Nick Prete - Soul Rafter

Who is Nick Prete?

Nick Prete is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker, visual story teller, and raft guide who recently traded his van down by the river for his new home in Northern California. His video series "Soul Rafter" follows his adventures around the world running more and more new rivers each year. Season 1 consisted of 18 new rivers and he is currently in his second season attempting to run 19 new rivers in 2019. Nick hopes to cultivate more interest in the sport of rafting by sharing adventures from all over the world.

Nick’s Gear List

Nick demands a lot from his gear and he puts his faith in some of the best whitewater rafting equipment to keep up with his ongoing adventures. Check out Nick’s rafting gear list and find out which outdoor gear he trusts to keep him safe on the water.

WRSI Current Helmet

Immersion Research Arch Rival Drysuit

Astral Green Jacket

Astral Brewer Shoes

Sawyer Freefall XD Paddle

Sawyer MX Oars

NRS Otter Series Raft

Watershed Ocoee Drybag

GoPro Hero 4

Jack’s Plastic Paco Pad

Soul Rafter

Soul Rafter features a ton of guest rafters as well as some of our ambassador team as Nick and his wife Juniper take on new sections of river.

Season 1 of Soul Rafter brought Nick throughout the American Southwest during spring runoff, followed him on adventures during his summer guiding season in Alaska, and ending the season in style with some hard core Appalachian Whitewater by rafting some of the best rivers for whitewater rafting on the East Coast of the United States.

Season 2 features Nick’s adventures in California during the winter and spring. Summer brought some special features during season 2 after Nick and Juniper got married. For their honeymoon they headed to Europe to explore the Tara River in Slovenia. Then they headed to the French Alps to meet up with our friends at Crazy Water Rafting for some exciting French Rivers.