Walking the Amazon: 860 Days. The Impossible Task. The Incredible Journey - Couverture rigide

Stafford, Ed

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1905264569 ISBN 13 : 9781905264568

Editeur : Virgin Books, 2011

Synopsis

'Walking from the Pacific, over the Andes and along the entire length of the Amazon to the Atlantic is truly extraordinary... To do all this puts Stafford's endeavour in the top league of expeditions past and present' - SIR RANULPH FIENNES OBE

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Ed Stafford started running expeditions after retiring from the British Army as a captain in 2002 and has led expeditions all over the world. Whilst not leading trips, Ed worked alongside the United Nations in Afghanistan assisting with the running of their first-ever presidential elections. Prior to this journey Ed was in production with the BBC on their conservation series Lost Land of the Jaguar. In August 2010, Ed became the first man to walk the length of the River Amazon, accompanied by forestry worker Gadiel 'Cho' Sanchez Rivera for all but four months of the 28-month journey.

Ed's passion lies in pushing himself to achieve feats that others may not believe are possible. He intends to use his remote expeditions to educate and inspire children and adults alike to challenge their preconceptions and look at the world from a conscientious and holistic standpoint.

www.walkingtheamazon.com

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

In April 2008, Ed Stafford began his attempt to become the first man ever to walk the entire length of the River Amazon. Nearly two and a half years later, he had crossed the whole of South America from the Pacific coast of Peru to reach the mouth of the world's most colossal river.

With danger a constant companion - outwitting crocodiles and killer bees, avoiding jaguars and pit vipers, not to mention overcoming the hurdles of injuries and relentless tropical storms - Ed's journey demanded extreme physical and mental strength. Often warned by the Peruvian natives that he would die, Ed even found himself pursued by machete-wielding tribesmen and detained for murder.

However, Ed's journey was an adventure with a purpose: to help raise people's awareness of environmental issues. Ed had unprecedented access to indigenous communities and witnessed first-hand the devastating effects of deforestation. His story of disappearing tribes and loss of natural habitats concerns us all.

Ultimately though, Amazon is an account of a world-first expedition that takes readers on the most daring journey along the world's greatest river and through the most bio-diverse habitat on earth.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Virgin Books
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1905264569
• ISBN 13: 9781905264568
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible