><\/div>Adventures<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>All<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
Czech rivers<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
White Water<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
Packrafting with children<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
Expeditions<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
Bikerafting<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>All<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n- <\/span><\/a><\/span>
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<\/span><\/div>Packrafting Trips with Kids<\/a><\/h6><\/div>Packrafts aren\u2019t just for lone adventurers disappearing into the wilderness somewhere up north\u2014they\u2019re also perfect for families with kids and their classic summer outings. A packraft for two or three people is a bit heavier and bulkier, but we\u2019re still talking about a package weighing around 6\u20137 kilograms that fits<\/p>\n<\/div>
Read the article<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n- <\/span><\/a><\/span>
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<\/span><\/div>PACKRAFT MEETUP SALZA \u2013 spring 2026<\/a><\/h6><\/div>It turns out that water isn\u2019t really about how much of it is flowing or how loudly the rapids roar. It\u2019s more about how the fire blazes and who\u2019s sitting by it. And that\u2019s exactly what the inaugural May meetup on the Salza was all about. There was just enough water flowing that it didn\u2019t reek of adrenaline, but rather of a beautiful, gentle cruise.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Read the article<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n- <\/span><\/a><\/span>
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<\/span><\/div>Snape at the MS Adventure Race in Canada<\/a><\/h6><\/div>An interview with Pavel \u0160tryncl, who traveled with his team to Canada in the fall of 2025 for the Adventure Race World Championships, equipped with Ultima Snape packrafts. Pavel, so how was it in Canada? Was it tough? The World Championships race itself is, in comparison to other races (e.g., World Cup races)<\/p>\n<\/div>
Read the article<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n- <\/span><\/a><\/span>
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<\/span><\/div>Winter Kamenice<\/a><\/h6><\/div>The Kamenice River doesn't flow that often, so when nature calls, you have to go. Jan and I had never been to Kamenice, and at the last minute we decided to go on the last Friday afternoon in February. It was clear to us in advance that it would be dark. We met in \u017delezn\u00fd Brod, where we also left our car, so we would have to walk a little further.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Read the article<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n- <\/span><\/a><\/span>
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<\/span><\/div>Bikerafting in Finland<\/a><\/h6><\/div>At the end of last year, Viktorka Rys set off on her first bikerafting expedition. Her destination was Finnish Lapland, and she ended up like Robinson Crusoe on Lake Inari. What was it like? It was actually your first bikerafting expedition. Why a bike and a boat? I've always been attracted to paddling, but I wasn't attracted to transporting a classic boat.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Read the article<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n- <\/span><\/a><\/span>
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<\/span><\/div>Vistas\u00e4lven and Kaitum\u00e4lven \u2013 how to enjoy the beautiful, unregulated rivers of Lapland<\/a><\/h6><\/div>We set off for Swedish Lapland at the end of August 2025 with the plan to combine two beautiful rivers, Vistas\u00e4lven and Kaituml\u00e4ven, into a logical packrafting route. You can find the travel article here. This detailed account serves as a sort of guide for those who would like to follow in our footsteps. What does the expedition entail? In full, it involves<\/p>\n<\/div>
Read the article<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n- <\/span><\/a><\/span>
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<\/span><\/div>The Deserved River \u2013 250 km through Swedish Lapland along the Kaitum\u00e4lven and Vistas\u00e4lven rivers (and also on foot)<\/a><\/h6><\/div>Early in the morning, smoke is still rising from the fireplace. All it takes is a little stoking, blowing, and in a moment, tea is bubbling over the flames in a mess tin. Just a few steps away, a six-foot waterfall roars, turning red in the glow of the rising sun. For late summer in Swedish Lapland, we have been enjoying it unusually often for the tenth day in a row. And of course, we don't mind.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Read the article<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n- <\/span><\/a><\/span>
