Kayaker stuck to the tree - Near Death Rescue (Solo first descent) - Salzkammergut

[@jamiefrompaddle365]

Bad whitewater kayaking tips brought me here... this is probably the best example of one yet.

[@mayrbmx]

Hahaha no risk no fun :D

[@Scurfeild]

@@mayrbmx theres risk and then theres being brain dead

[@mayrbmx]

@@Scurfeild :D

[@adamhale2526]

this guy is very new to kayaking. always scout first. most of us would not attempt something like this because we know better and understand the dangers of strainers. hope he gets some lessons and gets with a good crew that can show him how to paddle.

[@mayrbmx]

I'm not a newbie, and the funny thing about it. I looked at it before and thought it was good :D it almost worked. 1 year later I cut away one tree and drove it :)

[@zanemasslich2673]

Great example of why you look before you leap. Glad your ok man. Live and learn, hopefully. Respect the river.

[@mayrbmx]

I looked and thought it was good 😅🤷🏻‍♂️

[@danstobbart4406]

Actually the bravest thing you did was to post it on youtube !! (but I suppose others may learn ? so well done ! )

[@mayrbmx]

It wasn't very brave, just click upload :D Other people are always complaining and know everything better no matter what you do, so it doesn't matter, it's about nothing-

[@mayrbmx]

@@PREDATEURLT as always

[@akugel4529]

Wow, two big mistakes and absolute no-gos at once! 1) You see how much scrub and trees are in the water - an absolute nogo to kajak if you love your life. 2) Never go alone in whitewater. Always have a second kajaker or at least some safety people espacially at those dangerous points. You had more than luck my friend!

[@mayrbmx]

I thought I'd land on the tree, but it wasn't, but trees are always in a stream, that's not a no-go. Pretty much everyone drives alone, you hardly get to drive otherwise, that's not a no-go, but it depends on what. Everything went well ;)

[@akugel4529]

​@@mayrbmx In my 10 years of intense kayaking i never did a ride alone - even in decent wildwatter. We've had several situations where a helping hand was needed - on decent rivers where we never thought something bad can happen. Or if you got stuck in whirlpool and jumped out of the boat - where somebody catches your paddle or kajak before it goes down the river alone. On critical passages with trees or syphons i always wanted to have some security paddlers with ropes standing by. No risk - more often fun! ;-) But luckily you are up well. Good luck for your next tours!

[@mayrbmx]

@@akugel4529 Here many people go alone, which of course means more risk in some situations, rarely something happens and there are many drop and pool streams here so you can usually find your paddle or kayak again quickly :) Thank you very much.

[@brianluisi7616]

Okay, ive watched this at least 10 times and .25 speed, you a crazy mother for even thinking this was a good idea, that creek was a woody death trap

[@mayrbmx]

haha 😅 but it would have been quick 😉 I saw the tree below and thought I would land on it and glide over it.

[@waterdragon4950]

“Everything happens for a reason. Sometimes the reason is we’re stupid and make bad decisions.”

[@mayrbmx]

And sometimes you just misjudge what doesn't mean you're stupid. But that's always the way in life, and you learn from it. And if you do a first descent and push yourself, that's great despite the risk

[@VoltaDoMar]

I am a noob who doesn't know a lot about whitewater kayaking but this looks like a crazy thing to try to go down

[@mayrbmx]

😅 crazy is always a matter of opinion.

[@davek7810]

Not the smartest decision to be dropping into a chocked section solo. Reckless.. You got very lucky

[@mayrbmx]

one year later i do this thing again, but before i cut the left little tree. ;)

[@cheskybaba4864]

@@mayrbmx forget the bravado "I'd do it again" mentality - it's just plain reckless stupidity. A good rule - 1 is suicide, 2 bears witness, 3 is a rescue.

[@FFAdventuresOriginal]

@@mayrbmx

[@mayrbmx]

@@FFAdventuresOriginal Decision was good, it was a first D and nothing happened. I learned from it.

[@mayrbmx]

@@cheskybaba4864 Take it easy, nothing happened, you have to be able to laugh about it.

[@brianluisi7616]

Its a fact, i solo alot of rivers, if i didnt id almost never kayak, mad respect for posting this, if you solo you must check every blind corner/drop every time, ie even if you ran it yesterday get your ass out the boat and scout. When soloing scouting must be constant especially on rarely run rivers

[@mayrbmx]

You really have to ride solo a lot to get too much. Nobody drives the stream except me. I got out and looked at the trees, I wanted to finally drive the fall. I thought I'd get through.

