I am a huge fan of mountain climbing books, in which people tell tales of going UP into the unknown. It was a fun change of pace to read about whitewater rafters and kayakers who essentially do the same thing going DOWN! White water rafting is something about which I have almost no knowledge, but Walker does a good job conveying the danger in each of the runs. He intricately describes what it's like to head out on an unknown river and battle the huge force of nature that is water. Read for extreme adventure and harrowing tales of human accomplishment!

Tales of adventures running rapids. There were about 10 accounts of whitewater kayaking/rafting expeditions, taking place in various places around the world. These are very descriptive accounts....a lot of torrents, waves, whorls, holes, eddies, cliffs, splashing, rock faces, waterfalls, portaging, oaring, etc.......sometimes it was a bit confusing ....but I imagine that it actually accurately described the scenes being written about.....going down some of that unexplored water had to be chaos! So if this kind of thing is your kind of adventure, you'll probably give it more stars in review! For this reader, maybe a 'little of that goes a long way'..... it was interesting/adventurous, I'll give it that! And I did learn something about the whitewater experience, & I am glad I read it.
Publisher Steelforth Press gave me an e-ARC of this book, via NetGalley, for review purposes.....& these opinions are my own.

Wow! That could easily be my entire review.

The author is a lot braver than I am, although I find myself strangely interested in rock climbing and whitewater- sports that I would NEVER do but find strangely compelling..

Written in an easy manner and we discover a lot more about extreme sports. Researched but obviously lots of personal stories and life experiences, which is where I feel the book really shines.

I felt stressed out reading some of the parts of this book (its all good, I got over it LOL). I love that I can live these experiences through the eyes of someone who is on site living it.

Torrents As Yet Unknown: Daring Whitewater Ventures into the World’s Great River Gorges
Wickliffe W. Walker
Rivers “remain to this day places of spiritual wonder, of geographic enigma, of hidden danger and awesome beauty. The rivers don’t carve only the bedrock; they shape the men and women who confront them as well, men and women frequently as relentless and complicated as the rivers they explore.”
Author Wickliffe W. Walker discusses the history, importance and exhilaration of exploring the rivers. “There are rivers all over the world except Antarctica. They make their way through rugged mountain ranges and clefts in the terrain like arteries through Earth’s body, gorges and canyons too inaccessible and hostile to serve as waterways for migration, trade or conquest.“ He also shares information on the brave men/women who traveled the rivers. I cannot say they conquered for a river is never conquered. There are maps to place the rivers in perspective.