A new sport called packrafting is transforming backcountry travel, allowing adventurers to carry compact inflatable rafts on the trail.

Contributing editor Megan Michelson is an award-winning journalist who covers travel and the outdoors for a wide range of publications, including Outside, The New York Times, and the San Francisco ...

Photographer Bill Hatcher on packrafting genius Roman Dial. IN 1983 ADVENTURER Roman Dial first climbed into a 2kg, one-man inflatable boat as a means for crossing rivers on his way to win the Alaska ...