[@AnonymousOtters]

WHAT THE FUCK were you doing!!! Dude. That was the worst decision I have ever seen someone make paddling. Solo, in a gorge, down a wooded waterfall, with a clear undercut on the far side. WOW 😣

[@mayrbmx]

thought by the tree on the left I'll come over it :D

[@ssrhythm6923]

You got bad info, but launching into a drop with multiple, clearly visible strainers…that ain’t on the dood that gave you the bad info. That might be the single worst paddling decision I’ve ever seen, and I had the “pleasure” of watching two beginner boaters with no flat water rolls swim/portage/swim/portage the entire Green back in the early 90s. Sheesh! Glad you are ok, but stop defending this and reassess your decision making processes. People are being blunt because they don’t want you to die under a tree.

[@mayrbmx]

didn't think it was that bad and thought it would be fine. :/

[@ssrhythm6923]

@@mayrbmx I'm guilty of that type of underestimation of danger, but it was always when I was duck hunting...I should have died a couple of times at least while duck hinting. It happens. Glad you lived through it and have that in your "don't do this" databank!

[@mayrbmx]

@@ssrhythm6923 it's all ok.

[@guchoo]

Not responsible kayaking but thank you for posting, it’s a good example how easly the fun can turn to horror.

[@mayrbmx]

That's exactly how you can see it.

[@MK-xl9tt]

“Um gonna rail slide this weak sh!t” lol

[@mayrbmx]

😅 I also thought I was more likely to end up in a tree.

[@georgewilliamssr5230]

Lots of sound, wisdom being passed on here. The really sad part is. How with everyone's advice. You still defend your stupidity. Not trying to insult you, but if it does. Learn from it.

[@mayrbmx]

I'm not defending anything, but I can't change what happened, it just happened, and everything went well. there have to be a lot of stupid factors working together for things to get serious.

[@hedwig1939]

Seems to be your second birthday. In nearly 50 years of kayaking, we have seen people loosing their life for quite crazy reasons. Never do this again and enjoy safety first, if you wanna get as old as we are now, with fun in white water!

[@mayrbmx]

🎊🎉Things looked good to me, things happen ;)

[@k9koa]

Ive done some dumb things on rivers, but this tops the lot😂

[@mayrbmx]

Why, that was an attempt to ride this waterfall first.

[@k9koa]

@@mayrbmx its not worth drowning for a first run on such an underwhelming little drop that most kayakers wouldnt care about.

[@mayrbmx]

@@k9koa No, it's never worth drowning no matter how high you fall, that's true, but I'm not like most kayakers. Luckily everything went well and it was just a lesson.

[@dl3537]

lmaooo this might be the dumbest thing I've ever seen in a kayak

[@mayrbmx]

maybe, maybe not.

[@copastm]

Not a wise decision in my opinion, but glad you’re okay and we have this to learn from.

[@mayrbmx]

I thought I landed in the tree :D Thank you.

[@DoNortSleepIn2024]

I don't understand your decision-making process. You can see the strainer before you start your run. This is a narrow channel in a wooded area. It's going to be filled with strainers, as we can see right after the pool you were lucky enough to drop into before the next drop. If it wasn't for that pool, I doubt anyone would be seeing this video.

[@mayrbmx]

I looked at the waterfall and figured it should work, but then it just didn't work. But no problem, I cut the tree away and drove over the waterfall a year later.

[@RiverogueLander]

Lots of hidden wood. Like underwater, downed logs right after feasibly looking limbo logs etc. Trees often fall in groups and get swept into groups.

[@mayrbmx]

@@RiverogueLander Yes what the heck, I just thought I'd land on the tree, it just turned out differently. Nothing happened, it's the way it is now:)

[@livingroomspeakers6200]

you dont respect the water enough

[@mayrbmx]

but I do that.

[@neuzeitrecordings]

Looks like there was also a big syphon near to the big rock you climbed out -.-

[@mayrbmx]

There is no syphon ;)

[@commenthero4635]

Great experience. Thanks for sharing.

[@mayrbmx]

Yes :D Thanks

[@G0IN.B0ATIN_]

Why you should never paddle alone, good self rescue and good on you for staying calm

[@mayrbmx]

You can drive alone, but you should also be able to say no sometimes :D

[@G0IN.B0ATIN_]

@@mayrbmx let me rephrase, you should never paddle alone on a first decent especially one like this.

