Awesome! Many of my childhood jumping spots.

Noice. 
Reminded me of my cliff diving at Gooseberry as a teen.

I did not grow up around here, so I'm not up to speed on what the cool kids do. My son is 2 years old. At what age will he start doing stuff like this? In other words, how long until I have to lock him in the basement because this is terrifying?

Nice work, gentlemen.  Really well done video.  But, have your parents seen the log swimming scene?  Please don't do that again.

Secretseasons, river swimming is a parent's nightmare -- lots of injuries last summer.  Still, though, it is a lot of fun.  My 11 year old talked me into taking him to the Lester, and I gotta say that the old man had a gas jumping off the tamer jumps.

Re:  ruby2sd4y   

No one should ever swim anywhere without an experienced local on hand telling them how and what is "safe." I'm too old to jump off the RR bridge anymore but I'm also skeeved out by what might be underwater.  Kids, possibly the less creative peers of the ones who made this video, are rumored to push, stolen bikes, shopping carts from the nearby grocery store, garbage dumpsters and who knows what else off the bridge for ... fun?  I guess.  My official advice would be never to jump in there anytime because no matter how fun it is, you can get hurt/maimed/dead swimming there. Still, I was told the same thing in my teens, and I know that people are going to do it anyway. So from a strictly harm reduction approach I would swim around really thoroughly in the LZ to make sure that it is clear of debris.  

Ditto Saga on the log rolling thing, too.  It can be fun once or twice, but on my 3rd time trying similar I bounced my tailbone off that rock that sticks out underwater at the lip of the falls. I hit it so hard it cracked my tailbone and I felt the shockwave up to my jaw and down to my toes.  I nearly passed out from the pain, not a real wise move in high water. With no life vest (or helmet, natch).  Yep, I literally busted my ass, unlike all the times I have claimed to for this or that employer (or Mrs Goose) over the years.

"No one should ever swim anywhere without an experienced local on hand telling them how and what is "safe.""

Ha. Yeah whatever. No one 'should', but many do. Such is life. Everyone makes their own way, then lives with the outcome of their actions.

The first visit to the RR bridge (probably about 12-15 yrs ago), I went with my kids, a friend and her son. We climbed down below to watch and swim. The shallower water to the side where any sort of wading/non-bridge swimming could occur was so littered with filth and debris (the rusty stuff and used condoms as previously mentioned) I wouldn't allow my kids in the water - we just watched the boys jump, then went elsewhere to swim. Subsequent visits have only been to watch, from above or below, and the area looks much worse now than it did back then.

Incidentally, the 'friend' who brought us there is a local, and she and her son swam in the filth. Go figure. We weren't that desperate for a swim.

I trust my own instincts, observations and experiences, have never been hurt, and I'm (as are my kids) still here to tell about it. Also, I've known 'locals' who will often do stupid things thinking they can get away with it - whatever their reasoning, or encourage others not-in-the-know to do things they never would. I gladly ignore their 'advice' and step aside to let those sorts win the Darwin Award.

I also concur with Resolut on his advice to concerned mothers.

Resolut:

Not to be on a bandwagon, honestly.  Just want to point out that some of those concerned parents who were posting might have been dads, not just moms.  

Also, sons are not the only ones who jump off cliffs, bridges, etc., and have all sorts of fun outdoors.  I'm a daughter in my 30s who's been at it for as long as I could swim!  :D

But awesome what you said.  I know what you mean - more of our lives should be spent outside getting dirty, soaked, and even scraped and bruised.  Kids and adults - turn off those TVs and forget about that antibacterial crap!  Go live your lives.