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Title: Whitewater Rafting by Graeme Addison ISBN: 0-8117-2998-2 Publisher: Stackpole Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Get whitewater smart
Comment: As the adventure travel industry continues to boom so we're seeing a lot of new titles on sports that were once considered extreme but are now happily prospering with regular infusion of new thrill-seekers.
Addison's welcome book does two things. Firstly it's a guide for people who've never been near a river, raft or expedition but who, after spending enough time watching the Explorers' channel, would very much like to "do" a river. This, it does well. Addison has had a long involvement with the Southern African Rivers Association, notably as an instructor, and it shows in this book. He has left nothing out, even so far as to give a brief history of rafting. There is a chapter on rivers themselves, which introduces the finer aspects of what rivers are made of and how they work.
It's all there, illustrated with the kind of pictures - eight-person rafts plunging through the turmoil of clear-fast rivers - that will inspire the curious.
But it's not only a beginner's book. Later chapters discuss in detail how to plan and execute river expeditions and how to run commercial rafting trips. Of course commercial rafters should know all this stuff already it won't hurt to read-up on capsize drills or test what you thought you knew about safety and rescue.
The book should have universal appeal. In fact the publishers, New Holland, have aimed it at rafters everywhere, with generic pictures ranging from the Colorado River in the US to the good old Zambezi. Although not dealt with in sufficient detail, there is a small section describing some of the world's finest - or at least better known - whitewater runs.
There's enough meat here for everyone, even the experienced river gods. You never know what new things you might learn.
- Paul Ash, reviewing for AdventureZone magazine, May 2001
Rating: 5
Summary: A must have
Comment: Excellent reading. Lots of usefull information, great pictures, and well written. I recomend this highly to anyone getting started in whitewater, or those already well submersed in it.
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Title: The Complete Whitewater Rafter by Jeff Bennett ISBN: 007005505X Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press Pub. Date: 01 January, 1996 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Whitewater Rafting Manual: Tactics and Techniques for Great River Adventures by Jimmie Johnson ISBN: 0811730980 Publisher: Stackpole Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1994 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Whitewater Rescue Manual: New Techniques for Canoeists, Kayakers, and Rafters by Charles Walbridge, Wayne A. Sundmacher ISBN: 0070677905 Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press Pub. Date: 01 July, 1995 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Whitewater Rafting by Cecil Kuhne ISBN: 1558213171 Publisher: The Lyons Press Pub. Date: 01 March, 1995 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Whitewater: The Thrill and Skill of Running the World's Great Rivers by Mark Blaine ISBN: 1579122116 Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Pub Pub. Date: 01 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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