This is the Most Dangerous Stretch of River on Earth -- The Strid in Strid Wood

The Strid is a small stretch of river on the River Wharfe which runs through Strid Wood at Bolton Abbey in the mighty North Yorkshire. This stretch of river fascinates me and scares me in equal measure, it can look tranquil and unassuming and that's what makes it so scary. This is the sort of river I'd usually swim in, and if it wasn't for the warning signs and the common knowledge of how dangerous it actually is, I'd have my budgie smugglers on ready for my last ever dunking of the junk.
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Much love. Hazy

[@HazeOutdoors]

I'm going to strap my GoPro to a cabbage and send it down next time. #science

[@ruththinkingoutside.707]

You sure a cabbage? They float okay? How about a melon? 😬😬

[@mistymorning]

No Joe D is a nice cabbage don't do it.

[@sarkybugger5009]

That's no way to talk about Joey D! ;o) Take care, Hazey lad.

[@naturalist7022]

It would most probably get eaten by the 2ft crayfish that thrive there!

[@TheScottyvdubs]

Bruh, parsnip every time

[@maddg7471]

Imagine after saying all that, he just goes, “ok let’s have a go.” And cannonballs into the river.

[@AKhan.28]

lmao

[@PatrickPierceBateman]

Only a mad lad would try such a thing.

[@JasonNewmarch]

LMAO

[@randomman6452]

🤣

[@LaHayeSaint]

Are you mad? Are you enticing death?

[@stephenphillip5656]

I live locally to the Strid & have always respected it. I have been there when the river was in full flood after 36 hours rain and the rocks you were filming from were invisible. The water's power was awesome. My cousin Greg was a retained firefighter about 20 years ago and was training for water rescue. As an advanced exercise, the Fire & Rescue teams from Skipton and also Harrogate got together with *FULL* safety & backup, ropes, scuba diving kit & emergency team on standby and explored the Strid when the water was low(ish!). As you say, it is apparently a huge, undercut cave below those rocks and extremely dangerous with a depth of about 30ft (9m) & a big, powerful current which would swirl you around like a washing machine. Its danger lies in the fact that it looks so small, harmless. Don't be fooled. It's only about 10 years ago when someone on their honeymoon was swept away and lost their life. It is tempting to try to jump across the narrowest part - try and you stand a good chance of winning a Darwin Award.

[@blairsmith1812]

Hi, I'm Blair from Canada...I live about 3 hours from Niagara Falls, been there numerous times, I have witnessed a person going down the falls in a wheel barrel, death was the result. Literally thousands have lost their lives at it's mercy. My question Stephen is....Is the STRID really the worlds most dangerous section of river? "or" is he saying this as clickbait? to make it more interesting. without a doubt it does look intimidating ""buuut"" worlds most dangerous, Hmmmmm?

[@tomburleigh9261]

​@@blairsmith1812 Is it based on how many people it kills, or it's potential to kill anyone who falls or willingly gets in? The Strid doesn't actually kill many people, because the danger is well known and people know not to get too close. This video says that many people have died there, but I couldn't find more than a handful of accounts when I looked. However, likewise... there are no easily findable accounts of anyone falling in (or willingly getting in without a lot of kit and a team) and surviving; there are some famous accounts of people going over Niagra and surviving, and indeed there might be such accounts related to the Strid if thousands of people actually went in there too. So, both are certainly very dangerous, but the Strid not so much if you go by body count alone... more people die in some relatively safer sections of rivers simply because so many more people go in there. Of course, that's just one way of looking at it. And by that metric, I'd say that no... the Strid is beat by a 4 mile section of one river in Peru where, I couldn't, when I looked find any reliable record of it actually killing people... but, the water is consistently well above 80 degrees Celcius and cooks any creature that goes in... the danger is obvious to humans, the water actually boils in places, and puts out a huge amount of steam.

[@nineteen8486]

@@blairsmith1812 it looks nothing but believe m e its reputation proceeds it

[@Kraken9911]

There's a video of a guy jumping across it. Totally mental.

[@Quietriot1970]

@@blairsmith1812 no its true honestly.

[@EKdlwoasred]

I took my dog on a boat trip down this river didn’t know it was dangerous dog panicked before this stretch madly so took her to the bank and she led me past this gulley. I owe my life to her.

[@HomeAtLast501]

Amazing.

[@PatrickPierceBateman]

Congrats, a dog is smarter than you.

