Amazon Extreme: Three Ordinary Guys, One Rubber Raft, and Most Dangerous River on Earth - Hardcover

Angus, Colin; Mulgrew, Ian

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0767910508 ISBN 13: 9780767910507

Publisher: Broadway Books, 2002

Synopsis

Documents the story of three adventurers and their journey on a raft down the Amazon River, describing the challenges and dangers they encountered during the five-month odyssey.

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About the Author

At the age of nineteen, Colin Angus bought a sailboat and embarked on a five-year trip around the world. In April 2001, he and his Amazon River crew undertook another five-month journey, this time on Siberia’s Yenisey River. He is now based in British Columbia. Ian Mulgrew is a senior feature writer and columnist at the Vancouver Sun.

From the Inside Flap

The true story of three enthusiastic (but inexperienced) adventurers who attempt to become the first team to raft the entire length of the Amazon River all 4,007 miles--and (barely) live to tell about it.

To a trio of twenty-something adrenaline junkies, it sounded like an irresistible challenge: tackle the Amazon with nothing more than a rubber raft between them and fate. But when Colin Angus, Ben Kozel, and Scott Borthwick embarked on their fantastic voyage in September 1999, just climbing to the river s source nearly killed them.

Beginning with the dehydration that nearly did the adventurers in as they hiked the Andes to the river's source, Amazon Extreme is a breathtaking account of the daily challenges, dangers, and triumphs experienced over the course of this five-month expedition. With no money to speak of and inaccurate, fifty-year-old maps to guide them, this intrepid trio manages to persevere through violent rapids, guerilla gunfire, mosquito-infested drinking water, and numerous bouts of sickness. But in spite of several near-death experiences, including one particularly terrifying moment when their raft is toppled in the raging white water, Angus's crew finds a reverence for the compelling beauty that makes this region so renowned. Amidst the hardship are moments of pure pleasure, from graceful dolphins and lush forests to the intriguing, gracious people who ve made their homes along the riverbank.

An inspiring tale of courage and exploration, this is the story of three guys who truly went off the deep end, and one who came back to write a riveting recollection of it.

Edition details

• Publisher: Broadway Books
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0767910508
• ISBN 13: 9780767910507
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240