We've been asked over the years if there is a "next level" course after completing the 101 course. So finally (and with no shortage of encouragement from you lovely lot) we've designed an intermediate course. Years of wisdom, mistakes, lessons learned and observations have been distilled into the most complete packrafting course in New Zealand.

We've been fortunate to watch the Packrafting community grow and thrive in New Zealand since 2012 so we're in no doubt that this course is fit for purpose. These courses will help folk start to put a little style into their paddling and open up far more rivers as a possibilty for epic missions. Of course you'll learn a lot, face challenges together and perfect new skills.... but you'll also have a sh*t ton of fun!

The intermediate course is aimed at paddlers who are already confident on grade 2+ rivers and are looking to finesse and improve their grade 3 skills.

There is not much room in the format to revise and re-visit all of the skills covered on the 101 although we will revisit some of the perishable rescue skills to ensure we are going to be safe on the water together.  Areas of focus include:

• A revision of boat based safety (self and peer rescue)
• Some warm up runs to get everyone comfortable on the river again
• Making easy water difficult by introducing more difficult moves and mid-rapid eddies
• A focus on contact management (interacting with features with a sense of purpose and control- the genesis of boofing)
• Scouting and line identification for more demanding rapids
• Rolling cover
• Communication (use of river signals to communicate line choices or river running tactics)
• Breaking rapids into chunks/moves and tackling the one problem at a time
• Putting all the skills into practise on a river trip

Intermediate courses can be put on at any time with a minimum of 4 people so get in touch if you want to upskill your crew!