Intermediate Packrafting Course

Day 1

The course departs central Queenstown at 8am and together we'll make our way up to the river. Given that we'll be looking for some more challenging water, we might need to retain an element of flexibility in terms of the section of river we use in order to find one in the best condition for training. The aim will be to use the Matukituki (East and West)

The first day will be about warming up, understanding everyone's levels and practicing some of the perishable rescue skills. This will all take place on the East Matukituki so expect a bit of a hike initially. We'll make our way down stream working as a team, set up some drills and making some challenging moves to put into practice some more essential grade 3 skills.

Day 2

The second day will be involve less hiking and more time in the water. We'll be using a rapid closer to road end so that more time is spent working on river skills, splitting the rapid into sections, using Eddys to control our decent, setting rolling cover and using cross current momentum on some more challenging water. 

Typically we're off the water and back in Queenstown around 6pm on the second day. 

Equipment

We encourage people to bring as much of their own equipment as possible so that they get used to the gear they will use in the real world. However, we understand this is a "try before you buy" for many people and folks may not have gear yet. We are very happy to supply equipment for a nominal fee. The reason we charge a small fee is to encourage students to take ownership of the equipment used during the course and mitigate against the occasional loss and damage of our kit. This nominal fee ($40 per day) can be used as towards any equipment purchases made through us after the course.

Covid

100% refunds will be given should we have to cancel a course due to an outbreak or if you are unable to travel so you can book with confidence. We are able to operate at level 2 restrictions and lower.