I get sucked into a siphon on Soca River. On last 600m of the section - Srpenica2 - Trnovo1
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@kayakrkayakr6 жыл бұрын
Stuff of nightmares. Glad you got flushed out. Thanks for sharing good educational material.
@hdcstfg8 жыл бұрын
im glad youre fine and thanks for sharing, we all learned from it
@robinsoto27002 жыл бұрын
Yea man fr
@mikeadams23516 ай бұрын
I can top that, I got sucked into an underwater tunnel on the Molalla River in Oregon, had to flip around in the dark with my paddle stuck between my knees. saw a blue light and swam for it. under water for around 2 minutes, blue lips and the widest eyes you've ever seen.
@Nilz4FR15 күн бұрын
#Paulanergarten
@bp51082 Жыл бұрын
Nice job staying calm... I've done a fair bit of kayaking but I'm by no means an expert. Kind of got blindsided by a siphon under a log that wasn't visible until we were around a corner and couldn't avoid it this past weekend. Thankfully stayed calm, and it was shallower water so I was able to stick around and help a smaller person right after us that nearly got stuck under their heavy (for them) kayak to get out safely. Still, scary and adrenaline inducing, and a good reminder to stay strong and up on your skills. It's the very reason I'm watching videos and reading articles now. Rest of the four hours or so was relatively mellow and without incident. Glad you came out safe!
@aminealatlassi75354 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing this. Glad you made it through. Someone commenting your video said green water around a rock like this means there is a hole beneath. It makes perfect sense.
@nelgon8 жыл бұрын
We had a a similar swim at that exact rock about a month ago, someone went into the space between the two parts jutting out upside down and then the next thing she was out of her boat on the other side of the rock downriver. We spoke to some of the kayak school instructors who know the river and they said that it isn't actually a siphon, it's an undercut and you get flushed out round the side of it. We still avoided it by going far left from then on though.
@twanlange28276 жыл бұрын
well it could be problematic if there were trees and stuff stuck in it right?
@ruben84905 жыл бұрын
@@twanlange2827 Yes it would be. The person was very lucky there was nothing stuck in there
@maxdo0034 жыл бұрын
You are really very lucky man!!! River God loves you!!! Good luck!
@Kenmcfarland0013 жыл бұрын
Any obstacles like that you must lean in to them with your upper body not away as you did. The boat might still fold but you have a better chance of keeping your head above water or as in most cases you can pull up and push with your hands so not getting trapped
@stefanbachler80988 жыл бұрын
you are a very lucky man!!!! last time a have seen this syphon was a tree in it!
@Dao0174 жыл бұрын
You remained amazingly calm. Massive respect
@joshuamccaulley70403 жыл бұрын
You have to in this sport, panic and you die.
@swiftaudi2 жыл бұрын
Drowning is scary, gets my heart going. I need to learn to control it. I almost drowned once and now just the site of trouble gets me worked up. Not emotional just heart pumping.
@COSkinnyTireRider8 жыл бұрын
Glad you are still with us... that was close.
@endoalley6806 жыл бұрын
Next time, lean downstream when you bonk a rock. Those upstream air braces rarely work. Really beautiful river.
@luke10613 жыл бұрын
Anyone else had this come up on their recommended from 4 years ago
@derryjones10292 жыл бұрын
That was terrifying to watch. i can only imagine how terrifying it was real time.the power of warter is insane👍
@kosmatifizik7 күн бұрын
I am doing a beginers kayak course and we are constantly yelled at by our instructor for the lack of active paddling. Tgis will serve as a reminder 😮
@chrisinho92602 жыл бұрын
The stone is your friend, always lean to it!
@Issamood73 жыл бұрын
Wow I just saw a video talking about what not to do and it was this same video they used. So glad you made our alive .
@thenickgilbert8 жыл бұрын
Glad you are ok! You should try a longer paddle, that thing does nothing! Try also paddling more actively and you will be better prepared for what is coming up. I know in lower flows that it sometimes gives you a false sense of security, but make it clean :). Stay safe.
@whitewaterjesus77946 жыл бұрын
"Stones are friends, so lean against them" a Kayakteacher told to me.. I made the same Mistake on River Salza/Lawinenschwall, its not a good feeling (sorry, goggletranslate english;).
@k9er233 Жыл бұрын
Bad sh!t happens fast. Good to see you are ok.