[@EKdlwoasred]

@@PatrickPierceBateman nice musak bro. Sounds generic!

[@PatrickPierceBateman]

@@EKdlwoasred Who cares what you think? You're the guy who would have paddled right into the Strid if your dog didn't save you. So you're clearly not the sharpest tool in the shed. Let's hear what your dog thinks about the music, I value her opinion more than yours, seeing as how she is miles ahead of you in terms of intellect.

[@EKdlwoasred]

@@PatrickPierceBateman I don’t know if “seeing as how” is good English but whatevs. Hey man I was saying I like the music! What you said is insulting. I’m really a fan of generic things... You shouldn’t speak ill of your fans n my dog won’t like it she has integrity like you say. Your music will only appeal to idiots like me. Keep on rocking

[@alanmumford8806]

I visited The Strid as a teenager. That jump looks so doable but really isn't. And the water flow (not on a 'busy' day as in this video) is truly hypnotic. It's genuinely a very dangerous place.

[@billfred9411]

Definitely a dangerous river but the title seems a little wrong. Who ever titles this video must have never heard of the zambezi river.

[@WorthlessDeadEnd]

Like a fly drawn to a bug zapper

[@reversalmushroom]

@@billfred9411 What's so dangerous about that one?

[@reversalmushroom]

How is the jump not doable if it's only 3 or 6 feet? People can run and move that far through the air.

[@fishinfiend9619]

@@reversalmushroom while doable most people who land slip... river moss is no joke

[@WynneL]

I feel like a great tourist slogan for this place would be "The Bolton Strid: Fuck Around and Find Out."

[@tedkelly183]

😂

[@TheEverest72]

“Some say it’s as deep as a Yorkshireman’s pocket”

[@HazeOutdoors]

😂😂😂 cheeky swine

[@PattyODoors]

Bottomless? 😎👍

[@rocknrollramblers4051]

That’s proper deep

[@patshea9043]

Nice one old bean!

[@repentuklondonwatchman1373]

Erm,,,,,, WHAT POCKET ????

[@jimjoelliejack]

Hazy, I was a Paramedic and member of the fell rescue, I was involved in the search for the honeymoon couple, absolutely tragic. It’s lethal in that water. Good video.👍

[@user-zy9yg2eu5t]

Did they died?

[@jimjoelliejack]

@@user-zy9yg2eu5t yep they both did, found downstream a few weeks later.

[@user-zy9yg2eu5t]

@@jimjoelliejack Oh no. R.I.P 😥 did they survive?

[@user-zy9yg2eu5t]

@DWTZ ONE The Strid is river

[@four-twenty4205]

@DWTZ ONE - Your comment has me crying 😂

[@gregbaldwin5144]

It would be incredibly fascinating if they could somehow divert the water temporarily to see exactly what's underneath that stretch. I know it's not feasible and wantonly unnecessary, but heck they did that with Niagara falls. Whimsical wishes I know

[@369284ab]

From what I understand, it’s a 200+ foot narrow valley

[@martinburke362]

Just about every school kid in Yorkshire has been on a school trip to Bolton Abbey and has been warned and double warned by their teachers don't go near the strid and definately don't try to jump it this place has legendary status in Yorkshire as being one of the country's most dangerous places very picturesque but deadly

[@paulmulryne8405]

Not just in the country. I was surprised to find its in the top 10 in the world 😱

[@simon5856]

I used to go ferreting around there 😆

[@peterchute926]

Martin Burke. Are you “H”?

[@martinburke362]

@@peterchute926 am I what??

[@paulmulryne8405]

@@peterchute926 the 4th man, surely!

[@WgCdrLuddite]

Aged 15 I stood at one side of The Strid and contemplated going for it. I 'm still alive so I suppose that was the start of my adulthood.

[@zigzaglychee7324]

We've really learned to see dangerous landscapes as a foreign thing here I think. When you ask what the most dangerous rivers are, people usually give answers like the Nile, the Congo, the Amazon because they're big and filled with scary carnivores. But this is a perfect example of how the most dangerous things don't necessarily LOOK dangerous.

[@stromtommo8294]

When I was a kid we often went for family trips to Bolton Abbey and followed the trails along the Strid. On one occasion there was a man and his border collie ahead of us. His dog casually jumped in the water and never surfaced, probably not too far from this video's location. The memory of the man shouting his dog's name in desperation still haunts me even now. There's a popular tombstoning spot not far downstream but that stretch of the river is a lot wider. I can imagine a lot of visitors would be tempted to jump over the narrow gap to the opposite bank so it's important to get the message out; you are probably not coming out alive and if you do you would be pulverised on the rocks by the force of the current.

