@cataclism22 You are right on the money, my friend. I guided for Northern Whitewater for 26 years.No computer generation fake-ass in this video. It's all the real deal! However, a lot of the real bad "this can kill you" spots are gone now; all washed away by the constant slugging down of high velocity water for years and years. But in the 80's and 90's it was fookin' out of control, as you noted. Regards.
Still fookin' TOP GUN in 2011 for all MAINE rafting video's. Nothin' even comes close. Regards and kudos to all guides and participants. "Gunsmoke" RMG NWE 1980-2006.
Yes.....this is what we do for fun in Maine.....lol.....nice vid ! And to the dude who says he could run this river in a canoe!! You're full of it dude!! You obviously didnt ever run this river!! Its a class 4 / 5 - at high water!! Hello??
@franformefantage I've done the Dead at high water and the Kennebac in a canoe. Never made it to the Penobscot. Just have to know what your doing. Yes my first run down the Kennebac was scary, but I made it without swimming..
Nice to see you got your soundtrack back, Nick. 5 stars and a 110% rating for "THE BEST" Maine rafting vid of all times. Them were great days. Regards, "Gunsmoke"
No thanks! I`ll stick to my kayak. Not going to risk my ass to 9 other guys that have no clue as to when to paddle or not. Falling on top of me or smacking me with their paddles, not me. Gotta give these guides credit!
If I wind up in the water it will be because of me.
Just don`t get run over by one of these rubber busses. I`ve had one slam into me while I was stuck in a hole and it hurts! Still didn`t swim.
I rafted it and complained to my Guide they did'nt offer solo canoes. He told my I was out of my mind. Well I am a class 3 white water OC1 boater. He told me I would be a bunch of toothpicks at the bottom of a rapid. Guess he has never heard of whitesell or airbags. Hood ornamant river punk. He also did not like my metion of j-strokes. I don't think he knew what I talked of. All those wipeout could have been avoided by proper lane and hard paddling. Three rivers was still fun....
dude most of that is class 4 and class 5... big difference... you may get a canoe down if you green light the whole river thereby wussing out on any major hits..
Seriously, if you're only a class III whitewater canoeist then you would walk around most of the Class IV-V rapids on the Penobscot. Sounds like you're full of hot air anyway, if you think a Class III boater has any business in Rip Gorge or the Crib.
What I ran on the Penobscot in a raft. I would run in a canoe. Its big water no doubt, but not very technical water. The lines are easy to see. As well as the current. Both are very easy to read. Rafts seem to take different lines than that of a canoe. Only an inexperienced paddler would be hard up on the Penobscot. For someone who knows how to paddle. The Penobscot would just be a day of fun. More challenging water in Arizona.
Dude, if you, a Class III boater, as you stated yourself, ran the Penobscot you would truly get worked and owned. As for your statement that "only an inexperienced paddler would be hard up on the Penobscott," I would like to reply that it's a Class IV-V river and you are completely wrong. I think either you didn't run the river or have no idea what you're talking about, or maybe both.
Ran it with three rivers in Aug 06. Rode on a bus that we beat on with our paddles to the tune of "We will We will Rock You". Hit the floor twice then the roof once.
Your right though. I probably did'nt run it. Rafters think they have the only craft that can manage white water.
you swim back bro or else your going swimming down river... i got exterminated in rupogenas gorge and fell out at the falls iys fucking exciting i love it
i don't anything about rafting. but when the boat flips and everbody is in the water whow do you comeback to the boat? when you are swimming with all that rocks around you don't get all f*cked up in the legs, arms, etc?
RE: when the boat flips and everbody is in the water whow do you comeback to the boat?
Usually there is a lead raft set up in an eddy down below to haul in swimmers from a flipped boat and salvage their craft. How bad you get f*cked up depends on the river. Kennebec is deep-Only place you can get trashed is hole called Bonecruncher. Rip Gorge on the Penobscot is shallow and will bark you up bad. Plus if you don't keep your feet up and one gets stuck between a couple rocks you can drown.
HA HA I've been on the Upper Gorge a couple of times with NEOC. Actually I'm thinking about trying to be a guide, but I did swim the ripogemous gorge once (including exterminator hole) that was pretty intense.
just took the family on class 2 & 3 at natahala nc....first for them 2nd time for me bragging that i can run this raft without a guide......well most of the trip went great until big bolder sprang me from the boat like a doll(friday 13) lol water was 36 degrees pulled under front of raft and could not get back aboard without the help of fam. thanks to son bd who held the boat and pulled a ice cube from the water. love you guys next year with a guide $ well spent bb
I do the Penobscot every year, at least for the past five years now. Its one of the most fun things i get do all year. The rapids are crazy fun, and they can really beat you up...i speak from experience!
