Comments on: Whitewater Rafting is very safe, CNN! http://joeduck.com/2006/12/21/whitewater-rafting-is-very-safe-cnn/ Have Blog. Will Travel. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:54:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: zeke@rafting royal gorge http://joeduck.com/2006/12/21/whitewater-rafting-is-very-safe-cnn/#comment-126355 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 04:13:56 +0000 http://joeduck.wordpress.com/2006/12/21/whitewater-rafting-is-very-safe-cnn/#comment-126355 Well, these accidents can be prevented considering that we are given instructions before we engage to a certain activity. All we need to do is to take responsibility by adhering on the guidelines in each stretch and I think we’ll manage quite well. I couldn’t agree more on this.

]]> By: ALex McLane http://joeduck.com/2006/12/21/whitewater-rafting-is-very-safe-cnn/#comment-124951 Sun, 04 Dec 2011 00:26:26 +0000 http://joeduck.wordpress.com/2006/12/21/whitewater-rafting-is-very-safe-cnn/#comment-124951 To add to that I don’t think the percentage of deaths go up with more advanced rafting trips even though the numbers are much smaller. I’ve guided a class II whitewater section for four summers in Colorado and we’ve had a death on that stretch every year I’ve been there and just upstream from that section is a Class V section were I haven’t heard of any deaths the years I’ve worked there.

]]> By: River Rafting in India http://joeduck.com/2006/12/21/whitewater-rafting-is-very-safe-cnn/#comment-119190 Mon, 10 Jan 2011 05:39:09 +0000 http://joeduck.wordpress.com/2006/12/21/whitewater-rafting-is-very-safe-cnn/#comment-119190 http://www.riverraftinginindia.net/ – Central Himalayan Adventure offers to the adventurous traveller to enjoy the thrill of white water river rafting in India. The most popular river rafting places are Garhwal Himalayas, Uttarakhand in India. And if you also wanna to enjoy camping in rishikesh or stay in a riverside camps situated on sandy ganga beach. The camps at Rishikesh are very much environmentally friendly. People say rishikesh rafting is most enjoyable river rafting in india.

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]]> By: FoolsGold http://joeduck.com/2006/12/21/whitewater-rafting-is-very-safe-cnn/#comment-103060 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 08:25:10 +0000 http://joeduck.wordpress.com/2006/12/21/whitewater-rafting-is-very-safe-cnn/#comment-103060 I doubt if fatalities is the best measure of white water rafting safety. Injuries to the face from paddle handles, injuries to the knees and non-fatal head impacts with rocks would probably be a better measure of safety.

Overall, its probably a quite safe sport, but its good to have information available.

]]> By: Tessa http://joeduck.com/2006/12/21/whitewater-rafting-is-very-safe-cnn/#comment-102570 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:45:58 +0000 http://joeduck.wordpress.com/2006/12/21/whitewater-rafting-is-very-safe-cnn/#comment-102570 Obviously this blog is from a long time ago, but I stumbled upon it while searching for info about whitewater deaths. Thanks for posting this. Also, the best way to ensure your safety is to go with an outfitter and go on a river that is a good level. You said you did the Rogue, obviously a great choice for a family trip. There’s a good website in California, where I began my river career, that lets you compare the outfitters and has information about a bunch of different rivers: guide to whitewater rafting and kayaking in California

]]> By: Paul http://joeduck.com/2006/12/21/whitewater-rafting-is-very-safe-cnn/#comment-65306 Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:09:27 +0000 http://joeduck.wordpress.com/2006/12/21/whitewater-rafting-is-very-safe-cnn/#comment-65306 I still feel safer in my raft than I ever feel on I-5 at rush hour :P David makes an excellent point, commercial trips are far safer and the level of fatalities far lower, the CNN story paints a biased picture.

]]> By: David Brown http://joeduck.com/2006/12/21/whitewater-rafting-is-very-safe-cnn/#comment-64938 Sun, 25 Nov 2007 19:14:59 +0000 http://joeduck.wordpress.com/2006/12/21/whitewater-rafting-is-very-safe-cnn/#comment-64938 The most obvious flaw in the CNN story is that the deaths they cited are all the whitewater deaths compiled by American Whitewater, not commercial rafting fatalities. This figure includes kayaks, self-guided whitewater boaters of all types which are five times higher than commercially guided fatalities. CNN tried to make it appear that all these deaths were from commercial raft trips.

]]> By: Piet Nirvana http://joeduck.com/2006/12/21/whitewater-rafting-is-very-safe-cnn/#comment-54419 Wed, 19 Sep 2007 17:54:25 +0000 http://joeduck.wordpress.com/2006/12/21/whitewater-rafting-is-very-safe-cnn/#comment-54419 when you say it’s ove. Piet Nirvana.

]]> By: Paul http://joeduck.com/2006/12/21/whitewater-rafting-is-very-safe-cnn/#comment-31080 Wed, 16 May 2007 17:30:14 +0000 http://joeduck.wordpress.com/2006/12/21/whitewater-rafting-is-very-safe-cnn/#comment-31080 Question on #21 for Kim: Was it a commercial float or a private trip ? 10 minutes is a long time to be in a class IV rapid, most outfitters would not allow that to happen.

RE: Lifejackets and whitewater: there is a common assumption that lifejackets keep your head above water at all times. WRONG – they are buoyant in water, and when you are in a rapid often the water is highly aerated, thus diminishing the floatation of the jacket. Regardless of aeration, wave action, currents and hydraulics are frequently strong enough in rapids to take you under for brief periods. Invariably you will pop to the surface. A good commercial outfitter typically goes over how to breath strategically in a rapid, though to be fair it is a skill that takes practice and most neophytes are going to forget all that in the panic of being in the water.

Class IV water is very serious whitewater and should be treated accordingly.

DEFINITION – Class IV -Very difficult, long, extended rapids that require careful maneuvering of the raft; powerful irregular waves, strong hydraulics and dangerous rocks are common. The course is hard to determine and scouting is often necessary. These conditions can make rescue difficult.

]]> By: yagmur http://joeduck.com/2006/12/21/whitewater-rafting-is-very-safe-cnn/#comment-31056 Wed, 16 May 2007 15:09:47 +0000 http://joeduck.wordpress.com/2006/12/21/whitewater-rafting-is-very-safe-cnn/#comment-31056 nice

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