[@duesalbladesinger7900]

That poor dog. :(

[@Idkusername1234]

That's terrifying mate

[@thomasrussell4674]

That's creepy. You are one of the few people on these comments who directly saw how scary and haunting the place is. That's horrible. I'm sorry you went through that.

[@artfisher1235]

Very wise advice. I am an old whitewater kayaker in the Great Smoky Mountains, U.S. The "big boys" from out of town would come to town and tell me the expedition down streams like this would be fun. For them it was truly relaxing fun, but for me, it would take hours to describe all my horrific injuries sustained over the years. I would do it all again, and probably will. Those undercut rocks and strong currents and "washing machine" traps are very, very real.

[@adriansavage1269]

Top advice from mr Haze . Respect Mother nature shes not going ask twice.

[@nobrainsnoheadache2434]

Something to remember is that water can move a stone that is as tall as half the depth of the river - a 6 foot deep stream can move a 3 foot rock; think about how bulky a 3 foot rock is, and how shallow 6 feet seems, and you might get an idea of the power here

[@alliwanttodoisdoit5495]

“Some say ... some say ... and some people say” all we know is he's called the stig

[@JPoleet]

Yeah, I get tired of the ghost story aspect to these tales.

[@spijkerpoes]

the river Stygx

[@coolperson962]

That, that was the joke he made....but he replaced stig....with strid *whoosh*

[@vanderslagmulders]

😂

[@MsBizzyGurl]

60m of rushing water creates a siphon effect. When there are no heavy rains, the water looks calm - that's the danger.

[@papawhisky2935]

Love this new little documentary format. I'd watch the shit out of series about hidden nature gems in the UK.

[@jofftalbot1348]

More like this please

[@leedonativo7180]

I agree the narration was top and I love watching more vids of hidden gems on the uk, I’m always so jealous of Canadians 😅

[@KimberlyGreen]

This is actually a great way to understand electricity too. Amps is the volume of [electricity, water]. Current is the velocity of it moving past a certain point. Volts is the measure of force of it. And watts is the amount of work it can do. So, up above, The Strid has X volume of water. It's spread wide, moving slowly and not forceful. Low current, low voltage, low wattage. At the rapids, it has the same volume (amps), but that volume is forced to move faster and has much more force. High current, high voltage, high wattage. One makes you tingle, the other makes you sleep forever.

[@HazeOutdoors]

Excellent analogy

[@ricksyoutubechannel]

Wow best comment on KZbin I've seen in ages🙏

[@jeffmcilroy7081]

Damn

[@RaP22]

Nerd lolz

[@richielamb2733]

The best explanation I’ve read for a long time .

[@VRWarehouse]

Bit different, but quality as always. When haze says "listen, lads, this is dangerous" take heed, if this man isn't cracking a joke and jumping in it must be fecking dangerous.

[@JPoleet]

People kayak it, it’s not that bad. Go somewhere and look at a class 5 class 5 white water rapid, then come back to this dinky little thing and it will give you some perspective.

[@VRWarehouse]

@@JPoleet I don't doubt that, I think the message here though is this looks like a nice spot for a wild swim.... But don't you'll die.

[@daveffs1935]

@@JPoleet Go have yourself a swim, when you come back and say it's fine I'll take that into perspective.

[@BeavisT-800]

@@JPoleet Pretty sure people don't kayak it, the fatality rate is very high.

[@JPoleet]

@@BeavisT-800 I’m certain they kayak it, and the fatality rate is not high compared to actual white water rivers. I do this for a living.

[@bobbys4327]

Great commentary Haze! I live in the US in the desert where it is dry "most" of the time. Few years ago a homeless man was under a road overpass camping out in a flood channel. It rained up in the mountains and the water came down swept him away. My wife worked in a building a ways down stream in front of this channel and the water at this point was not wide, not deep, but kind of fast and was all concrete. Anyway, people were alerted and they went out too see if they could grab this guy as he came by. He came floating down the channel in maybe a foot of water or less but he was moving fairly fast and no one could hold him when they reached for him. Fortunate for him a group of guys working down stream a ways were able to get a rope on him and pulled him out. Not too much farther was where the diversion channel went underground and out to the river a few miles away.

[@HazeOutdoors]

Woah! That’s crazy mate.

