Re: NPS Update
Without knowing the exact situation, hard to imagine how the 3 decided it was 'safe' to swim in the river.
There have been numerous times that I've seen...
Darin 2009-05-03 06:27:50 #55210
Salutations
Hey, I just joined and it seems like I should introduce myself. My name is Steve Stoltenberg, I've led over a dozen canyon hikes, usually sticking mostly to...
stoltenberg_s 2009-05-03 00:02:12 #55209
Re: NPS Update
Sam, the river is so cold that most people can only control their muscles for perhaps five minutes before they tire and slip under. When people hit cold...
rich_rudow 2009-05-02 21:05:02 #55208
Re: NPS Update
Hi Sam... as the Park knows,I have mucho experience in swimming in the frigid Colo.River. I did 39 unpermitted one man life raft trips back in the 70s and...
docthomas04@yahoo.com 2009-05-02 20:53:16 #55207
Re: NPS Update
Doc--From your experience how long could someone that age stay afloat without a PFD? Have you ever swam from bank-bank as I've read about a few? Seems like...
Sam 2009-05-02 15:06:22 #55206
Re: NPS Update
Another source is that this was a group rim-to-river and back
dayhiking and 4 went directly down to the riverbank from the southside
of Black Bridge...
Doug Nering 2009-05-02 15:02:23 #55205
Re: NPS Update
there IS a warning sign at the boaters beach but my info says they jumped off the black bridge.. hard to figure because of the sides on the bridge.. they were...
docthomas04@yahoo.com 2009-05-02 13:50:34 #55204
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