RE: right at :58 the river kicks the guide right out of the boat and soon everyone else
For an example of world class river guiding, watch the run @ 1:34. The raft hits the rock above the hole, knocking the guide out of then boat, which then goes in backwards.
Check out the passenger in the pink jacket. LMAO..Not a clue about what's gonna happen next!
This is obviously class 4 or 5, or even a class by it's self..What class would be well suited for my two boy who are great swimmers and can tread water? Ages 8 & 12
After years of rafting I almost died when I hit my head on a rock and went semi concious and got caught under the boat. If I had not been experienced I would have drowned. It scared the hell out of me and I have chickened out now. I don't raft any longer.
I have rafted the Penobscot about 25 times. For the first time ever last summer our raft flipped at the top of the cribworks. All 8 of us, including the guide swam the class 5 rapid. Craziest shit. I can't wait to do it again this summer!
Are there any undercuts, sieves or other death traps in Cripworks? One thing that annoys me about the Maine outfitters is that they never give any technical details about the various rapids.
There are undercuts and other "death traps" on most rivers, can't answer directly for these rivers, but i havn't seen anything or heard anything of serious ones on any of them, if it helps you. Even the local creek here gets some at higher levels that are normally none existant though, so who knows, might depend on the level.
Unless you get thrown far under the water you should be okay going down the cribworks. There are a lot of rocks, but you typically just bounce off of them. A few of my friends tried resisting and cut their legs/arms/hands. There are a few undercuts down the river. The water looks so calm but if you swim over to it, you will get pulled under and die without a doubt. There is a another place where you can surf called the bonecrusher. If you fall out and get pulled under you're pretty screwed.
Yes, I know BoneCrusher pretty well. I never thought it was deadly though. I've seen many rafts flip there, including my own, and everyone's always been flushed down the river.
The Bonecrusher isn't really deadly. I feel out there and a friend fell on top of me, so I was trapped under water for like 35 seconds. Most of the time the bonecrusher jusr spits you out. There is another spot down river that the guides won't even get close to. I can't remember the name of it, but basically the water looks completely still and if you bring your boat over it it will basically pull you under.
RE: Are there any undercuts, sieves or other death traps in Cripworks?
It's the "Cribworks Rapid"...undercut on the opposing side of Final Chute, can hold a swimmer. Northern has fished out and CPR'er one boater who survived. Always feet up if you swim. Bad hydraulic river left at Big Ambajackmockamus Fall. It has killed 8 canoeists. You can't see it from above. So it's stay hard right, then bolt immediately left to the chute after the falls drop. And stay left @ Newsoudahounk Falls.
yeah... you tell 'em. stupid idiot rafters. probably only the river to have a lot of fun. idiots. not like us kayakers. we're there to have... a lot fun too. hmmm... chew on that...
what if i like to go commercial rafting and kayak(hard boat) or god forbid take my rubber kayak ducky(little of both worlds)...what group do i fall into then!
i can c how it would b fun its just i dont c y would you want to put 10 people in a bit of ineer tube and thrw them at some pointy rocks when u no ur bound to fall out??
this is 20 years of carnage compiled in 5 minutes. dont let this video turn you off to rafting. you have a very slim chance of falling out, especially if you choose the right river. this montage makes it look a lot worse...or better...than the average day.
what's the album name...local record shop said all he saw it on was the "jason vs. freddy" soundtrack and that it was out of print!? i bought another powerman cd anyway! good vid by the way...again!
nah, I was in Gauley @ 2800 cfs during the Fall flow. You're right about low, Summer flows in Iron Ring being more deadly, in fact this year in August a woman was killed in the rapid.
I've done the Penobscot each time in high water. Only flipped in rip gorge when trying to surf the left side of staircase. Exterminator is an impressive hit but in multiple trips I've never seen an entire raft flip on the rapid. Just seems a bit crazy to me.
dude i love your vid, I'm thinking of visitin my wife's family willingly in Maine to trip with you guys...but why did you remove me and the other rivernuts comments about the gauley?
yeah that was mostly at exterminator, thats cuz northern calls mandatory hold on at certain spots, exterminator being one of them. hold on = flip... keep paddling!!!!
I just got back from a weekend rafting these rapids, so intense. We had an insane spill that was caught on video, I'll remember to throw it up on here when I get it.
daver9...dude i kayak myself but when it comes to crazy rivers like this i'd rather pay a raftguide to keep me alive than kill myself for free on my own! cant wait for gauley season!