[@blindhowlingdrunk]

Get in Haze! We used to swim in a stretch a bit like that in the Wye. Whole river forced into an 8 foot wide boiling channel. Literally would suck us under and spit us out down stream, which we found hilarious. It’s a wonder any of us survived our childhoods back then.

[@connorerhardt1767]

We have a spot like that we called the waterslide. It was about 50 foot long and maybe 7 foot wide and we would put our arms out to the side and go feet first and just get sucked under and bounce off the sides but if you got sucked down to long you always had the rock wall next to you to climb out

[@daic7274]

All good and well, but not so if you get pulled under and smashed about against the rocks by a 20mph current for longer than you can hold your breath. Then you're fucked. A bit of common sense and heeding local warnings go along way. Would you volunteer for a game of football in a known area of land mines, or jump between skyscrapers "cos they do it on telly"?

[@connorerhardt1767]

@@daic7274 we were kids who were going to swim in the closest body of water we could walk to obviously its not smart and i wouldnt do it now but i still fish that river and have seen people in there and there are signs now but if you have a few friends you will be mostly fine the waters crystal clear most of the time

[@bugsy742]

@@daic7274 calm down Karen

[@janicetaylor8794]

@karma comedian ...'better to be a live coward than a dead hero'.

[@Jon-cw7gk]

I love the strid, it’s got a prehistoric vibe to it

[@nigelkthomas9501]

Be interesting to see the strid in a drought with hardly any water in it. You soon see the issues then.

[@christianhviid2167]

A drought you say. Im sorry to break it to you mate but this is the UK. It rains permanently.🥲

[@nigelkthomas9501]

@@christianhviid2167 No it doesn’t! We’ve had many a drought in the past. I was only five at the time, but 1976 was the most well known.

[@christianhviid2167]

@@nigelkthomas9501 It was obviously not a serious statement.😂 It would be amazing to see it dry. It would also be amazing to see what wildlife lives in it!

[@nigelkthomas9501]

@@christianhviid2167 Me too. I knew you were taking the urine! I guess it could be drained by sucking the water out and diverting it away, but it wouldn’t be easy.

[@christianhviid2167]

@@nigelkthomas9501 I wonder if it would be possible to map the riverbed by using multibeam echo, sonar/lidar etc like we do with the sea floor. Perhabs the water is moving too fast to lower any sort of equipment into it without damaging it. It would be interesting to divert the flow for a few days just to find out. I doubt the animals who reside within it would agree with us though😆.

[@gkeyman565]

You know it's serious when the guy that normally jumps and and video's the swim won't go near it's edge even!!!! Have a great day and always be safe 1st.

[@50shadesofcerakote]

When he said fatality, it sounded ALOT like fertility and that changes the whole dynamic of this video.. Also, those clips of the area in the summer time are AMAZING. That is such a neat spot.

[@D00M3R_MAVS]

Strid is scary. it'll pull you down into one of the caverns, and you'll never be seen again. some people are washed down river, but there are lots of people in those caverns, that never washed out.

[@PH-xg6zh]

I lost my best friend in Lancaster River lune when I was a kid. Never swam outdoors since

[@HazeOutdoors]

Sorry for your loss mate

[@DBZ483]

Damn sorry for your loss :(

[@itsAurora-zq8cb]

That's awful ,sorry for ur loss

[@theyorkshirepudding2656]

This place was terrifying as a kid! Parents would tell the stories about it and never let us go too close! 30 now and still wouldn't 😄

[@JH-6]

This is a most fascinating and interesting presentation. History and caution and stories by the Great Haze. I loved it, fantastic work.

[@mrgravyman]

'Thats how you get logged off' - Love it!

[@introvert_outdoors]

Loving your new style and content. So glad you've stayed active and creative throughout all this :D

[@geraintowen2947]

Some say your channels the best outdoors channel on The Tube of You... I'm one of those said people.

[@Daydreameruk]

And me. 🙋🏻‍♀️

[@munky871]

I thought you said you're NOT one of those people...was like damn that's rude lol

[@Daydreameruk]

@@munky871 No no, I’m defo in the fan seating grandstand.

[@cbb1362]

That is one of the best info outdoors vids I've seen. Fabulous. Thank you.

