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Don't compromise your trip and safety by overindulging in alcohol at the campground. TRAGIC ACCIDENT.

A There was one commercial rafting death on the Upper Gauley in each of the years 2006, 2007 and 2008, according to Jenny Noll, of the National Park Service. Upper Yough Rafting The Ultimate Challenge!

Click #isupportlocal for more information on supporting our local journalists. Use the 'Report' link on Furthermore, about 30% of those deaths come from heart conditions or heart attacks. We have looked at it and there is no common denominators among these. If you do need one, all of the rafting companies rent wetsuits for a nominal cost and which keeps your body warm and insulated from the cold water. Class V Whitewater Rafting in Friendsville, MD. In 1976, the Maryland DNR declared the Yough a “wild” river from Miller’s Crossing through Friendsville.

The rapid is sandwiched between giant boulders strewn into the steep, rugged canyon directly below Carnifex Ferry Battlefield State Park. Keep it Clean. This varies so please don’t hold us to it. In the 1960’s, kayaking was organized around slalom racing; it was the lens through which everyone viewed the sport.

Tragically, in 2011, a 16-year-old drowned when the entire raft flipped in Mickey's and the teen got his foot trapped in underwater rocks ]. The river trip covers 11 miles, and due to the incredibly tight and technical nature of this section of the Youghiogheny, an immense amount of precision rafting is needed to get down the river.

Acid mine drainage, logging, and poor sanitation meant that most rivers left a bad taste in your mouth. PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR GUIDES: At the top of each rapid (and there are five Class Vs on the Upper Gauley), guides tell you exactly where the undercut rocks are in a rapid, and where to swim to avoid danger in a rapid. A big wave on the first Class V rapid on the Gauley called Insignificant knocked Clark, three other rafters and the guide into the rapids.

MAY: Memorial Day weekend Friday (5/22) and Saturday (5/23).JUNE: All Mondays, all Fridays, and the last two Saturdays (6/20, 6/27).JULY: All Mondays, all Fridays, and all Saturdays.AUGUST: All Mondays, all Fridays, and all Saturdays.SEPTEMBER: All Mondays, all Fridays, and the first two Saturdays (9/5, 9/12).OCTOBER: The first two Mondays (10/5, 10/12), first two Fridays (10/2, 10/9), and first Saturday (10/3). Weird & Wacky, Copyright © 2020 HowStuffWorks, a division of InfoSpace Holdings, LLC, a System1 Company. According to Bill Kirby, before the highway was built to Friendsville, the drive from DC took about four and a half hours. An expert run! We have a low turnover, and each of our guides has an average of 15 years of experience on the water. Shuttle transportation and riverside lunch are included. Tom McEwan’s first run on the Upper Yough came on a bitterly cold spring break trip with his brother Jamie. For boaters, this meant angry, and often armed, confrontations at the bridge in Sang Run. Their boats were much longer than we use today and the gear much simpler. The raft guide signaled for help and other rafters, including a doctor, a nurse and an EMT, responded but couldn't revive Hampton. So we have literally taken millions of people down the river safely.". With the Miracle Mile dropping off over 115 feet per mile, you will be a part of the most exhilarating rafting experience available anywhere! Upper Yough Rafting Advanced: 10 miles of steep, tight, and technical whitewater that will surely fulfill the most adventurous rafter's expectations. Your current subscription does not provide access to this content. These challenging rapids are just a warmup for what’s to come with rafting in Maryland. Share with Us. The Upper Yough Race started in 1981, and continues at the end of July every year.

HAVE RAFTING EXPERIENCE ON THE LOWER BEFORE YOU DO THE UPPER: "We always recommend previous rafting experience before you go on the Upper Gauley," Lewis said. On the banks of the beautiful Upper Yough. Winds light and variable.. A clear sky. We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic.

The word “communist” became commonplace among the residents, and they organized a network of communication to keep out-of-towners from enjoying the area. "It is one of the more difficult whitewater rivers in the United States.

DRESS FOR THE CONDITIONS: It is always important to dress for the conditions expected on the day you go rafting and follow the outfitters recommendations for that day -- some days on the Gauley (depending on water temperature and weather forecast) it is fine not to wear a wetsuit.

In the first two instances they were rescued very quickly and were responsive and then crashed. Initially she had hold of the raft, but let go. The skill level of this tour is 4 on a scale of 1 to 4. The temperature of the water, which is released from the Summersville Lake Dam and moves downstream at some 50 miles an hour, has been in the mid 60s this summer and are now dipping below 60. Please log in, or sign up for a new account to continue reading. The river itself was in the middle of nowhere. or anything.