I'm pretty sure I know exactly where that occurs. It's "Bone-Crusher," a sick hydraulic on the Penobscot. I've rafted it twice and been dumped just like that both times. In fact, I've never seen a raft successfully surf it; you're pretty much guaranteed to be thrown out or flipped.
Just did the Penobscot last friday. Never did anything like it before and glad I didn't watch this prior to doing it. We dumped hard on the Nesowadnehunk falls.
For anyone considering not going on these rivers because of this video...don't worry. I did Penobscot last weekend. Sure it was scary and a great rush put wi did not und up like any of these boats. All day only one guy got tossed into the water. Just listen to your guide and do what he tells you!
lived in maine for 25 years been on these rivers countless times, however... This video is sick, when i see this i look at the T-grips and think how well the dentist in the forks and millinocket must be doing. These companies need to be sponsered by local dentist
what water lever / time of year is that? Im a raft guide and with a couple other guide friends we plan a trip to try some new rivers. this water level seems nice =P
i thought the gauly was crazy but this looks even better, my wifes got family in maine, maybe i'll have to pretend like i want to go visit her family now!
I just came back from rafting the entire Gauley. No way the Penobscot/Dead/Kennebec hold a candle to "Insignificant" and "Lost Paddle", the latter being the scariest rapid I've ever rafted.
Penobscot's "Exterminator" is a bit below "Iron Ring" IMO. I have no idea what holes they're hitting on these videos to cause so many flips.
This video "always" pumps me up!...great carnage...
MnktoDave 3 weeks ago
Oh, man, even after all this years, I thinks it´s one of the BEST rafting videos ever!
cataclism22 3 months ago
@cataclism22 You are right on the money, my friend. I guided for Northern Whitewater for 26 years.No computer generation fake-ass in this video. It's all the real deal! However, a lot of the real bad "this can kill you" spots are gone now; all washed away by the constant slugging down of high velocity water for years and years. But in the 80's and 90's it was fookin' out of control, as you noted. Regards.
hd74man 1 month ago
i went on the lower class and lost my paddle
RoseMarie753 4 months ago
Still fookin' TOP GUN in 2011 for all MAINE rafting video's. Nothin' even comes close. Regards and kudos to all guides and participants. "Gunsmoke" RMG NWE 1980-2006.
hd74man 5 months ago
the guy at 3:28 was so close to getting his legs owned by that rock! lol
ZeppelinFromtheLake 5 months ago
Looks like fun! :-)
SWEETSINSPO 6 months ago
Wow that is intense.
forghani11 6 months ago
wow!
munchie102 7 months ago
yea these guides are river cowboys
y3llowbr1dg3 9 months ago
Yes.....this is what we do for fun in Maine.....lol.....nice vid ! And to the dude who says he could run this river in a canoe!! You're full of it dude!! You obviously didnt ever run this river!! Its a class 4 / 5 - at high water!! Hello??
franformefantage 10 months ago
@franformefantage I've done the Dead at high water and the Kennebac in a canoe. Never made it to the Penobscot. Just have to know what your doing. Yes my first run down the Kennebac was scary, but I made it without swimming..
oc1bob 1 month ago
Awesome comp! Thanks for being here!
goaheadblockme 1 year ago
Haha, that's my brother at 2:17 :)
gaum22 1 year ago
some nasty stoppers there =P play boating heaven
TheKayakcrazy 1 year ago
the ender @ 1:00 has got to be one of the best ive ever seen
klinessd 1 year ago 8
Holy S**t! I thought the Moose was bad. This is next on my list.
SquirrelGirl72 1 year ago 2
What rafting company is this???
CIC03303 1 year ago
i love this video
watactown 1 year ago
HOLY SHIT....and I thought the Ocoee was rough! Damn!
x0iiTSF0REVER 1 year ago 2
Nice to see you got your soundtrack back, Nick. 5 stars and a 110% rating for "THE BEST" Maine rafting vid of all times. Them were great days. Regards, "Gunsmoke"
hd74man 1 year ago 10
going into big gnarly holes on purpose ? thats nuts why bother with a boat
truerealityscott 1 year ago
H2 oh my gawd! you guys have titanium nuts in a kevlar sack!
macaroni8cheese 1 year ago
Ho-Ly Crap! I do not envy the guy at 4:15
haysnoe 1 year ago
The Vacation Land for Ya!!!!!!!!!
kingman472003 1 year ago
best raft is upside down
777PLove 1 year ago
No thanks! I`ll stick to my kayak. Not going to risk my ass to 9 other guys that have no clue as to when to paddle or not. Falling on top of me or smacking me with their paddles, not me. Gotta give these guides credit!