[@johny2rrf158]

Dam that was really fascinating. I never would look at that and think it can kill me. Nice history about Bolton Abbey, I've been there its beautiful. Hazy please do more like this 🙏

[@ralphmctell5210]

I live in Rochdale and have walked through strid wood up to Simons seat, as a walk from one of my books. Later in 2015 did dales way at 62, and decided to go over wharf at the abbey, on the stepping stones. Setting off ok, the stones were dry and about 4" above the water. Different story out in the middle, stones were wet and only half an inch above water. Thing is the depth and higher strength of flow were apparent. I had my full gear on, waterproofs overcoat and back pack. I froze somewhat in the middle, weighed up my options, and decided if I was going to fall in, not to go for the lee side. At least falling up river the stones would prevent me being swept down river. Deciding i just needed to go for it and keep a degree of forward momentum up. At this point a duck decided to rather loudly laugh, quack quack quack quack quack! I just managed to stay upright and got there. After reminding myself I could have taken the bridge, and giving myself something of an internal boll... telling off, I proceeded off to Appletreewick, my first stopover. Really enjoyed the video. I'd no idea of this section of rivers reputation. Like you say, it looks so innocent, and I bet tempting in very warm weather.

[@morgainetaylor5777]

Wonderful photography, great presentation. You keep things interesting even through Lockdown. Love ya Hazey!

[@LewisBennett]

This is like an outdoorsy Yorkshireman's take on Tom Scott videos, I love it! You should do more vids like these going to an interesting or historical place outdoors in the UK

[@johnrflinn]

Put a Go Pro on a weighted mannequin and throw it in at the top of the Strid.

[@blakehancock776]

you wont get it back it will be sucked under into a cavity. i dont belive the wireless feature on the go pro would work either.

[@ceruleanc505]

We're all waiting for someone to try it!

[@JPoleet]

@@blakehancock776 no it won’t, there’s all kinds of pictures on the Internet where people have tied go pros to rope and put them in the Strid. All the bodies washed out downstream.

[@PrinceOfTheCity1]

@@JPoleet lol oh yeah where are they at ?

[@locominyana8916]

@@JPoleet link plz.

[@TimmyBobinson]

I'm not a big commenter, but your video stirred me to do so. Great cinematography, interesting research and history with some local guide safety advice. Thank you very much Sir. I look forward to seeing out on the trails one day.

[@HazeOutdoors]

I’m not a big replier to you comments but thanks you very much mate. I appreciate it.

[@beardedbimbler1244]

Have stood there myself, looks nothing but the horror stories I've read. Sends shivers down my spine.

[@dogsnguns6742]

I've been interested in lakes, rivers, and wetlands for as long as I can remember. I can't believe I've never even heard of this!

[@BushCampingTools]

No wonder Yorkshire has so many caves when u have rivers rushing through limestone like this. Thanks for showing!

[@PitchBlackTales]

I never get tired of Strid videos, it is a really fascinating stretch of river. I really want to get a camera down there at some point!

[@akepaow]

Couldn't they temporarly dam it to se how it looks?😳

[@user-zy9yg2eu5t]

@@akepaow Yeah, I am sure the environmental agency will spend hundreds of thousands of pounds on a very high risk project, cause flooding upriver, disturb fish movement and destroy habitat to just "see how it looks"

[@whynottalklikeapirat]

How deep?

[@Penguin_of_Death]

There's a lad on YT that's dropped a weighted camera down into The Strid recently, and also mapped parts of it with sonar

[@ruthblackburn6254]

Someone has done this! A video using a go-pro and 40ft of cable, thrown camera in to the bottom... very creepy. Water tornados and millions of bubbles, absolute death! Fascinating video.

[@HikingPhotographer]

Always fancied going there with the kids & no idea of it’s danger 😬 nice format mate and look forward to seeing more little informative clips on Mr Hazey’s Yorkshire - the place you know best to share to the world. Love your craic but nice to see a serious side too - brilliant that your inspiring loads of people into outdoorsy stuff (like me) but it’s not without its dangers. One day you should be on t’tele mate I tell thee!

[@topcat01]

Go! It's stunning

[@yourgirlniki5582]

The mystical quality of this river and it’s surroundings is unmistakable

[@Mattthewanderer]

THANK YOU for having good sense and waiting to get close. I can now resume and watch the rest without fear of dumbassery.

[@JoeZUGOOLA]

From what iv heard about this place, That tiny sign doesn't do it justice.

[@8JFJK8]

I wonder if there is a graveyard somewhere in the river where all the bones of humans/animals who have drowned in the strid has built up. Over thousands of years you would think many many animals and humans met their end here.

