Courting the Diamond Sow: A Whitewater Expedition on Tibet's River

Walker, Wickliffe W.

ISBN 10: 0792279603 / ISBN 13: 9780792279600

Published by Washington, D.C., U.S.A.: Natl Geographic Society, 2000

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Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. Seller Inventory # ABE-12928661677

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Title: Courting the Diamond Sow: A Whitewater ...

Publisher: Washington, D.C., U.S.A.: Natl Geographic Society

Publication Date: 2000

Binding: Hardcover

Book Condition: New

Dust Jacket Condition: New

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Synopsis:

Firsthand accounts and journal entries offer a dramatic chronicle of a four-man kayaking expedition that tried to become the first to navigate a remote stretch of the Tsangpo River in Tibet, a quest that ended in tragedy when one of the men, kayak racer Doug Gordon, was killed in the attempt. 35,000 first printing.

Review:

Perhaps most appealing,...Walker's book is imbued with the excitement and wonder of discovery in a wild, exotic landscape. -- The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, OH, September 24, 2000