If I wind up in the water it will be because of me.
Just don`t get run over by one of these rubber busses. I`ve had one slam into me while I was stuck in a hole and it hurts! Still didn`t swim.
sholderbone 1 year ago
Crazy...
Thanks for posting this
chieffreakydeaky 1 year ago
BIG hole = BIG flip
You need to put some more audio up
simon1000 2 years ago
brutal...
blueorangelettuce 2 years ago
woo exploding car
alexandermiles1 2 years ago
When does this river run?
JLFilms 2 years ago
Hey Nick-Getta soundtrack will ya?
This is the best damn rafting vid on YouTube. The condensed version doesn't cut it.
Yours Truly,
Gunsmoke
hd74man 2 years ago
Can't we all just get along? LOL
FewMoreMiles 2 years ago
1:21
that is cool
Nofx12345678 2 years ago
they disabled your powerman5000 (you bastards!)
ahanger 2 years ago 3
this was such a good vid aswell :D
Ahacanoe 2 years ago
if u fall out get back to the boat cuz its gunna be ruff... i got exterminated in ripgenous gorge lol it was pretty wild
DelChampGreco2 3 years ago
whats the song
munkeey1123 3 years ago
This are just somr Rafters -- swimming in rapids is their Hobby ^^
(yes i am kayaker^^)
tinufil 3 years ago
my cuz is a tour at three rivers and im going there next summer cant wait!
shaby2222 3 years ago
have you done it before? what happens when you fell of the boat... whats the procedure there?
alejoe84 3 years ago
Sick Vid.
ednahickingbottom 3 years ago
THAt is the best raftin vid ive seen be proper mint to go down tht !!!
ThexSSCCPx 3 years ago
i went rafting and it wasn't as dangerouse as that!! OMG that looks scary
aela29700 3 years ago
fucking brilliant
prelan 3 years ago
That looks easy, whats wrong with you guys?
myDNAtruth 3 years ago
I rafted it and complained to my Guide they did'nt offer solo canoes. He told my I was out of my mind. Well I am a class 3 white water OC1 boater. He told me I would be a bunch of toothpicks at the bottom of a rapid. Guess he has never heard of whitesell or airbags. Hood ornamant river punk. He also did not like my metion of j-strokes. I don't think he knew what I talked of. All those wipeout could have been avoided by proper lane and hard paddling. Three rivers was still fun....
DobermansRock 3 years ago
honestly dude? wtf?
your canoe would get muched with or without floatbags
stupidpaddler 3 years ago
And you can think what you want. Serious OC1 boats are just as nimble as a kayak. With airbags I can roll and OC1 all day.
I have boated wated far more technical than the Penobscot.
DobermansRock 2 years ago
it doesnt matter how technical it is
the big shit is goin to be 10+ ft over your head
OC1 takes opn water anyways....
i respect any c1
its hard as shit to do
stupidpaddler 2 years ago
Its true, the real boaters are not on floating pillows. They paddle single handed. And get the job done.
DobermansRock 2 years ago
dude most of that is class 4 and class 5... big difference... you may get a canoe down if you green light the whole river thereby wussing out on any major hits..
frankiepie235 3 years ago
Seriously, if you're only a class III whitewater canoeist then you would walk around most of the Class IV-V rapids on the Penobscot. Sounds like you're full of hot air anyway, if you think a Class III boater has any business in Rip Gorge or the Crib.
wfarnham 2 years ago
What I ran on the Penobscot in a raft. I would run in a canoe. Its big water no doubt, but not very technical water. The lines are easy to see. As well as the current. Both are very easy to read. Rafts seem to take different lines than that of a canoe. Only an inexperienced paddler would be hard up on the Penobscot. For someone who knows how to paddle. The Penobscot would just be a day of fun. More challenging water in Arizona.
DobermansRock 2 years ago
Dude, if you, a Class III boater, as you stated yourself, ran the Penobscot you would truly get worked and owned. As for your statement that "only an inexperienced paddler would be hard up on the Penobscott," I would like to reply that it's a Class IV-V river and you are completely wrong. I think either you didn't run the river or have no idea what you're talking about, or maybe both.
wfarnham 2 years ago
Ran it with three rivers in Aug 06. Rode on a bus that we beat on with our paddles to the tune of "We will We will Rock You". Hit the floor twice then the roof once.
Your right though. I probably did'nt run it. Rafters think they have the only craft that can manage white water.