@clarkstuart65766 жыл бұрын
I love the criticism on here. This guy got a massive shot of adrenaline, sent through a spin cycle, and still managed to swim to safety. Probably not a textbook exit but hes the man in the arena.
@connemaraadventureprogramm32332 жыл бұрын
Very little active paddling in this video, by either the paddler or the rescuers. We were all beginners once, he was lucky.
@YouTuneIt5 жыл бұрын
Such a pretty river, I loved it, luckily without any bad experiences for me. Though one of my mates had a swim that went badly after a bad rope assist, swung her right into worse waters than she was before. She got out good enough with help from our "chief" though. Im not that experienced but your paddle looks super short and you seem to have gotten yourself into that by having nearly no speed at all. Boats without speed don't maneuver. Maybe enjoying scenery to much, or got deceived by rather calm looks? Glad youre ok :)
@swiftaudi2 жыл бұрын
That water looks amazing.
@andrewrichmond88486 жыл бұрын
Anybody else hear evil demon talking in the slow-mo part?
@OriginalThisAndThat3 жыл бұрын
Imagine getting wedged against the kayak and the bottom of the river.. Man, I was holdin my breath
@carlrichards52072 ай бұрын
Gauley guide here, dang, you got lucky.
@Necromantix13 күн бұрын
crazy situation glad that you did so well
@Nilz4FR15 күн бұрын
the "curva" I understood!
@deltaraven2 жыл бұрын
waited to make sure he wasn't alone but still " this is why you never do anything like this alone"
@madaprak2 жыл бұрын
wow! glad you made it bud
@user-tb2jy9lu3d Жыл бұрын
I've never kayaked a river and can't swim at all, either. But am I correct that a siphon is just water flowing under a rock or other obstacle that has hollowed out by the way and forms a little cave of sorts that the water flows through quickly? Essentially an undercut rock?
@chicklechives2 жыл бұрын
Everyone giving advice for the syphon as if it's a rock hasn't paddled around them. It's a strainer not a rock, and while you are better leaning on than away you're never going to fight the force of water piling up against your boat. Get out fast.
@MonthlyFails2 жыл бұрын
Hey M G, do you have an email address at which we could contact you regarding this video? We would be interested to discuss a license to use this video if this is generally possible? (i.e. via email) :) Cheers, Felix
@andreas956 Жыл бұрын
Thats as ridiculously short paddle. Glad everything worked out well.
@riverjunky8 жыл бұрын
wow, thanks for sharing.
@Joxonio4 жыл бұрын
Malaka...you are very lucky.
@ayokay1233 жыл бұрын
"Hmmm, water was a little bit deeper than I thought."
@RabbitSport8 жыл бұрын
thanks for sharing!
@jonbonesmahomes74725 жыл бұрын
This one is called.. Seconds from disaster.. So dangerous.. Luckily..nothing happened
@strangehappenings89612 жыл бұрын
That's a lucky man right there Holy smokes.
@MV2STROKE6 жыл бұрын
seen that syphon in real life youre lucky thats a nasty one
@whaleshrimp1116 жыл бұрын
Looked like there is lots of room to go around the rock instead of into it?
@JackxFuego6 жыл бұрын
Whaleshrimp the current dragged the boat too fast for the kayaker to react
@wojtekc84996 жыл бұрын
również pięknie dziękuję za udostępnienie, lepiej uczyć się na cudzych błędach niż na swoich... wyglądało faktycznie groźnie. pływasz dalej?
@susannewilliams7 жыл бұрын
Did it on an SUP. Hard to recognise from low in the water (kayak) but a well known feature. Always get local knowledge.
@bish89906 жыл бұрын
kayaking looks beautiful, too bad it’s dangerous.
@nathanrobertshaw97396 жыл бұрын
Thing is kayaking doesn't have to be dangerous, this river is beautiful in many ways but also has a range of difficulties, grade 1 all through to 6, this section is one of the more dangerous ones and and kayakers undertaking the journey should be ready for it (grade 3/4 and well known for siphons and undercuts), so yes, kayaking is dangerous sometimes, but it doesn't always have to be
@EllesarPatriot7 жыл бұрын
soo clean water
@GraveWarrioR4 жыл бұрын
Always wondered how that thing looks under water and where it is. Yesterday someone showed me that place in one of my videos. As we've been there at lower level, it was above us. Now i am becalmed, as i always thought "How can it be i haven't seen that figure while on river?" So here in this Video at exactly 08:12 you can have a look at that stone from Bottom. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hNl_gs-oqNTUfnU.html
@MrOlivertwist192 жыл бұрын
Thanks - interesting.