[@mayrbmx]

@@G0IN.B0ATIN_ I also think it depends on the difficulty and ability. I don't think I'm that good at kayaking, but I think I'm pretty good off-road.

[@gleneverett9728]

Obviously too great of a boater for his own good. At least no one has to risk their lives to save him.

[@mayrbmx]

it's all ok :)

[@Sr89hot]

Looking back at a ripe old age I can say soloing was the dumbest thing I did. Glad it didn’t take to long to figure that out. Bloated drowned corpses are nasty to look at, and smell even worse.

[@mayrbmx]

Riding solo is really nice and liberating, and there aren't many paddlers here, otherwise you can't get anywhere. Dead is never nice.

[@rpsellers]

Wow, just wow. And I'm not just talking about the obvious stupidity in the video. This guy apparently didn't learn a thing judging from his replies to comments below. I hope we don't see a video sometime where he didn't make it - but I won't be the least bit surprised.

[@mayrbmx]

I see it easily because nothing happened, but now I avoid trees more.

[@kirk2459]

@@mayrbmx You say nothing happened, but decided to put "Near Death Rescue" in the title of your video.

[@mayrbmx]

@@kirk2459 but it could have ended badly, near death doesn't mean that you have to lose parts of your body 😅🤦

[@scottsather602]

ok, I know everyone is thinking it. The dumbest move is solo kayaking a first decent.

[@mayrbmx]

I don't think so, it was just bad luck.

[@absoluteelectricandmainten7432]

@@mayrbmxBad Luck??? Nope!! Just stupid. Rule number one: Never paddle alone. Especially where there are tress. Rule number two: Always scout lines you aren’t familiar with, especially if there has been weather. Rule number three: Make sure to NEVER disregard rules one and two. Good example of what to NEVER do.

[@mayrbmx]

@@absoluteelectricandmainten7432 I know Bach, I got out beforehand and looked at the place again. I thought it was over, anyway six months later I drove again, but first I removed the small tree.

[@christophberenotto]

Sorry about my earlier negative comment here. This was the first video I saw of yours and I got the impression you were someone getting into rapids too difficult for yourself for the yourube glory. I shouldn't have rushed to judgement. It takes courage to post your mistakes as well as your good lines and I'm glad you're making content, you do some really cool runs.

[@mayrbmx]

No problem, they are just comments from strangers, that's not so bad :) I don't care about fame, I don't care about performance. I just want to have fun and I put the videos on KZbin. I don't ride any better but that doesn't matter to me, I just want to have my own adventure and have fun :) And yes, I definitely ride things that aren't always that good, but sometimes you just want to ride something down :D and if I make mistakes then that's just the way it is, and that's okay too. That just happens sometimes.

[@owendoyle3397]

That was tight, way to charge

[@mayrbmx]

All is well.

[@etiennegreen6017]

sweet looking drop, but lethal wood. What does it look like cleaned up

[@mayrbmx]

I'm the only one that drives, unless I saw nobody there.

[@timmckennie4276]

You keep commenting you thought it was good, fine, you were wrong, but that doesn’t explain why in the hell you were paddling alone.

[@mayrbmx]

because not always someone has time to go kayaking, and then I go alone, but there is also something special about being alone

[@markschuette3770]

wow look at all the wood in that stream- that an obvious portage.

[@mayrbmx]

a bit of wood yes :D

[@b5yuwu672]

Why is everyone hating. Well executed self resque, glad you are ok man.

[@scheisstag]

Because he got stuck at 0:07 and out at 0:55. Thats 48 seconds. No problem with the head above the water. Probably deadly with the head under water and the body working. Under this conditions you cant keep your breath for 3 minutes. And it was only a matter of luck in which position he got stuck. So he survived by sheer luck. Was it avoidable? Totally by spotting. He just entered the river as you can see at 0:01. And you dont need a second person for any kind of whitewater. I did a month long solo whitewater level 4 trip in Canada myself, with all the stuff for my survival in the wilderness in the boat. And also on a river with a lot of trees. But here are four additional risk factors involved: 1. its a tiny creek. 2. there are logs (not only stones.) He is doing it solo. He deliberately aims for the risky spots instead of scouting and avoiding them. (In my case I avoided 1 and 4) So this makes getting stuck not only possible but very likely. In this case you should bring optimal means to get unstuck. And optimal means: more options than only self rescue. And I would say without hating: if you cant see that, you should probably also stick to trips with several other persons. Because your own ability for risk assessment has still some room for improvement.