DobermansRock 2 years ago
Sigh...
wfarnham 2 years ago
Actually... rafting is fun. :D
duceooo 3 years ago
A lot of guide owe a lot of pitchers. Anyone heard of an OS line? Hold on to your raft buddy
whistlertoa 3 years ago
you swim back bro or else your going swimming down river... i got exterminated in rupogenas gorge and fell out at the falls iys fucking exciting i love it
DelChampGreco2 3 years ago
i don't anything about rafting. but when the boat flips and everbody is in the water whow do you comeback to the boat? when you are swimming with all that rocks around you don't get all f*cked up in the legs, arms, etc?
coboisarapatanas 3 years ago
RE: when the boat flips and everbody is in the water whow do you comeback to the boat?
Usually there is a lead raft set up in an eddy down below to haul in swimmers from a flipped boat and salvage their craft. How bad you get f*cked up depends on the river. Kennebec is deep-Only place you can get trashed is hole called Bonecruncher. Rip Gorge on the Penobscot is shallow and will bark you up bad. Plus if you don't keep your feet up and one gets stuck between a couple rocks you can drown.
hd74man 3 years ago
I just came back fom three rivers yesterday, i went on the kennebec.
MdxoxMD 3 years ago
went this weekend after my gf talked me into it..scared shitless
socz2 3 years ago
HA HA I've been on the Upper Gorge a couple of times with NEOC. Actually I'm thinking about trying to be a guide, but I did swim the ripogemous gorge once (including exterminator hole) that was pretty intense.
cabagesoup714 3 years ago
RE: Actually I'm thinking about trying to be a guide,
Go for it...Soupman
You'll get a couple thousand dollars worth of raftin' for whatever the 10-day course costs which I think is around $300.
You'll be boatin' will a bunch of novices so be sure to wear a high float life jacket.
There will be lots of swimmin'.
Just be aware, there is a glut of guides at the moment.
hd74man 3 years ago
thanx for the info lol
DelChampGreco 3 years ago
RE: Im going here in two weeks with six buddys of mine class 5 for us hopefully we wont get to fucked up
The watersheds are full and a lot of water is being released from the dam system at the moment...you'll have a gaz.
The flips in the first section of the vid are mostly in the Exterminator Hole which begins the run down Ripogenus Gorge.
If the water is up over 3200cfs you got a 50/50 chance of goin' over even if your doin' everything right.
Don't fall out in the Cribworks!
hd74man 3 years ago
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DelChampGreco 3 years ago
Im going here in two weeks with six buddys of mine class 5 for us hopefully we wont get to fucked up
DelChampGreco 3 years ago
wats the song called?
well anyways im going here tomoroow and im so excited! class 3
WardiesAttack 3 years ago
Its hell
MananaPospi 3 years ago
just took the family on class 2 & 3 at natahala nc....first for them 2nd time for me bragging that i can run this raft without a guide......well most of the trip went great until big bolder sprang me from the boat like a doll(friday 13) lol water was 36 degrees pulled under front of raft and could not get back aboard without the help of fam. thanks to son bd who held the boat and pulled a ice cube from the water. love you guys next year with a guide $ well spent bb
Briantcb 3 years ago
im goin whitewater rafting on the lehigh river tomorrow
candygurl13xo 3 years ago
does the penobscot run this fast all year round?
classicrockneverdies 3 years ago
Yes, during commercial rafting season it's dam released.
MacavityF 3 years ago
holy crap!!! i coundn't imagine what this thing looks like in late march!!!
classicrockneverdies 3 years ago
I do the Penobscot every year, at least for the past five years now. Its one of the most fun things i get do all year. The rapids are crazy fun, and they can really beat you up...i speak from experience!
kate13579 3 years ago
i do this almost every weekend i live like 200 yrd from watter like this
jailkill13 3 years ago
RE: right at :58 the river kicks the guide right out of the boat and soon everyone else
For an example of world class river guiding, watch the run @ 1:34. The raft hits the rock above the hole, knocking the guide out of then boat, which then goes in backwards.
Check out the passenger in the pink jacket. LMAO..Not a clue about what's gonna happen next!
hd74man 3 years ago
yeah that guide at 1:34 had a shit weekend of working the river. A pathetic display, but we live and learn
raftguide72 3 years ago
RE: stupid tourists but YEAH Go For It!!
HE WHO TELLS THE STORIES RULES THE WORLD!