@melaniemoss11513 жыл бұрын
Scary dude, glad you’re ok
@Lea99Jones2 жыл бұрын
:43 and my pulse is already up. Then NO LEAN when broadside to the rock and then an instant swim? I think not boys. Nice cameras though. LOL.
@joehamiltonsongs2 жыл бұрын
Good you got out of that one !!
@jamesphillips91486 жыл бұрын
Like a lot of these guys say just kiss the rock, leaning away will just allow the water to grab your edge and pull you down. But hey it could be worse that it looks on camera so who are we to judge
@packraftkorea2 жыл бұрын
I'm a pack rafter in South Korea. Where is the Soca River...? looks fun but a bit dangerous...;;
@myszoor28 жыл бұрын
Masakra :( dobrze, że z happy end'em
@ChonkoSan3 жыл бұрын
Wow bro! Thats minus 1 UP for you... I hear you speak czech..you must know here in Slovenia one particular spot on the river Sava is called czech rock...cos of a lot of you czech People drowned there... So... U were very lucky! 👍 Happy birthday to you mon!!! You were reborn here
@wernerxytra61513 жыл бұрын
Swim bro....swim! Lmao! At least he didn't get flushed into a cave with a whirlpool at the entrance
@williambrown91282 жыл бұрын
Been there done this 20 times. it's usually pretty sedate, after 100+ saves I can tell you some people do not belong on the river, ANY river.
@BK-qe6yo6 жыл бұрын
Knew exsaitly what to do didnt even try to roll out yet still exstremly lucky
@lagalilalligator82566 жыл бұрын
Hello I'm a French kayaker and my teacher say to me "kiss the rock" you need to kiss if you don't want to swim
@patrickcarafaАй бұрын
lucky boy
@themute778 жыл бұрын
Caaaaazzzz. Very lucky
@dudewest87265 жыл бұрын
That was nuts
@mayrbmx2 жыл бұрын
MADNESS
@msgesus4518 Жыл бұрын
Hell nah, I aint going out like that
@seanstenberg15592 жыл бұрын
Boo. Class I skills for a Class III section.
@johnrflinn5 жыл бұрын
Should be renamed the Sucka River.
@petermuller76812 жыл бұрын
Vielleicht war der Fluss für dich zu schwer? Und dann noch als Vorfahrender.
@jamespaddler6 жыл бұрын
Robertson Decorators, he is not inflating this. The Kayaking community in that area needs to mark the rock, put up signs at the put in, or do something to warn new kayakers to the river of this hidden hazard.
@vdcruben6 жыл бұрын
Everyone who wants to paddle any section of whitewater should get local knowledge, our read up on the section you want to run. And get the basic right and this would not have happened. But still running point is still a bigger risk. but this incident could have been avoided. So why put up signs and sh*t, this will only attract even more unskilled paddlers and then real accidents will happen. I am not saying that I am the perfect kayaker. I have made plenty of stupid mistakes, as long as you and your companions learn from it, all is good all is well. Stay safe, stay afloat!
@jungletroll3844 Жыл бұрын
you can spot a siphon by the lack of white water around a large boulder
@cheranguista4 жыл бұрын
TRULY, THE RIVER DO NOT GIVE A SHIT ABOUT US
@kacungoligarki71482 жыл бұрын
Untung g matek boss👌
@bigbranch12 жыл бұрын
Lucky....lean into the rock
@kristinessTX4 жыл бұрын
Scary
@sinseizae3 жыл бұрын
Wtf ohh hell no
@RickSpaan8 жыл бұрын
Lucky basterd ;)
@realityshow89026 жыл бұрын
Rozumiem przygoda... Sam zamierzam uczyć się pływać kajakiem, ale... Po kanałach i jeziorkach. Może i co niektórzy śmiać się ze mnie będą, jednakże - pytam - co przyjemnego jest w podtapianiu się człowieka przy tego rodzaju "spływach"? Słowa wypowiedziane przez tonącego - nie wymagają komentarza. Pozdrawiam!
@wojtekc84996 жыл бұрын
a jak jedziesz rowerem i się wywalisz to co w tym jest przejemnego? co jest przyjemnego w wypadkach samochodowych? nic - ale ludzie w nich uczestniczą pomimo swojej woli, wynika to z pewnego ryzyka które niesie ze sobą jazda rowerem czy autem. tak samo jest z kajakarstwem ekstremalnym - wsiadając do kajaka musisz być świadom, że ponosisz jakieś ryzyko, gdy dojdzie do niebezpiecznej sytuacji dobra zabawa może zamienić się w piekło. gdyby każdy tak do tego podchodził piękny sport jakim jest kajakarstwo górskie by nie istniał.