Sam Stewart, a licensed whitewater rafting guide, and third-year resident in Marshall University's School of Medicine with a wilderness medicine track, said these accidents seem to be just freak occurences. The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources in conjunction with the National Park Service are investigating the three deaths, which occurred in a span of three weeks.

It was not considered heroic to take on river risks; it was simply unacceptable…Do you seek the mountain high, or just another way to die? And as boaters got better, they began to branch away from racing. Specifically, between 1976 and 2006, 18 boaters died on the Lower Yough, and half of these deaths were associated with a feature known as "Dimple" where an undercut rock sits staunchly in the middle of the channel. I took it near the middle and arrived with a dry mount and a lot of extra ballast at an eddy below. Have things changed about the guests and the people doing the river?

A GROUP OF FRIENDS AND FAMILY WERE ALONG THE RIVER WHEN ONE OF THE RAFTS OVERTURNED SHORTLY AFTER 1:00 … "We always tell our guests that there are inherent risks and we minimize it and our hearts just go out to the families who have lost a family members and friends. "To have three in one season is unprecedented to us. Hartley reported that two registered nurses, who happened to be on Gauley trips, and other rescue personnel immediately began CPR. Town residents warned them that the river was treacherous, and that they weren’t likely to make it out alive. Of course, equipment and skills weren’t the only thing keeping boaters off of the Upper Yough. "It is sad and everyone is shell-shocked and searching and looking to see if there is anything we can do," said Mark Lewis, president of the Fayetteville-based West Virginia Professional River Outfitters. She was conscious and struggling almost to the end. racist or sexually-oriented language. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that you’ve provided to them or that they’ve collected from your use of their services. Imre Szilagyi bought the land that is now the official put-in and allowed private boaters access. Is there a different demographic and are people going on the river who are unhealthier and maybe older, and maybe with medical problems that make them pre-disposed? Click here to stay informed and subscribe to Herald-Dispatch. They were angry that a state agency seemed to be taking over their land, land they saw profit in from coal and timber companies, and they weren’t being compensated for the change. S. significant downtime.

Your survival depended on your, or your paddling buddies’, craftsmanship. The learning curve was steep, and many boats, and boaters, left the river with the marks to prove it. Winds light and variable. Even the Upper Yough had problems with sewage from Oakland, and abandoned mines in the West Virginia headwaters. The thing that is shocking to us is that they didn't survive what lots of other people survive.

Tweets from https://twitter.com/heralddispatch/lists/hd-news-4. We meet at our base in Ohiopyle and transport you to the put-in near Friendsville, MD. Pay attention to what they say. each comment to let us know of abusive posts. Expert guides, Falls City Pub, Outfitters Store, Bike rentals for GAP trail and Ohiopyle State Park. A HealthNet helicopter took him to Summersville Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Several charities report reduced donations this year. We want people to have had the experience of being on the Lower Gauley especially, because that is something comparable so they know what they are getting in to.". You had to travel down winding gravel roads, often poorly marked, to find your way to the bridge at Sang Run.

"It's a dangerous activity and you wonder if maybe we have just been fortunate for many years," said Stewart, who worked three seasons as a full-time raft guide for Wildwater Expeditions beginning in 2001. The sport’s safety ethic was omnipresent and weighed heavily. State laws barring strip mining and logging were thrown out in court. They sat around the fire the night before, warming their boats so they could patch them, as the thermometer hovered … As members of the Penn State Outing Club they had honed their skills on the streams of central PA. And now, with the semester over, they found themselves in the Youghiogheny Valley with a little too much time on their hands. There've been seven rafting deaths on the Ocoee in the last 20 years [source: TimesFreePress.com]. Be Proactive. A multi-boat commercial trip was having a good r, at Little Niagara, a powerful ledge below Tommy's Hole, The group mobilized to pick up swimmers, and all but one were recovered quickly.

"We are viewing it as a tragic coincidence," Lewis said.

They likely weren’t the first ones to journey down the gorge. All Rights Reserved. 16 is the minimum age of rafters on this tour. You will receive a picnic lunch at the river’s edge. Discover the thrill of rafting adventures with an experienced river guide from Upper Yough Expeditions in Friendsville, Maryland.

But the name was co-opted by commercial rafting companies in the mid- to late 1960s to refer to a big rock about 6 feet to the left. His death was considered a drowning. A strong CPR team lead by 2 paramedics performed an hour of high quality CPR, r. positions every few minutes. Lewis said it is crucial for people to be honest with themselves on their physical condition and ability as well as being upfront with their guides about any medical conditions. Be sure to follow the guidelines on the Web sites for the kind of clothing that will allow you to have a comfortable day on the river. Even possible preventive measures such as health-screening Upper Gauley rafters before they go on the river -- a practice that happens on some western rivers -- probably wouldn't have prevented these deaths, he said.

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