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The Lost River: A Memoir of Life, Death, and Transformation on Wild Water
The Lost River A Memoir of Life Death and Transformation on Wild Water Author:Richard Bangs As compelling as Into Thin Air and The Perfect Storm, this harrowing story of river rafting examines the high risk and high adventure at the heart of modern-day explorations. In the early 1970s, in a quest to run the last unexplored rivers of Africa, two young men drowned: one a client on his first river expedition; the other Rich... more »ard Bangs' rafting partner and best friend, Lew Greenwald. Bangs and Greenwald, who had pioneered several wild rivers in Africa, shared a goal to raft Ethiopia's unrun Tekeze, but Greenwald's death and the country's political turmoil made the dream impossible. Twenty-three years later, Bangs returned with survivors of the earlier expeditions to complete what was left undone--to run the Tekeze. The Lost River is Bangs' story of his mission to fulfill a promise, to close a circle, and to face the ghosts of tragedy. It is also a deeply personal story, as Bangs recounts his beginnings on wild rivers, the relationships forged in pursuit of adventure, and the primal joys that come from exploring uncharted territory.« less