[@mortified776]

Like that lake full of skeletons in India.

[@khanaliqasim1757]

Or they were forced down the river

[@ozzyo99]

"Strid" sounds a bit like an STI.... Ayyyyeeee, mate, you've got strid!

[@itsAurora-zq8cb]

Hahaha love the British humour

[@aronoiiel]

This is a great warning and reminder to resesrch the places to swim in before diving in. Nice video terrifying river!

[@timfinley4436]

Very cool, yet errie! I'm really digging this kind of content. Love your work Hazy!

[@MrWildWales]

Loved the intro 😂 wow you can see how condensed it gets mind from that big river at the start

[@MrSimonj1970]

Evel Knievel was going to jump it on his jetbike in the 70s, but he cacked his stars n stripes jumpsuit when he saw it.

[@goldilocks913]

Mr Simon That had me cackling 😂 His local liaison guide told him ‘Eeee, dinner be s’ soft lad’ ‘ Tha ‘ll git deed’

[@caramelypoops]

Hilarious mate, i thought he must be kidding. Its practically a stream especially if you've seen the Zambezi which has some proper rapids in it and flows at an average rate of 3500 cubic metres a second and than there's the crocodiles. The Zambezi isn't even the most dangerous river in Africa in my opinion, never mind the world.

[@pwareham61]

Hilarious, that had me laughing.

[@bobv7753]

The river is absolutely stunning and beautiful yet viciously leathal. Thank you haze for sharing this amazing place and story so respectfully told and shown. Really enjoyed this! Bob V

[@cherigreen4471]

This was a wonderful vid! Beautifully videoed and edited and love the history. Great job!

[@coaroas9243]

I think a big thing people don't understand is hydrologic power. I was canoeing in Minnesota years ago and we got sucked into a current on an unpaddalable section. We all got dunked. Since I've done whitewater before I knew to hang onto my paddle and keep my legs out in front. That really tore me up. The current was so strong it pinned me against some rocks for what seemed like forever. Eventually the current spit me out, but I struggled to stay front facing. My buddy got spit out with the canoe as I bounced off of rocks. Eventually I made it out, but i thought i would drown at least twice. Luckily i had a PFD on and held on to my paddle.

[@jamesstridgen6320]

Last time I was there a chap was taking a photo of his toddler with the toddler nearer to the edge than he was. I told him about the dangers of the Strid, which terrified him!

[@RosinDubh37713]

Nice one mate, I don’t always comment on every video, but I’ve followed you from the beginning and watched all of your video, I’ve followed you through lots of changes through the early videos up until now and love them all mate! You always deliver great content!! 👍

[@vicariouswitness]

Great straight river talk. Safety first , think , stir and enjoy” great video!!!

[@mariog4674]

The drone shot at 2:39 looks like a scene out of a movie. Lord of the Rings type of forest creek and makes me want to visit really badly lol. Really beautiful

[@dredgerivers7730]

This guy needs to see the crazy locals jumping from the forest cliff into the boiling cauldron below the Sturgeon River Gorge in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

[@cjtathome]

Send us a link

[@dredgerivers7730]

@@cjtathome I'm sorry, but I just watched in personal amazement, about twenty years ago. I hope and trust they still do it, but it's terrifying to watch. The tannic acid makes the water like coffee, but it's mostly air in the boil. Similar situation, where a large wide river squeezes to a few feet across, except it's vertical. Maybe it's on Google Earth. It isn't as deadly as the Strid, I'm sure. Those kids jumped all day, it looked like, but you can't see dinkum about what you're jumping into. I couldn't watch for long.

[@ianpodmore9666]

If they come out alive, it can't be that dangerous.

[@darrylmcginty1296]

If the strid was in America we’d make that a nice little swimmin hole! You’d have hillbillies, country boys, thrill seekers and adventurers swimming, rafting and tubing.

[@nickmazz9345]

Typical yank - if you've had a headache they've had brain surgery. I was once on a bus in London and we drove past a car accident, and these american tourist started talking about much worse car accidents are in the U.S. True story !

[@slipperyjoines6629]

That's bloody awesome, thanks mate..as an Australian who isn't likely ever able to fly again, I will watch your passionate channel and visit vicariously...cheers...

[@kennethcarter5720]

Oh Hazy. Excellent excellent video. Loved it. Thanks for offering to show us your Yorkshire. Looking forward to seeing every minute of it.

