Published on August 11th, 2023 | by Kayak Session
South Fork Swimming | 1200CFS (Entry #17 Beaters For All 2023)
« This was my second time on this section, it was 500cfs more than the first time and I didn’t know exactly what lay ahead which made for a bit of a scary swim for me. Once I saw my boat drop quickly below the horizon, river right, I made up my mind to get out on river left. The boat got in a nasty pin up river from where I got out. No injuries or bruises. 1200 CFS Kyburz, California. »
By: Berean Purther
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Disclaimer: Originally, we created the Beater For All Video Contest with fun beaters in mind (kayakers getting worked and swimming out of it (or not…) with a smile. However, we have been receiving more and more videos showing scary & sketchy situations, some being real close calls. This created a debate among us, enriched by comments from viewers: should we or should we not show those videos? By encouraging and magnifying carnage and beatering, do we promote it? Do viewers forget the dangers of kayaking? We think otherwise. We came to the conclusion that those videos can be educative and show how dangerous the sport of whitewater kayaking can be, and how nasty and quickly can a situation turn from funny to bad. By showing those videos, we firmly believe that these can create discussions and a space for exchange about what could/should have been done to avoid such situations, which will ultimately lead to increases in safety and river knowledge. Note, we never show videos in which people would get hurt badly, or even worse, showing fatal accidents. Last but least, the videos are submitted by their authors, most time the « victims » themselves. NB, We do not poach videos.
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