[@mayrbmx]

Thank you, that's because a lot of people are frustrated and just hate everything.

[@mayrbmx]

if I were in a different position. if and if. If I got into the car and someone drove into me. if I had won the lottery. It's a coincidence that we're all still alive.

[@scheisstag]

@@mayrbmx Thats in your case a fact: its only a coincidence that you are still alive. Thats why people criticise you. And there is a difference between "coincidence that you are alive" and "risking a calculated danger after a good risk assessment". And I hope, that you actually realize that you went too far on this day and that you are only too young and too stubborn to admit this fact on the internet. Because if you stay unable to learn out of your mistakes you wont become an old adventurer.

[@mayrbmx]

We all still live by chance, and I don't care what people say, you can never please people. I enjoy adventures and that's what makes it fun.

[@michaelpryor78]

You forgot to pack your chainsaw

[@mayrbmx]

haha yes, but one year later i cut this tree and do this thing 😍

[@robertwatts9825]

So close but that line is so not there... that flake at 0:05 is a hard nope

[@mayrbmx]

everything was ok, except the left tree 😅 I thought I could get over it

[@kayakingandriver6259]

Lots of strainers in this creek

[@mayrbmx]

yes :D

[@elvisunfiltered]

Despite all the people hating, u got big balls for the send, thanks for sharing it on the internet for us to see. End of the day, you are okay and that's all that matters

[@mayrbmx]

Thank you :) Oh no matter the people who are unhappy always hate it, exactly at the end of the day it was a good run and a first descent, which is what I wanted to do.

[@mayrbmx]

Thank you :) Oh no matter the people who are unhappy always hate it, exactly at the end of the day it was a good run and a first descent, which is what I wanted to do.

[@steelemedia]

That’s why it’s called a strainer

[@mayrbmx]

or so

[@1stickfigurefan886]

Look before u leap and never paddle alone. I hope he learned his lesson

[@mayrbmx]

I looked and found it doable :D

[@chicklechives]

Intrigued as to what the expected outcome was?

[@mayrbmx]

thought it would end differently

[@purebloodnovax3251]

Darwin Award

[@mayrbmx]

Ich fand die fahr ganz cool :)

[@cheskybaba4864]

It's one thing to solo if you are world class or know before hand the hazards in a river, but it's another to do so by yourself if you are not. A good rule of thumb for boaters not so experienced or familiar with a river: One is a suicide, two bears witness, three is a resue.

[@mayrbmx]

I'm not a professional, but I know the streams in the Salzkammergut better than anyone else. Therefore your assessment is simply wrong. and sorry that mistakes happen, apparently you have never made any in your life. wow you are a perfect person, you can be proud.

[@cheskybaba4864]

@@mayrbmx But you didn't know the hazard was there and , yes I have never made a mistake regarding the safety of my life. Be safe out there.

[@mayrbmx]

@@cheskybaba4864 Of course I knew that it was, but what's the point? ohh yes sure mr. perfect, something like that is ridiculous. There is always a residual risk for some people more and for others less.

[@goffmedia]

Best kayaking is rivers with lots of debris. I always worry about that

[@mayrbmx]

or without debris

[@josephmyers64]

Check out this guy's channel it's mostly all solo sketchy paddling. Tons of sketchy solo first descents. Damn dude

[@mayrbmx]

Thank you, our paddlers are just too good for things like that and don't really do much scouting. But well, I enjoy it and that’s what counts.

[@ChristelVinot]

tight spot

[@mayrbmx]

Yes :) but its okay.

[@Mogtepyigsoloth]

As a longtime whitewater kayaker I missed the "near death" headline claim. This creek was wadable depth. The strainers were the only issue, but the flow was so low it presented virtually no danger. The hair is just not there, to be honest.

[@mayrbmx]

It could have ended badly, the current is strong enough, the video underestimates that.

[@big1dog23]

Lay off the guy. He had the balls to post it and leave comments one. WE get to learn for a mistake. The surrounding forest looks like a tree farm. With a solid chain saw run and more water it might make a good run.

[@Scurfeild]

sorry i dont think he had the balls to post it i think hes so bad at decision making this video just sums up the state of his mind when making good decisions

[@mayrbmx]

The run was good, right?

