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Lost Coast Fat Bike and Packraft: Pedal, Paddle, and Push Posted by: romandial
Video duration: 662 seconds Mike Curiak, Doom "Steve" Fassbinder, Eric Parsons, Dylan Kentch, and Roman Dial on a 225 mile coastal ride from Yakutat to Glacier Bay, Alaska along the Lost Coast in June 2011. Four fatbikes were steel Puslys and one a 907 Aluminum. Details and maps at http://packraftin g.blogspot.com/2012/ 01/yakutat-to-glacie r-bay-lost-coast-sou th.html |
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Chattooga, Section IV -- "Ashamed" by Deer Tick Posted by: romandial
Video duration: 130 seconds Timmy Johnson (without a drysuit in redneck rasta colors), Luc Mehl (primary colors), and Roman Dial (yellow) packrafting a southeastern classic, Section IV of the Chattooga River along GA-SC border on January 4, 2012 in 2011-2012 Alpacka Llamas. Online USGS Gauge reading 1.73 feet. |
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Soft Shells on the Tellico -- "It's not you, it's me" by Coconut Records Posted by: romandial
Video duration: 167 seconds Southern Appalachian creeking warm-up: 2011 and 2012 Alpacka Rafts on the Tellico Ledges, TN, on a cold day in early January. Tellico running at about 1.75 ft. |
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Mekong Packraft.mov Posted by: romandial
Video duration: 118 seconds A day hike from Minyong Village to Sinong River and float back in NW Yunnon Province, China, near Tibet. Spooky, if easy, fast and steep for a Grand Canyon sized river. |
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"Such Great Heights" by the Postal Service -- Yunnan's Meili Snow Mountains Posted by: romandial
Video duration: 320 seconds Hiking in the Meili Snow Mountains of SW China, far NW Yunnan, near Tibet. Images driving from Shangri-La to Deqen and trekking in Upper and Lower Yubeng and Minyong Glacier Area, on trail and off up to and across small glaciers above 15,000 feet. |
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Aniakchak Packrafting: "Knocked Up" by Kings of Leone Posted by: romandial
Video duration: 333 seconds Walking into Aniakchak Caldera from Pt Heiden, then floating the whitewater out. July 29-August 1, 2011. |
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Packrafts on the Alaska Peninsula: Aniakchak to Chignik Lagoon Posted by: romandial
Video duration: 923 seconds Eight of us walked and rafted from Aniakchak River to Chignik Lagoon during early August. Walking the beach at low tide and bear trails at high tide, paddling short stretches of lowland creeks and tidewater bays, this trip is as magical as the Aniakchak Caldera and River. |
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"Help I'm Alive" by Metric -- Paddling the East Fork of Iron Creek Posted by: romandial
Video duration: 292 seconds East Fork of Iron Creek (Class V-), July 9, 2011, at about 150-175 cfs, and main fork of Iron Creek (Class III) and lower Talkeetna July 10 (6-7k cfs). Joe Mclaughlin, Thai Verzone, Tim Johnson and Roman Dial. Flew in with Talkeetna Air Taxi (TAT). One night. 24 hours car to car. |
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"Magical Mystery Tour" by the Beatles -- Yakutat to Glacier Bay Posted by: romandial
Video duration: 173 seconds A mountain bike tour along Alaska's Lost Coast. |
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The Loneliness and the Scream by Frightened Rabbit -- Little Su at 450 CFS Posted by: romandial
Video duration: 157 seconds Trying out new cameras on a low water run of Little Susitna, |
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"Now We Can See," Thermals: Montana Creek, May 14 Posted by: romandial
Video duration: 210 seconds Gauge reading 450 cfs. Tim Johnson in blue stubby on early season run down S. Fork Montana Creek, near Talkeetna, Alaska. |
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Packraft Portaging Hints Posted by: romandial
Video duration: 340 seconds Rigging your Alpacka for portaging and boating |
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"Nobody's Fault but my Own" -- Led Zeppelin: Alpacka Rafts on the Franklin River, Tasmania Posted by: romandial
Video duration: 402 seconds Five-day whitewater packrafting down the Franklin River in the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park, Tasmania, Australia. Rapids include Corruscades, Thunderush, the Cauldon and Newland Cascades. Paddlers include photographer Bill Hatcher, C. Roman and Roman Dial. |
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"Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley -- Steep Creeking Anne River, Tasmania Posted by: romandial
Video duration: 189 seconds Packrafting the upper Anne River in Southwest National Park, Tasmania, Australia. At its steepest the Anne drops over 400 feet/mile. Paddling out the Huon River (0.5 m at Tahune Bridge & 0.75 m at Judbury January 16, 2010) was painfully low. Boaters include Bill Hatcher, Cody Roman Dial, and Roman Dial |
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"All Night" by Damian and Stephan Marley -- Luc's Boof on Upper Upper Bird Posted by: romandial
Video duration: 215 seconds Upper Upper Bird packrafting, October 23, 2010 at super low water -- showing "Cave Man", "Walls of Jehrico", "Inside Out", and "Underworld" drops. Blue boats -- Tim Johnson, Luc Mehl, Tony Perelli |
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"Punk" by Gorillaz -- Bird Creek Carnage Posted by: romandial
Video duration: 94 seconds Center Falls run clean and dirty -- Bird Creek, Alaska October 9, 2010. |
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"Honey" by Moby -- Upper Willow Packrafting Posted by: romandial
Video duration: 207 seconds Packrafting the Class V stretch above Guard Rail on Willow Creek, southcentral Alaska, October 10, 2010 at 225 cfs. Blue Boats: Tim Johnson, Luc Mehl, Tony Perelli; Yellow Boat: Roman Dial. |
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"God, Pt. 2" by U2 -- Packrafting the Magic Mile Posted by: romandial
Video duration: 202 seconds Packrafting the Magic Mile of the Kings River at about 150-200 cfs in Alaska's Talkeetna Mountains. Blue Boats: Tim Johnson, Luc Mehl. Yellow Boats: Brad Meiklejohn and Roman Dial. |
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Campfire Story 2: Chuck Comstock Flies the Stairway Icefall Posted by: romandial
Video duration: 557 seconds Chuck Comstock and the 1988 and 1989 Alaska Mountain Wilderness Classic race as told by Roman Dial around a campfire. Video by Michael C. Brown |


