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<\/span><\/div>\u010ce\u0148k\u00e1rna 5 to 12<\/a><\/h6><\/div>Or maybe in three days it will be over. On the national holiday of October 28, 2025, three days before the river was to be closed according to the conditions of the \u0160umava National Park, water finally came for the first time this year. The water gauge in Rej\u0161tejn climbed to 103 cm and just under 25 cubic meters that day. And so we set off. We left one car in Su\u0161ice by the swimming pool.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Read the article<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n- <\/span><\/a><\/span>
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<\/span><\/div>Austrian packrafting triple Steyr, Salza, Enns<\/a><\/h6><\/div> If you set out on the classic Steyr\u2013Salza\u2013Enns Alpine route in June between Monday and Wednesday, you may find, as we did, that you won't encounter a single boat or paddle. This is what a classic Austrian triple looks like. The weekend doubleheader featuring V\u00e9mola and Springsteen in Prague was a great success, so we<\/p>\n<\/div>
Read the article<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n- <\/span><\/a><\/span>
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<\/span><\/div>Adventure on upper Lu\u017enice<\/a><\/h6><\/div>I had the Upper Lu\u017enice from Nov\u00e1 Ves in my sights for a long time, but I got to it by chance. My Finnish friend Alp and I were originally supposed to go to Soca, but after four days of brutal adventure races we decided that going further south than the south of Bohemia equals certain death after microsleep in the car and we anchored near Trebon.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Read the article<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n- <\/span><\/a><\/span>
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<\/span><\/div>Doubrava opening<\/a><\/h6><\/div> So we unlocked the Doubrava as one of many hundreds of thousands of lucky ones and in front of a full stadium at Martin rapids, where the Mexican waves followed those rolling in from the rapids. Much better, however, was below Ronov, where Bluebell and I were almost alone on the river picking bear garlic from the banks and over<\/p>\n<\/div>
Read the article<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n- <\/span><\/a><\/span>
Adventures<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>All<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
Czech rivers<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
White Water<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
Packrafting with children<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
Expeditions<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
Bikerafting<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>All<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n- <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>
Packrafting Trips with Kids<\/a><\/h6><\/div>Packrafts aren\u2019t just for lone adventurers disappearing into the wilderness somewhere up north\u2014they\u2019re also perfect for families with kids and their classic summer outings. A packraft for two or three people is a bit heavier and bulkier, but we\u2019re still talking about a package weighing around 6\u20137 kilograms that fits<\/p>\n<\/div>
Read the article<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n- <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>
PACKRAFT MEETUP SALZA \u2013 spring 2026<\/a><\/h6><\/div>It turns out that water isn\u2019t really about how much of it is flowing or how loudly the rapids roar. It\u2019s more about how the fire blazes and who\u2019s sitting by it. And that\u2019s exactly what the inaugural May meetup on the Salza was all about. There was just enough water flowing that it didn\u2019t reek of adrenaline, but rather of a beautiful, gentle cruise.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Read the article<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n- <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>
Snape at the MS Adventure Race in Canada<\/a><\/h6><\/div>An interview with Pavel \u0160tryncl, who traveled with his team to Canada in the fall of 2025 for the Adventure Race World Championships, equipped with Ultima Snape packrafts. Pavel, so how was it in Canada? Was it tough? The World Championships race itself is, in comparison to other races (e.g., World Cup races)<\/p>\n<\/div>
Read the article<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n- <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>
Winter Kamenice<\/a><\/h6><\/div>The Kamenice River doesn't flow that often, so when nature calls, you have to go. Jan and I had never been to Kamenice, and at the last minute we decided to go on the last Friday afternoon in February. It was clear to us in advance that it would be dark. We met in \u017delezn\u00fd Brod, where we also left our car, so we would have to walk a little further.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Read the article<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n- <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>
Bikerafting in Finland<\/a><\/h6><\/div>At the end of last year, Viktorka Rys set off on her first bikerafting expedition. Her destination was Finnish Lapland, and she ended up like Robinson Crusoe on Lake Inari. What was it like? It was actually your first bikerafting expedition. Why a bike and a boat? I've always been attracted to paddling, but I wasn't attracted to transporting a classic boat.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Read the article<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n- <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>
