Scouting Staffer Lucky He was only Fired.

[moxieman 11]

This just hit the online edition of Maine's second largest paper. Katahdin Area Council has fired one of their high adventure staff after he survives going over Allagash Falls (roughly a 40 foot drop) in far northern Maine. He was demonstrating the proper way to NOT go Rump-Bumping in a river.

 

http://bangordailynews.com/2012/07/13/news/aroostook/scouting-staffer-safe-after-rump-bumping-over-allagash-falls-fired-for-safety-violation/

 

He's fortunate he was only injured and fired rather than wind-up in a coffin.(This message has been edited by moxieman)

[GKlose 24]

Heard a story, a long time ago (no idea if it is true or not) -- one of my closest friends was a guide at Matagamon, circa 1978-79. He said one of the other guides, on the Allagash, had a group go over a "grand pitch"...the guide couldn't stop them in time, so he just decided to go too. Story is they ended up with just one broken leg in the group, and a whole lot of damaged equipment.

 

I've been there -- it is some scary looking whitewater. We did a "rump bump" on Webster Brook, which wasn't too bad. But I did hit a rock with my knee, and it took months before it felt better.

 

Guy