In October 1987, Richard Bangs, Christian Kallen and a team of eager explorers challenged the towering rapids of the uncharted "Great Bend" section of the upper Yangtze River. They became the first Westerners ever to complete the trip. The book's sheer adventure will leave readers on the edge of their seats. Illustrated.
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In October 1987, Richard Bangs, Christian Kallen and a team of eager explorers challenged the towering rapids of the uncharted "Great Bend" section of the upper Yangtze River. They became the first Westerners ever to complete the trip. The book's sheer adventure will leave readers on the edge of their seats. Illustrated.
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Add this copy of Riding the Dragon's Back: the Race to Raft the Upper to cart. $15.95, like new condition, Sold by Michael Patrick McCarty, Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from New Castle, CO, UNITED STATES, published 1989 by Atheneum Books.
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Like New in Very Good jacket. Size: 9x6x0; A short tear to dustjacket. From the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau at more than 17, 000 feet above sea level, the Yangtze sweeps nearly 4000 miles to the East China Sea near Shanghai. Its source, in a remote and sparsely populated area, was discovered in 1985; few travelers had seen the upper river in one of the last unexplored regions on Earth. Bangs and Kallen, coauthors of Rivergods, wanted to be the first Americans to raft the uncharted Great Bend section of the upper Yangtze. They lost out to Ken Warren and his Sino-USA Expedition; in addition, two Chinese groups planned to run the river from its headwaters (altitude 17, 660 ft. ) to Yibin (797 ft.). In three ill-fated expeditions of 1986 there were six fatalities. The following year, Bangs and Kallen successfully took a team of experienced rafters and well-heeled clients to the river. To their first-rate adventure story, the authors add background material on ethnic groups and early explorers of the region. Photos.