Vistas\u00e4lven and Kaitum\u00e4lven \u2013 how to enjoy the beautiful, unregulated rivers of Lapland<\/a><\/h6><\/div>We set off for Swedish Lapland at the end of August 2025 with the plan to combine two beautiful rivers, Vistas\u00e4lven and Kaituml\u00e4ven, into a logical packrafting route. You can find the travel article here. This detailed account serves as a sort of guide for those who would like to follow in our footsteps. What does the expedition entail? In full, it involves<\/p>\n<\/div>
Read the article<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n- <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>
The Deserved River \u2013 250 km through Swedish Lapland along the Kaitum\u00e4lven and Vistas\u00e4lven rivers (and also on foot)<\/a><\/h6><\/div>Early in the morning, smoke is still rising from the fireplace. All it takes is a little stoking, blowing, and in a moment, tea is bubbling over the flames in a mess tin. Just a few steps away, a six-foot waterfall roars, turning red in the glow of the rising sun. For late summer in Swedish Lapland, we have been enjoying it unusually often for the tenth day in a row. And of course, we don't mind.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Read the article<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n- <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>
\u010ce\u0148k\u00e1rna 5 to 12<\/a><\/h6><\/div>Or maybe in three days it will be over. On the national holiday of October 28, 2025, three days before the river was to be closed according to the conditions of the \u0160umava National Park, water finally came for the first time this year. The water gauge in Rej\u0161tejn climbed to 103 cm and just under 25 cubic meters that day. And so we set off. We left one car in Su\u0161ice by the swimming pool.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Read the article<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n- <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>
Austrian packrafting triple Steyr, Salza, Enns<\/a><\/h6><\/div> If you set out on the classic Steyr\u2013Salza\u2013Enns Alpine route in June between Monday and Wednesday, you may find, as we did, that you won't encounter a single boat or paddle. This is what a classic Austrian triple looks like. The weekend doubleheader featuring V\u00e9mola and Springsteen in Prague was a great success, so we<\/p>\n<\/div>
Read the article<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n- <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>
Adventure on upper Lu\u017enice<\/a><\/h6><\/div>I had the Upper Lu\u017enice from Nov\u00e1 Ves in my sights for a long time, but I got to it by chance. My Finnish friend Alp and I were originally supposed to go to Soca, but after four days of brutal adventure races we decided that going further south than the south of Bohemia equals certain death after microsleep in the car and we anchored near Trebon.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Read the article<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n- <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>
Doubrava opening<\/a><\/h6><\/div> So we unlocked the Doubrava as one of many hundreds of thousands of lucky ones and in front of a full stadium at Martin rapids, where the Mexican waves followed those rolling in from the rapids. Much better, however, was below Ronov, where Bluebell and I were almost alone on the river picking bear garlic from the banks and over<\/p>\n<\/div>
Read the article<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n- <\/span><\/a><\/span>
All<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
Czech rivers<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
White Water<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
Packrafting with children<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
Expeditions<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
Bikerafting<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>
All<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>
\n- <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>
Packrafting Trips with Kids<\/a><\/h6><\/div>
Packrafts aren\u2019t just for lone adventurers disappearing into the wilderness somewhere up north\u2014they\u2019re also perfect for families with kids and their classic summer outings. A packraft for two or three people is a bit heavier and bulkier, but we\u2019re still talking about a package weighing around 6\u20137 kilograms that fits<\/p>\n<\/div>
Read the article<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n- <\/span><\/a><\/span>
<\/span><\/div>PACKRAFT MEETUP SALZA \u2013 spring 2026<\/a><\/h6><\/div>
It turns out that water isn\u2019t really about how much of it is flowing or how loudly the rapids roar. It\u2019s more about how the fire blazes and who\u2019s sitting by it. And that\u2019s exactly what the inaugural May meetup on the Salza was all about. There was just enough water flowing that it didn\u2019t reek of adrenaline, but rather of a beautiful, gentle cruise.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Read the article<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n- <\/span><\/a><\/span>