[@mayrbmx]

@@Scurfeild Why shouldn't I have posted it? There's no reason not to do it.

[@christopherdanz5214]

No scouting?

[@mayrbmx]

I was scouting and it looked good to me, I thought I would land with my nose on the tree, a small mistake on my part.

[@paulbjork5976]

If you’re not confident you can solo a run, do a different run. Sometimes it’s solo or nothing. My best runs were solo

[@mayrbmx]

my best were also solo.

[@JPoleet]

Sweet line! 😂

[@mayrbmx]

😂

[@elijahnaz11]

Where is the "near death rescue"???? Title is clickbait.

[@mayrbmx]

if I had gotten stuck under the tree, it might not have ended well

[@jarodthornton]

Are you solo? wtf man.

[@mayrbmx]

I am not alone, but the kayak trip was

[@travisstowell7800]

🤣🤣🤣

[@mayrbmx]

😍

[@launchtexasintothesunforev9551]

This is how my friend died

[@mayrbmx]

So sad 😓😢

[@johnnysi6106]

Sketchy 😅

[@mayrbmx]

🙈🙈 :D

[@theomeunier7091]

Nothing to be proud of…🙄

[@mayrbmx]

Haha, no one said either 😉

[@jimmyelsen4787]

Badass

[@mayrbmx]

:D

[@Layintreats]

Ich habe mir einige der anderen Videos angesehen. Ich kann sehen, dass Ihr Stoke hoch ist und Ihre Fähigkeiten Fortschritte machen, mit Raum für weiteres Wachstum. ich lebe in Montana usa. Ich fahre seit 23 Jahren Kajak, in vielen Ländern. Aber in meinen lokalen Läufen müssen wir alle paar Jahre rausgehen und die Yrees im Lauf schneiden. Wir machen es im Winter, wir schneiden Abschnitte des Baumstamms jeweils etwa einen Meter lang und nicht ganz durch. Im Frühjahr kommt Hochwasser und bläst alle Baumstämme weg. Es ist einfach, macht Spaß und ist effektiv. Ich habe mir zweimal den Rücken gebrochen, einmal den Hals, zwei falsche Hüften. Ich leite immer noch die Scheiße, bin aber jetzt sehr wählerisch. Ich habe eine Familie und zwei kleine Unternehmen. Ich rufe die Eltern meiner Freunde jedes Jahr an ihren Geburtstagen an, weil sie gestorben sind und ich nicht. Ich erzähle Geschichten von unseren Reisen. bro, du bist bisher privilegiert, jung und glücklich. Sie haben viel Feuer zum Kajakfahren. Finde jemanden, der besser ist als du und lerne von ihm, bevor einer deiner Freunde deine Eltern an deinem Geburtstag anruft. One Love, ich hoffe, eines Tages mit dir irgendwo auf der Welt zu paddeln.

[@mayrbmx]

@@Layintreats Ich schneide auch die Bäume heraus, dachte die Fahrt geht gut. Ein Jahr später hab ich diesen Baum entfernt und bin ihn erfolgreich gefahren :)

[@minutechips9414]

0 time spent scouting 🤣🤣

[@mayrbmx]

I looked and found it okay.

[@minutechips9414]

@@mayrbmx hmmm by watching the video you seemed to not find the line “okay” haha

[@mayrbmx]

@@minutechips9414 It's all ok

[@johnburt9455]

First shot is of a strainer immediately below launch. You literally filmed the thing that you were going to get caught on, and launched into it.

[@multikulti-r7e]

This is disrespectful to all the kayakers who have died in trees. I recently lost a friend who was stuck in a tree. So be glad you survived and stop posting stupid things!

[@mayrbmx]

No, that's not disrespectful, that would be the same as me saying you're being disrespectful when you drive your car because I know someone who died in a car accident. You see, it makes no sense to say something like that, of course I feel sorry for everyone where something happens.

[@23jdizo]

🤦‍♂️

[@mayrbmx]

🤣🤣🤣

[@jeromeouellet6097]

Stop glorifying dying. Whats cool about dying? You get good views on your youtube video when you almost die. And when someone die, everuone act like they knew him well just do add some dramma and sounds cool.

[@mayrbmx]

What are you talking about? I'm not glorifying anything. This is just a video that happened to me, watch it or not.

[@scientist9853]

It isn't about uploading it for views or glorifying death, I don’t know how you came to think that? This provides as an educational video. A mistake happened and now other people can watch this and learn from it.