Old Hopi Indian Proverb
hd74man 3 years ago
here's my story: I worked the lake and the river for three seasons with Scott Paper Moosehead Towing do even know what that is?: RIVER DRIVER!
greganwortman 3 years ago
right at :58 the river kicks the guide right out of the boat and soon everyone else -- this is great video! hello Maine!
greganwortman 3 years ago
stupid tourists but YEAH Go For It!!
greganwortman 3 years ago
are people dieing in this
Gus3ragin 3 years ago
No deaths, the worst injury would be nothing more than a broken bone....or two.
MaineWildRide 3 years ago
This is obviously class 4 or 5, or even a class by it's self..What class would be well suited for my two boy who are great swimmers and can tread water? Ages 8 & 12
differentbeing 3 years ago
RE: What class would be well suited for my two boy who are great swimmers and can tread water? Ages 8 & 12
CLASS I & II for the 8YO maybe III for the 12.
13 is the cut-off age for upper river runs on the Kennebec & Penobscot.
Ands, ALWAYS have them wear good life jackets in any water over a I.
hd74man 3 years ago
thanx for the info
differentbeing 3 years ago
bwaaahaa! yard sale!
lesatseaside 3 years ago
very funny!!!lol
josh01597 3 years ago
who really wan't to trash is client like this?
jidi911 3 years ago
damn, where do I sign up!?! Too much fun. I love rafting big rivers.
hyside76 3 years ago
go to northern outdoor's website for any info.
holdyerbreath 3 years ago
1:04 HAHAHAHA
cbjk45 3 years ago
lol
gh3sk8rnolies 3 years ago
sorry i meant 5:20
guaranic 3 years ago
Newsowdnehunk falls. Not so bad as Exterminator. Fall out there and you've got a lovely memory to take home.
spodfodger 3 years ago
yah what he said
gh3sk8rnolies 3 years ago
what idiots what continually go down a rapid and flip???? they're going for all the reversal holes... 2:01 wtf a river wide ledge????
guaranic 3 years ago
they're going for all the reversal holes...
"them holes"...are the way down the river.
No passage thru Rip Gorge without goin' thru the Exterminator. Bad raft flips are like death...ya just never know when it's gonna happen.
hd74man 3 years ago
this is a boner making video! sooo cant wait to get on the water this spring.. proud to be a ME Guide betches!! love it.
awahlrus 3 years ago
SPRING BOATING IS HERE
thedullend 3 years ago
A huge winter snowpack means monster 2008 water releases. Big time pucker factor for the Penobscot's "Exterminator Hole" runners.
Tighten them float jackets and hit the head before leaving.
hd74man 3 years ago
this looks like a must do before u die..wow where is this, after seeing this video i gotta raft this now
everett711 3 years ago
All footage was filmed on on the Kennebec, Dead and Penobscot Rivers in Maine. Neighboring towns are "The Forks" and Millinocket.
MaineWildRide 3 years ago
After years of rafting I almost died when I hit my head on a rock and went semi concious and got caught under the boat. If I had not been experienced I would have drowned. It scared the hell out of me and I have chickened out now. I don't raft any longer.
nellas04 3 years ago
I have rafted the Penobscot about 25 times. For the first time ever last summer our raft flipped at the top of the cribworks. All 8 of us, including the guide swam the class 5 rapid. Craziest shit. I can't wait to do it again this summer!
shagadelk7 3 years ago
Are there any undercuts, sieves or other death traps in Cripworks? One thing that annoys me about the Maine outfitters is that they never give any technical details about the various rapids.
MacavityF 3 years ago
There are undercuts and other "death traps" on most rivers, can't answer directly for these rivers, but i havn't seen anything or heard anything of serious ones on any of them, if it helps you. Even the local creek here gets some at higher levels that are normally none existant though, so who knows, might depend on the level.
rewarth 3 years ago
Unless you get thrown far under the water you should be okay going down the cribworks. There are a lot of rocks, but you typically just bounce off of them. A few of my friends tried resisting and cut their legs/arms/hands. There are a few undercuts down the river. The water looks so calm but if you swim over to it, you will get pulled under and die without a doubt. There is a another place where you can surf called the bonecrusher. If you fall out and get pulled under you're pretty screwed.
shagadelk7 3 years ago
Yes, I know BoneCrusher pretty well. I never thought it was deadly though. I've seen many rafts flip there, including my own, and everyone's always been flushed down the river.
MacavityF 3 years ago
The Bonecrusher isn't really deadly. I feel out there and a friend fell on top of me, so I was trapped under water for like 35 seconds. Most of the time the bonecrusher jusr spits you out. There is another spot down river that the guides won't even get close to. I can't remember the name of it, but basically the water looks completely still and if you bring your boat over it it will basically pull you under.
shagadelk7 3 years ago
RE: Are there any undercuts, sieves or other death traps in Cripworks?
