Courting the Diamond Sow A Whitewater Expedition on Tibet's Forbidden River by Wickiffe W. Walker adventure travel Tibet
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This is a near fine (almost like new) hardcover with dust jacket. 2000 Adventure Press National Geographic. This copy is still crisp and clean inside and out. The inside pages are crisp and clean. The binding is tight and straight. Red hardcover boards under jacket are also near fine with only a hint of shelf wear and feature black cloth quarter trim and gold lettering along spine. The accompanying dust jacket is clean and shiny with only hints of shelf wear. Medium octavo book szie or 6.5" x 9.5" with 252 pages including notes and sources.
Courting the Diamond Sow A Whitewater Expedition on Tibet's Forbidden River by Wickliffe W. Walker gives a gripping, firsthand account of an ill-fated 1998 kayaking expedition. The expedition was attempting to navigate the legendary and treacherous Tsangpo River gorge in Tibet. The River plunges headlong from Tibet to the Indian plains 9,000 feet below and slashed through the deepest canyon on Earth. This "Everest of the whitewater world had yet to be completely explored and charted. The group of world-class paddlers were setting out to complete the task. The ambitious project, whitewater adventure, and tragedy plays out in the book.
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