[@petrichor495]

Imagine the first people who aware that this river is dangerous. Must be he lost his friend or family when he sees them drowned in edge of the river.

[@dynamicphotography_]

We have similar stuff in Oregon. The hydraulics sucks everything down in tight spaces. Watch yo step! Cool video and drone work. Enjoyed!

[@tjanderson1972]

Yup; almost died in one myself! Whirlpool pulled me down until my feet hit the sandy bottom. I looked up and could clearly see the hydraulics at work, and realized I had no way up. As a last resort, I started walking in the sandy bottom away from the whirlpool. Thank God I did too, as I eventually got past that spot and into running water. At that point, the river pulled me forward and up, and I was able to reach the top just as I almost blacked-out. An absolutely crazy experience; one which strengthened and prepared me for many more near-death experiences to come. As I said, thank God!

[@AjWoebers]

I remember visiting Bolton Abby in 2018 took the short walk up the river to see the strid, not knowing how dangerous it was, i walked along the mossy stones by the river Bank only to slip off one onto one right by the bank a foot away from the edge, slipping on that and waving my hands in the air to not fall in, caught my balance and was relieved I didn't get wet. after I read the information board near by on how dangerous it is my heart sank. Luckily, luck was on my side. Great video hazy, and a beautiful place.

[@HazeOutdoors]

Very lucky mate

[@AshOutdoorsUK]

Good solid advice there mate, fair play buddy! All the best Ash 🏕

[@David-uf8ex]

If you can’t see the bottom never enter

[@northernimagesphotography]

It’s just down road fre me and it’s allus shits me up same as when I saw it first time as a nipper. I were there on my own in Autumn photographing it right on the very edge, had a line tied round me sen to a tree. You do reit to give it respect mate. Stunning the power and energy of it tho eh.

[@dave990]

Pleased I've been educated on the dangers of this river. It kinda reminds me of sections of the river Swale east of Wain Wath force near Keld. The power of the river at Keld is absolutely insane! Stay safe guys and thanks for sharing the video 👍

[@hyojoonus]

Great to see local outdoor footage from the other side of the world!

[@firebolt100]

I don’t know what’s wrong with me but whenever I learn about how dangerous a river or beach is, I have a burning itch to go test the waters myself to some extent.

[@cerrgaming1220]

Lol same

[@zach3305]

Me too

[@clint6074]

Me too. Would definatly where a wetsuit at this spot though. Looks cold

[@glennoc8585]

I've been rafting in Asia and ive gone in and under and the noise alone is terrifying. Holding onto the raft you get drawn under it hard to get back in without help. Rivers are dangerous I'd only swim in rock in pools or some lakes.

[@montybeaton3687]

really loved watching this video, they way you delivered that was mesmirising. top drawer mate

[@alexdakin7805]

Great vid Haze, very informative. I grew up near here and went on a few school trips to Strid Wood. I moved away for 12 years and came back to the best county (imo) in Uk. My wife and I got married in the priestshouse featured in the beginning of your vid! Keep them coming!

[@wackyswanderings3627]

Hells bells mate when I watched this and saw the stream next to you I thought, 'he's having another one of his little cracks', is he joking? I don't know! So I looked it up. That place should be fenced off with bloody mines around it. I couldn't believe how dangerous it actually is. Honestly guys I do a fair bit of wood and hill wandering and that little stream looked nothing. Just goes to show how easy it is to be caught out. Thanks for wake up call Haze good on ya mate. Dave aka wackyswanderings

[@alex_itto]

I remember in my childhood me and my bestfriend went hiking, we came along river like that. During our way we found a pretty big old tree that felt across it. And we decided to cross over on the other side (not the best idea to do). When we were got to the middle of the tree, the branch my friend was standing broke and she almost felt down. Hopefully I caught her by her hood and quickly pulled back on the tree. A story with good ending but she never ever went hiking again

[@BenSussmanpro]

Thanks for this video & your brief & understandable explanation of why the Strid is so dangerous. The history is fascinating too! Never been to this part of England, will definitely have to cross the Atlantic to explore the Strid & Yorkshire area.

[@BedroomGuitarHero]

Thanks for the warning man, much appreciated! :)

[@bret9741]

Maybe get a geologic survey team and have them map the river cave system below. This technology is so accurate as to locate massive under ocean caves thousands of feet below the ocean floor.

[@smallfries3462]

I was thinking maybe underwater caves why people get sucked under

[@bret9741]

@@smallfries3462 could be. Mapping it would be very interesting.. at least for someone like me...

