I have been knocked into the Yough River before but never like this. I trhink it is one of the best flips at Dimple Rock to be seen. My wife did a major job trying to balance on the top of the raft.
About 100,000 people paddlen the Yough every summer, and the vast majority do it without a guide. There are plenty of flips and swims, but very few people suffer anything more than minor bumps and scrapes. There have been 9 deaths in or near Dimple Rapid in the past 33 years. That might work out to one death for every 350,000 rafters. You're welcome to stay home and hide under your bed if you want, but odds like that don't constitute a real problem.
Theres a little cave under dimple that usually only heavy people can get caught under. But if you do its like a washing machine and you cant really get out.
No Guide??? Whoever is outfitting these trips is obviously a dumbass. Tons of people have died at dimple rock. Putting a bunch of beginners on river like this with no guide and no helmet is just idiotic.
lol i went there 2 days ago, but we didn't flip!
AlainahB 6 months ago
Down to Swimmer's you go
iowne1 1 year ago
that was awesome
Ianmichael82 1 year ago
Wow, I did the exact same thing except for after the crash the water level was a little lower and we were saved differently.
coolty17 2 years ago
About 100,000 people paddlen the Yough every summer, and the vast majority do it without a guide. There are plenty of flips and swims, but very few people suffer anything more than minor bumps and scrapes. There have been 9 deaths in or near Dimple Rapid in the past 33 years. That might work out to one death for every 350,000 rafters. You're welcome to stay home and hide under your bed if you want, but odds like that don't constitute a real problem.
90210steve 2 years ago
I did the lower yough when I was about 12, we didnt flip but we did do a taco....I want to do it again next year, havent raft in a while...
vampire32289 2 years ago
Theres a little cave under dimple that usually only heavy people can get caught under. But if you do its like a washing machine and you cant really get out.
spoons1213 2 years ago
high water and no helmets...lucky you didnt add to the list at dimple
UITownITrash 2 years ago
No Guide??? Whoever is outfitting these trips is obviously a dumbass. Tons of people have died at dimple rock. Putting a bunch of beginners on river like this with no guide and no helmet is just idiotic.
sbeck206 2 years ago
Dont come on the river if you dont where a helmet. Just plain stupid
kayaker0678 2 years ago