It's the "Cribworks Rapid"...undercut on the opposing side of Final Chute, can hold a swimmer. Northern has fished out and CPR'er one boater who survived. Always feet up if you swim. Bad hydraulic river left at Big Ambajackmockamus Fall. It has killed 8 canoeists. You can't see it from above. So it's stay hard right, then bolt immediately left to the chute after the falls drop. And stay left @ Newsoudahounk Falls.
hd74man 3 years ago
that's right rafters better eat it
Kayakers Rule
stupidpaddler 4 years ago
yeah... you tell 'em. stupid idiot rafters. probably only the river to have a lot of fun. idiots. not like us kayakers. we're there to have... a lot fun too. hmmm... chew on that...
onojmai 4 years ago
what if i like to go commercial rafting and kayak(hard boat) or god forbid take my rubber kayak ducky(little of both worlds)...what group do i fall into then!
ahanger 3 years ago
rafters you can kill a kayaker under dat thing
stupidpaddler 3 years ago
god this video makes me laugh so hard everytime I see it!!! custies getting worked supa dupa
spongemcnasty 4 years ago
05:20 ftw! :D
davidthe1 4 years ago
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rafting should be banned
mrjetdude 4 years ago
go fuck yourself mrjetdude...
im a rafter too...nd theres nothing sweet as a fall in the rapids...asshole...
extremophileme 4 years ago
i can c how it would b fun its just i dont c y would you want to put 10 people in a bit of ineer tube and thrw them at some pointy rocks when u no ur bound to fall out??
mrjetdude 4 years ago
this is 20 years of carnage compiled in 5 minutes. dont let this video turn you off to rafting. you have a very slim chance of falling out, especially if you choose the right river. this montage makes it look a lot worse...or better...than the average day.
holdyerbreath 4 years ago
Best rafting trip I have taken was the one I went swimming. Put yourself in a rubber room and wait to die. If you fear living the you are dying.
cg41491 4 years ago
maybe you should try rafting or kayaking before you make judgement. I don't know what I would do if I didn't have whitewater...
eers2ya 4 years ago
You all just got trolled by this guy
kayaker0678 4 years ago
4.57 the river in control!!!!
bergtrol 4 years ago
Its *drop the bombshell* by powerman 5000 :)
emy113 4 years ago
what's the album name...local record shop said all he saw it on was the "jason vs. freddy" soundtrack and that it was out of print!? i bought another powerman cd anyway! good vid by the way...again!
ahanger 4 years ago
cool song what is it?
richodion 4 years ago
You'd have to look it up, but sounds like Powerman 5000 and Rage Against the Machine to me.
wife2sp 4 years ago
is the guy at 1:59 with "bikini" also the guide of the guardian rock boat wrap?
ahanger 4 years ago
The gentleman with the bikini no, but coincidently the guy pinching him is also the guide of the raft that pins on Guardian; Andy Morrison.
MaineWildRide 4 years ago
nah, I was in Gauley @ 2800 cfs during the Fall flow. You're right about low, Summer flows in Iron Ring being more deadly, in fact this year in August a woman was killed in the rapid.
I've done the Penobscot each time in high water. Only flipped in rip gorge when trying to surf the left side of staircase. Exterminator is an impressive hit but in multiple trips I've never seen an entire raft flip on the rapid. Just seems a bit crazy to me.
MacavityF 4 years ago
dude i love your vid, I'm thinking of visitin my wife's family willingly in Maine to trip with you guys...but why did you remove me and the other rivernuts comments about the gauley?
ahanger 4 years ago
I did that there in 1991 when I went to Fryeburg as a Post Gard:)
flyacow 4 years ago
im glad that my raft never fucking flipped when i went
jaimiee420 4 years ago
yeah that was mostly at exterminator, thats cuz northern calls mandatory hold on at certain spots, exterminator being one of them. hold on = flip... keep paddling!!!!
spongemcnasty 4 years ago
Great video by the way. You rule Party Boy
raftguide72 4 years ago
best candle i'v seen at about 1 minute in. its close to a loop. shame the guide is the first one out!
rwn1986rwn 4 years ago
haha thats the kind of stuff that happens when you call hold on at Exterminator!!!hahahahahahaha
spongemcnasty 4 years ago
I just got back from a weekend rafting these rapids, so intense. We had an insane spill that was caught on video, I'll remember to throw it up on here when I get it.
BJBusch 4 years ago
awesome
wikinq 4 years ago
4:20 that guy fought his way back up!
jasonlee1008 4 years ago
at least they finally saw their guide in an interesting food entrapment.