[@1stmaterayleigh500]

@@smallfries3462 i recommend u to watch a more scientific Video about it. Where some can show u what forces are present in the water. The water has carved out serval meters left and right beneath the surface. You cant see it. When u standing on these rocks left and right from the river, there is definitly flowing that shit right under you in thos moment absolutly unnoticed but when u fall in u get sucked right under. Its so strong, that a boy of 8 years who felt into was catched by a really strong dude in the last moment but he couldnt hold him because the power of the water was so overwhelming and that was a sunny day where it runs quitly

[@kevmacsx]

"it's like Lord of The Rings"! Maybe you could re-enact a scene with 'Joey D' as 'Frodo' and seeing as you are part fish you could play 'Gollum'! Just don't fall in the river! Great stuff and wise words mate.

[@rastalion7713]

The hobbit when they were in the river in the barrels the river looked like that

[@micksmusicchannel]

Good to see you Hazy. Stay safe mate 👍

[@jussycoopy]

I remember walking the river path on a weeks school trip to York in the summer40 years ago …we were told the danger stories by one of our teachers and it always stuck in my mind!..I’m from low land Suffolk .Great vid that m8…and a sprinkle of common sense that all good adventures have.👍👍

[@DoctorGusta]

I'm half expecting Tom Scott to upload a camping video now.

[@Tj-ot4jp]

"Some say" clearly factual and he's done his research.

[@bradlafferty]

Stepping carefully between the beauty Snowdrops! Nature’s steward! Lovely videography and enjoyed the poem. Thanks for sharing your Yorkshire with a Yank!

[@chrisb1643]

Used to visit this place loads. Always freaked me out, such a powerful spot. Thanks for the content you create, fantastic stuff 👍

[@johnmcnulty4425]

Clifton Gorge in the state of Ohio has something like this, carved out by glaciers, and with rock overhangs.

[@youwatcherist]

yea, when I first seen it I knew it looked dangerous

[@ddieter02]

Shit, there's ledges like that all over Ohio. Clifton Gorge is just one.

[@johnmcnulty4425]

Very true. I just picked Clifton as my favorite example.

[@carlw8072]

I went there last year, the rocks on both sides are so slippy, and slope towards the rivers edge, I slipped far enough from the edge luckily. Its so dangerous ill never go again.

[@itsAurora-zq8cb]

Shit! Glad ur OK.. close call there

[@lmsubman243]

"Go ahead, *JUMP IN!* we wanna see!!"

[@NCTurbulence]

Me my son and brother walked from Aygarth falls to Bolton Abbey through Wharfdale, jumped over stream and rivers like that on the way but never knew about this river or it's dangers, Thanks for the upload, Excellent info and advice, Cheers fella 👍

[@parabola8933]

I grew up surfing and have been in really intense situations in big waves out in the ocean, but rivers really spook me. We have a river in California called the Kern River, otherwise known as "the Killer Kern" and people ride kayaks down it all the time. There is a hot spring on the banks and I used to jump in the rapids just above the hot spring and shoot down the river. Every year there is a sign just as you're entering the area that has a tally of deaths in the river. I think it's over 300 now. In 2017 alone 14 people died in it. Rivers are really unpredictable with strange currents that can pull you down.

[@rudikeegan]

I think your river definitely wins the " Most Dangerous" tag !!!

[@samuelmidkiff3770]

Merle Haggard has a very good song about the Kern River.

[@barnbersonol]

Having watched this people will start looking for it now.

[@JPoleet]

It’s literally been immortalized for 1000 years with ghost stories and poetry.

[@pimlico3225]

Finally a succinct explanation about this river. Never quite got it before.

[@kevin.j9165]

Wow, I had no clue about this! Much respect. Makes me want to come out and shoot this stretch of River! 📸

[@mikeshoults4155]

"this is the most dangerous river in the world!" Also "I have no one with me and I don't have a life jacket!" -very smart....

[@natasmean4374]

Thanks for saying it for me

[@kimjong-un5562]

I don't think a life vest can save you

[@chrisbannister2137]

Visited this as a child and always remember my mum explaining it’s and how people had died and not popped back hog for some time lol , how to scare a child lol

[@naomitracy5684]

Fascinating!! Yes just looks like a bit of rapids, absolutely crazy, wow!

[@TomAndJoeVlogsTJOutdoors]

Really enjoyed this, loved the video format and really well shot.