@TheTarainha5 жыл бұрын
Which part of the soca and which water level?
@jaka.kragelj3 жыл бұрын
It's called "the S" section. It's at the towards the end on the way to Trnovo. Looks like the water was higher, more of spring level of water or after rain, rather than mid-summer low water level.
@giuseppemassimino23988 жыл бұрын
ushh
@88szisz5 жыл бұрын
Class 2-3?
@vasjakavcic87045 жыл бұрын
Officially rated III-IV, paddlers say it's a III
@88szisz5 жыл бұрын
@@vasjakavcic8704 thanks!
@PrincipledNaturalLaw4 жыл бұрын
Hairy shit! Probably wise investing in a couple of auto-inflate liferafts, about the size for 10 people, and caching em' about your person in case it happens again...
@robertsonsdecorators40328 жыл бұрын
Calm down it wasn't strong flow. Bit of an over-reaction by the swimmer. You didn't lean into the rock and lift your side. That would have instantly stopped you from capsizing. You also had multiple opportunity's to swim into easy eddys after the incident but decided to float down the river and wait on your buddy to gather you up instead. People inflate situations to feed their ego and "the pub story" after the run. This is actually detrimental to the sport of white water kayaking and puts new recruits off. Time for you to open a book of basics and learn why this SMALL incident happened. Otherwise one day you really will be in trouble.
@Lovrencic8 жыл бұрын
Buddy, you don't know a mistery of this rock. :) I'm not sure if an author of this video knew, but he was pretty careful. I think he heard some camp-fire stories about S before. ;)
@ThomasWaldecker8 жыл бұрын
I think you are putting it down a bit too much. The paddler was too passive, his buddies were a bit too far away. He wasn't expecting the siphon. Glad he came out alive. Thanks for posting the video. Scary as fuck.
@HraHattu8 жыл бұрын
The swim after the incident isn´t the point, the siphon is. I think he got sucked through the vortex? That´s some scary shit. And the video is an excellent example - especially for beginners - of what can go wrong and how quickly. ... In hindsight the following notions are easy to make: First, paddling an apparently unfamilliar section without somebody guiding him. His skills aren´t good enough for a probe. Second being too far from the mates (again based on the skills and familliarity). And the third one is the way too passive paddling and not leaning towards the rock after funking the line. BUT The rest of the river looks quite suitable for him(/her?) and from the video the accident spot isn´t that obvious. He shouldn´t have been that alone AND he should´ve been more vigilant, but that´s easy to say afterwards. .. Lucky guy for being able to tell the story. Brush up on the basics and get back in the saddle.
@lordofnothing.6 жыл бұрын
@Robertsons Decorators dude what the actual F! he didnt say anything about strong flow, however if you check back the gauge from the date it surely wasnt low flow either. Also as a swimmer he didnt overreact at all. But reacted actually quite normal even for an intermediate to advanced paddler. yeah he didnt lean into the rock. so what!? thats a most common mistake for learning paddlers. further: quote from you: "You also had multiple opportunity's to swim into easy eddys after the incident" how about you provide some timestamps for that? because i didnt see that. asking me there was one big eddy on the right, which however had a center pressing eddy which he would barely had a chance to get across. and then the next eddy was the one he got. my personal diagnosis to your comment is: People deflate other peoples reports (even if they are objectively and proven [video]) to feed their ego this is actually detrimental to the sport of white water kayaking and puts new recruits' life in danger. Time for you to open a book of social basics and learn why this stupid comment is contraproductiv. Otherwise one day someone will be in real trouble because of you.
@chicklechives2 жыл бұрын
A siphon doesn't give you the nice cushion wave of a rock to manoeuvre on.
@disruptivegarage2 жыл бұрын
wtfffff
@dgrfsthrgsergwrtghasefq5 жыл бұрын
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@chapinmohney16896 жыл бұрын
Have you seen that stupid video about you by montana jack?
@chapinmohney16896 жыл бұрын
kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gd9poNJiydjddmw.html
@chapinmohney16896 жыл бұрын
there it is
@Michael654294 жыл бұрын
I knew I had seen this before. Pretty scary stuff, glad he survived...