<\/span><\/div>Snape at the MS Adventure Race in Canada<\/a><\/h6><\/div>
An interview with Pavel \u0160tryncl, who traveled with his team to Canada in the fall of 2025 for the Adventure Race World Championships, equipped with Ultima Snape packrafts. Pavel, so how was it in Canada? Was it tough? The World Championships race itself is, in comparison to other races (e.g., World Cup races)<\/p>\n<\/div>
Read the article<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n- <\/span><\/a><\/span>
<\/span><\/div>Winter Kamenice<\/a><\/h6><\/div>
The Kamenice River doesn't flow that often, so when nature calls, you have to go. Jan and I had never been to Kamenice, and at the last minute we decided to go on the last Friday afternoon in February. It was clear to us in advance that it would be dark. We met in \u017delezn\u00fd Brod, where we also left our car, so we would have to walk a little further.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Read the article<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n- <\/span><\/a><\/span>
<\/span><\/div>Bikerafting in Finland<\/a><\/h6><\/div>
At the end of last year, Viktorka Rys set off on her first bikerafting expedition. Her destination was Finnish Lapland, and she ended up like Robinson Crusoe on Lake Inari. What was it like? It was actually your first bikerafting expedition. Why a bike and a boat? I've always been attracted to paddling, but I wasn't attracted to transporting a classic boat.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Read the article<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n- <\/span><\/a><\/span>
<\/span><\/div>Vistas\u00e4lven and Kaitum\u00e4lven \u2013 how to enjoy the beautiful, unregulated rivers of Lapland<\/a><\/h6><\/div>
We set off for Swedish Lapland at the end of August 2025 with the plan to combine two beautiful rivers, Vistas\u00e4lven and Kaituml\u00e4ven, into a logical packrafting route. You can find the travel article here. This detailed account serves as a sort of guide for those who would like to follow in our footsteps. What does the expedition entail? In full, it involves<\/p>\n<\/div>
Read the article<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n- <\/span><\/a><\/span>
<\/span><\/div>The Deserved River \u2013 250 km through Swedish Lapland along the Kaitum\u00e4lven and Vistas\u00e4lven rivers (and also on foot)<\/a><\/h6><\/div>
Early in the morning, smoke is still rising from the fireplace. All it takes is a little stoking, blowing, and in a moment, tea is bubbling over the flames in a mess tin. Just a few steps away, a six-foot waterfall roars, turning red in the glow of the rising sun. For late summer in Swedish Lapland, we have been enjoying it unusually often for the tenth day in a row. And of course, we don't mind.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Read the article<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n- <\/span><\/a><\/span>
<\/span><\/div>\u010ce\u0148k\u00e1rna 5 to 12<\/a><\/h6><\/div>
Or maybe in three days it will be over. On the national holiday of October 28, 2025, three days before the river was to be closed according to the conditions of the \u0160umava National Park, water finally came for the first time this year. The water gauge in Rej\u0161tejn climbed to 103 cm and just under 25 cubic meters that day. And so we set off. We left one car in Su\u0161ice by the swimming pool.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Read the article<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n- <\/span><\/a><\/span>
<\/span><\/div>Austrian packrafting triple Steyr, Salza, Enns<\/a><\/h6><\/div>
If you set out on the classic Steyr\u2013Salza\u2013Enns Alpine route in June between Monday and Wednesday, you may find, as we did, that you won't encounter a single boat or paddle. This is what a classic Austrian triple looks like. The weekend doubleheader featuring V\u00e9mola and Springsteen in Prague was a great success, so we<\/p>\n<\/div>
Read the article<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n- <\/span><\/a><\/span>
<\/span><\/div>Adventure on upper Lu\u017enice<\/a><\/h6><\/div>
I had the Upper Lu\u017enice from Nov\u00e1 Ves in my sights for a long time, but I got to it by chance. My Finnish friend Alp and I were originally supposed to go to Soca, but after four days of brutal adventure races we decided that going further south than the south of Bohemia equals certain death after microsleep in the car and we anchored near Trebon.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Read the article<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n- <\/span><\/a><\/span>
<\/span><\/div>Doubrava opening<\/a><\/h6><\/div>
So we unlocked the Doubrava as one of many hundreds of thousands of lucky ones and in front of a full stadium at Martin rapids, where the Mexican waves followed those rolling in from the rapids. Much better, however, was below Ronov, where Bluebell and I were almost alone on the river picking bear garlic from the banks and over<\/p>\n<\/div>
Read the article<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n- <\/span><\/a><\/span>
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