{"product_id":"torrents-as-yet-unknown-daring-whitewater-ventures-into-the-worlds-great-river-gorges-hardcover","title":"Torrents as Yet Unknown: Daring Whitewater Ventures Into the World's Great River Gorges - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWickliffe W. Walker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA dramatic narrative tour of 10 of the world's most incredible whitewater adventures--spanning 5 continents and 40 years--guided by a legendary whitewater trailblazer \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis fascinating history of daring whitewater explorers stands alongside classic works on mountaineering, outdoor survival, and extreme sports \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePerfect for fans of Jon Krakauer's \u003ci\u003eInto Thin Air \u003c\/i\u003eand Candice Millard's \u003ci\u003eRiver of the Gods\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 10 thrilling real-life adventure stories, pioneering whitewater explorer Wick Walker examines what lured a generation of incredibly daring pioneers into some of Earth's most wondrous yet forbidding river canyons: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ebelow Victoria Falls on the Zambezi, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe Great Bend of the Tsangpo in Tibet, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTiger Leaping Gorge on the Yangtze, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe flanks of Mount Everest, and more \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLoaded with great moments and personal stories, Wick details what these adventurers found there, and within themselves. The extraordinary characters, driven by different motives and visions, but united by their compulsion to seek the unknown and the pulse of free-flowing water, are as remarkable as the daunting geography and conditions they confront. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhitewater sport today stands side-by-side with mountaineering in participation and public attention, yet it has lagged in generating its own literature. \u003ci\u003eTorrents As Yet Unknown \u003c\/i\u003ewill help fill that gap for readers interested in human drama played out against great natural challenges. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMountaineering history is deep and its literature rich, but whitewater adventurers approach and experience the same forbidding terrain from a different vantage, between the steep walls of their canyons and atop powerful torrents of cascading water.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWickliffe W. Walker\u003c\/b\u003e represented the United States in three whitewater canoe and kayak world championships and in the 1972 Olympics at Munich. Following his competitive career, he mounted expeditions in Bhutan, Pakistan, Mexico, and elsewhere, including to the Tsangpo River of Tibet that is the subject of his previous book \u003ci\u003eCourting the Diamond Sow\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a National Geographic Explorer and Author, and a Fellow of The Explorers Club, and he presently lives and writes in the Blue Ridge of Southwestern Virginia. He studied at Dartmouth College, the John F. Kennedy School for Special Warfare, and the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. He served 21 years in the United States Army as an Engineer, Military Intelligence, and Special Forces officer, retiring in the rank of lieutenant colonel after overseas service in Vietnam, Thailand, and Germany.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.6 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 12, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47389710516402,"sku":"9781586423728","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/6d7548745407d8edd8ae285158a42588.webp?v=1777931399","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/torrents-as-yet-unknown-daring-whitewater-ventures-into-the-worlds-great-river-gorges-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}