Walking the Amazon - 860 Days. The impossible Task. The Incredible Journey
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| Verlag | Random House UK |
| Auflage | 2012 |
| Seiten | 320 |
| Format | 19,8 cm |
| Gewicht | 258 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| ISBN-10 | 0753515644 |
| EAN | 9780753515648 |
| Bestell-Nr | 75351564EA |
Alligatoren, Jaguars, Giftschlangen, Machete schwingende Eingeborene, tropische Stürme, Moskitos und Infektionen. Das alles hielt Ed Stafford nicht davon ab, als erstem Menschen, dem kompletten Verlauf des Amazonas zu folgen. 860 Tage lang trotzte er den Gefahren, um sein Ziel zu erreichen: Die Menschen auf dieses unglaublich artenreiche und faszinierende Stück Erde und seine Gefährdung durch den Menschen, hinzuweisen. Ein spannender Reisebericht vom längsten Fluss der Erde.
Kurzbeschreibung:
\'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
Klappentext:
Par. 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 to reach the mouth of the colossal river.
With danger a constant companion - outwitting alligators, jaguars, pit vipers and electric eels, not to mention overcoming the hurdles of injuries and relentless tropical storms - Ed\'s journey demanded extreme physical and mental strength. Often warned by 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 the devastating effects of the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest first-hand. His story of disappearing tribes and loss of habitats concerns us all.
Ultimately though, Walking theAmazon 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.Par.
Rezension:
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 in more than 800 continuous days with just a backpack puts Stafford\'s endeavour in the top league of expeditions past and present. Sir Ranulph Fiennes OBE
