Torrents as yet unknown : daring whitewater ventures into the world's great river gorges
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Lebanon, New Hampshire : Steerforth Press, L.L.C., [2023].
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xiv, 207 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
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Berthoud Community Library District - NONFICTION | 797.12 WAL | On Shelf |
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LC Subjects
Blue Nile River Valley (Ethiopia and Sudan)
Colca River Valley (Arequipa, Peru)
Dudh Kosi River (Nepal)
Extreme sports.
Indus River.
Kali River (India and Nepal)
Orinoco River Delta (Venezuela)
Rafting (Sports)
Stikine River (B.C. and Alaska)
Travel writing.
Tsangpo Gorges (China)
Yangtze River (China)
Zambezi River.
Colca River Valley (Arequipa, Peru)
Dudh Kosi River (Nepal)
Extreme sports.
Indus River.
Kali River (India and Nepal)
Orinoco River Delta (Venezuela)
Rafting (Sports)
Stikine River (B.C. and Alaska)
Travel writing.
Tsangpo Gorges (China)
Yangtze River (China)
Zambezi River.
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Published
Lebanon, New Hampshire : Steerforth Press, L.L.C., [2023].
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Book
Language
English
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Bibliography
Contains bibliographic references (pages 203-207).
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"In 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: below Victoria Falls on the Zambezi, the Great Bend of the Tsangpo in Tibet, Tiger Leaping Gorge on the Yangtze, the flanks of Mount Everest, and more Loaded 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. Whitewater sport today stands side-by-side with mountaineering in participation and public attention, yet it has lagged in generating its own literature. Torrents As Yet Unknown will help fill that gap for readers interested in human drama played out against great natural challenges. Mountaineering 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" --,Amazon.com.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Walker, W. W. (2023). Torrents as yet unknown: daring whitewater ventures into the world's great river gorges . Steerforth Press, L.L.C..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Walker, Wickliffe W.. 2023. Torrents As yet Unknown: Daring Whitewater Ventures Into the World's Great River Gorges. Steerforth Press, L.L.C.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Walker, Wickliffe W.. Torrents As yet Unknown: Daring Whitewater Ventures Into the World's Great River Gorges Steerforth Press, L.L.C, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Walker, Wickliffe W.. Torrents As yet Unknown: Daring Whitewater Ventures Into the World's Great River Gorges Steerforth Press, L.L.C., 2023.
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