Earning a River - award winning Packrafting documentary

Six friends set out on a quest to paddle the beautiful Kaitum River in Swedish Lapland. But all too soon they find themselves hiking through harsh weather and camping in a snowstorm up in a mountain pass. Earning a River invites you to join and explore why people seek rewards in beautiful mountains, and following the love for nature and the comradeship of traveling together.
The film was made from almost no budget in the narrow gaps between everyday life. Please support the director at buymeacoffee.com/urbanpackrafter and make future films accessible and free. (Bonus as an supporter you also get a link to download the film).
Earning a River was screened on film festivals around the world from Transylvania to Tierra del Fuego. It won the 2020 Best Danish Danish Film of the Year at the Nordic Adventure Film Festival with this words:
“In a world of great adventures, one must remember that there are plenty of little movie gems. The film 'Earning A River' by Danish Jacob Kastrup Haagensen is one of those who gets the warmest recommendation from here.”
Presented by Alpacka Raft - www.alpackaraft.com
Supported by Aqua-Bound - www.aquabound.com
More info at urbanpackrafter.com/Earning-a-River
Poster photo by ‪@caide‬
With ‪@johangronblad‬ ‪@jeremiekarlsson‬ ‪@petertjarnlund‬ Caj Koskinen and Katja Koskinen

[@naturalbornfisherman]

A great movie. Hannu will always be one of my heroes, thanks for the minute of silence 🙏

[@urbanpackrafter]

Thank you! Yes Hannu made som very fine videos. Caj and Katja was following his adventures more deeply than me and thought it was appropriate to honoring him this way. Going solo is dangerous and even if you are experienced as Hannu was and the consequenses is way much bigger alone. I think Hannu was aware of the risk but also choose to following his passion. Still so sad he passed away on the Kaitum river.

[@markmanleyH2Oactivity]

I was blessed 🙏 to be in the USA on a J-1 cultural exchange visa as a Water - ski instructor & Cabin counsellor. . . . Saw, 19 States and Wyoming was one of them. 😁💪🐾

[@urbanpackrafter]

ok, good for you 🙂

[@Dops1973]

Amazing video Jacob. Watching you guys overcome the initial adversity and then truly enjoying the nature and each others company was very inspirational. The cold north wind really does make the vikings 👍

[@urbanpackrafter]

Thank you so much. I am really glad that you liked the video and catched the spirit of the film so well 😃.

[@PickledShark]

Incredible! I loved seeing the countryside, and the beautiful camaraderie of your group! I am so excited for the next adventure! I live only an hour from the Grand Canyon, but my ancestors are Scandinavian; so the next film, like this one, will be a real treat. 🍻

[@urbanpackrafter]

Thank you Keith! Glad you liked the film. The next film I'm working on is actually from Grand Canyon where I went packrafting a few year back in time. I hope it will be finished this spring (Caj, Katja and Jeremie from Earing the River is a part of the crew too). But there willl be more films from Scandinavia i the future. 🙂

[@kivinilkka]

This movie was super! I hope to see more trips like this adventure. 💪

[@urbanpackrafter]

Thanks a lot. I'm really glad that you liked this film. 🙂

[@madaprak]

Awesome! Way to persevere.

[@urbanpackrafter]

Glad you liked! Yes it was really a come back 🙂

[@filipbartas576]

Great adventure! Really nice movie :)

[@urbanpackrafter]

Thanks a lot Filip! Glad you liked it 🙂

[@MyAdventureDiaries]

Excellent movie Jacob!

[@urbanpackrafter]

Thanks a lot Chris!

[@naturalflow157]

Thank you so much for this awesome video. It is very soothing and inspiring to watch the journey and inspiring for many of us to get out of comfort and get ourselves out there and make something out of our lives. Thank you and wishing you only the best.

[@urbanpackrafter]

Thank you so much for the kind words. It means a lot to get these kind of feed back and Im very glad you like my film. Happy boating! 😀

[@Strandlaeufer77]

kjekt å se at dere hadde en god læringsopplevelse på høyfjellet i Sverige. Kankje ikke egnet som forebildet men det ser ut at dere hadde en fin tur likevel

[@urbanpackrafter]

Tusind tak! Jeg kan virkelig anbefale Kaitum, men en lettere vej kan anbefales 🙂

[@angusgraves1656]

Hey really enjoyed the video, I'm curious when you were going down the rapids did you have all your packs and gear zipped inside your pack rafts or did you carry it all to the end of the rapids? Cheers!

[@urbanpackrafter]

Thanks Angus! Glad you like the film. Yes, I had all my gear inside the tubes (you have a waterproof zipper in the stern at your packraft - it is called Cargo Fly). In the video I think Caj, Katja and Peter had there bag in the front of the boat. Our trip to Kaitum is 6 years ago and all of us have upgraded to boats with cargo Fly. Please chack out Alpacka Raft solutions for Cargo Fly - Alpacka Raft is together with Aqua Bounad the sponsor of the film. Cheers Jacob 🙂

[@angusgraves1656]

@@urbanpackrafter thanks for the reply Jacob, I'm looking at getting into the sport and was curious about the logistics. Appreciate the info!

[@eprohoda]

Urban.greetings,this is unusual footage! talk you later~

[@norwegianoutdooradventuren5376]

Awesome whitewater......

[@urbanpackrafter]

Thanks. Yes Kaitum is woth a visit 🙂

[@extremejim999]

Not a lot of packrafting for a packrafting film...

[@urbanpackrafter]

Sorry to hear you perceived the film that way. I don’t know what you expected from a “packrafting film”, but packrafting (meaning packable rafts) is about combining boating with hiking in remote areas and that’s what this film is about (hiking and boating) with storytelling.

[@PickledShark]

Well, it’s a packrafting film, not a kayaking film. Packrafting, at its core, is about the journey of finding hidden treasures, far off the beaten path.

[@theclaverman]

I have to say, I’m actually a little dissapointed. I was looking forward to see a film about packrafting and expected to see alot of packrafting, but during the almost 45min video, there is only about 5min of actual packrafting and the rest is just dialog…..

[@urbanpackrafter]

Hi Simon, Sorry to hear that the film disappointed you. Storytelling is what interests me when I make adventure films and dialogue together with character development is pretty essential to good storytelling. But thank you for taking the time to make a comment. I recommend that you check out @jeffreycreamer channel for some more rad whitewater packrafting with less dialogue and more packrafting. Jeff is amazingly skilled.

[@TalesofAdventure]

This is super cool, love the vibe and insight into packrafting! 😍🛶👏

[@urbanpackrafter]

Thank you so much! Yes packrafting is something special. Try it out one day 🙂