Maddogg408 4 years ago
crazy people doing crazy things.I am also o rafting driver in greec rivers
crazygreecboy 4 years ago
fuck man! i live a hundred yards from the colorado, and i can honestly say that makes cataract canyon look like a dry creek bed!
liljgoneman 4 years ago
Turkey boats taking the hero route. Gotta love it!
daver9 4 years ago
daver9...dude i kayak myself but when it comes to crazy rivers like this i'd rather pay a raftguide to keep me alive than kill myself for free on my own! cant wait for gauley season!
ahanger 4 years ago
lol at 44ish you all got owned! amazing vid... just wondering, what do you do if you fall out of a raft on a river like that lol
SP3NC3RHG 4 years ago
I'm pretty sure I know exactly where that occurs. It's "Bone-Crusher," a sick hydraulic on the Penobscot. I've rafted it twice and been dumped just like that both times. In fact, I've never seen a raft successfully surf it; you're pretty much guaranteed to be thrown out or flipped.
MacavityF 4 years ago
I have "succesfully" surfed it everytime, ive never flipped surfing in "bone_crusher"... Ive lost thwarts there though. and lots of custies...
spongemcnasty 4 years ago
that rivers got some monster hydraulics LOL
thanks for the vid
simpleman6 4 years ago
Just did the Penobscot last friday. Never did anything like it before and glad I didn't watch this prior to doing it. We dumped hard on the Nesowadnehunk falls.
mydogduster 4 years ago
Nice Hockmeyer cameo
raftguide72 4 years ago
been on raft trips like that talk about a rush and a blast wooooohooooooo
cinnagirl1 4 years ago
Damn thats crazy
redbarpn360 4 years ago
Ever since that crack whore back in '92, I never thought I'd say this again with an actual smile on my face: man, that's a big scary hole.
SaintFu 4 years ago
For anyone considering not going on these rivers because of this video...don't worry. I did Penobscot last weekend. Sure it was scary and a great rush put wi did not und up like any of these boats. All day only one guy got tossed into the water. Just listen to your guide and do what he tells you!
porschenut911 4 years ago
Mercer you look svelte!
joshsweet112 4 years ago
Hey whats the name and artist of the first song?
HannibalSanchez 4 years ago
I did the Kennebec today at 8000, we dumptrucked going through white washer, let me tell you what that swim was scary.
HannibalSanchez 4 years ago
dit it sat 2 and it was still a long float!wish u could take out at carry brook and do big mama and magic again!!
NuG919 4 years ago
what time did you put in? cuz we put in at 10:30 after the release, and the others in the group get out at carry brook and went again for round 2
HannibalSanchez 4 years ago
sometime around then,maybe a little later.did u go with a commercial raft company?
NuG919 4 years ago
no i go with my neighbor, they have a camp on that same dirt road, they have a non commercial club 'Moxie Falls Paddling Club' or something
HannibalSanchez 4 years ago
haha you go with the rubber ducky people who stradle the outer tubes!?
spongemcnasty 4 years ago
man,i want to try this on my own skin
picusik 4 years ago
lived in maine for 25 years been on these rivers countless times, however... This video is sick, when i see this i look at the T-grips and think how well the dentist in the forks and millinocket must be doing. These companies need to be sponsered by local dentist
BCyakerMaine 4 years ago
what water lever / time of year is that? Im a raft guide and with a couple other guide friends we plan a trip to try some new rivers. this water level seems nice =P
aboredman 4 years ago
3600+ cfs for Penob, 8000+ for Kenn and 7000+ for Dead
MaineWildRide 4 years ago
we went through magic, class 5 and it wasent that bead, on the kennebeck too.
bmxjustgiveitall 4 years ago
Magic Falls on the Kennebec is Class III, tops, even at high water.
wfarnham 2 years ago
i wonder how many ppl die in this river each year... Nice video....
freaklebindeed 4 years ago
i thought the gauly was crazy but this looks even better, my wifes got family in maine, maybe i'll have to pretend like i want to go visit her family now!
ahanger 4 years ago
I just came back from rafting the entire Gauley. No way the Penobscot/Dead/Kennebec hold a candle to "Insignificant" and "Lost Paddle", the latter being the scariest rapid I've ever rafted.
Penobscot's "Exterminator" is a bit below "Iron Ring" IMO. I have no idea what holes they're hitting on these videos to cause so many flips.
MacavityF 4 years ago
OUCH-KABIBLES
Lineman58 4 years ago
Wow. I wish I could give 6 stars! This is an awesome video with awesome footage. Where the heck is this?
jefferyanderson 4 years ago