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Editorial Note:  If you are an adventurer, explorer or film maker, the UK based production company Creative Touch Films Ltd wants to hear from you. Do you or members of your team plan to film an exploratory endeavor or sporting challenge? Does your project have a 'clear and telegenic' objective? If the answer to these questions is 'Yes', look up ctfilms.com and contact them to find out how you can get your film produced as an episode for their National Geographic television series... (AW) The Story of the 1986 Sino-USA Upper Yangtze River Expedition By Ancil Nance        "HANG ON," Ken roared, as the river smashed against the canyon wall and twisted into angry reversing curls and boils. Again we were hurled about like corks. I was tossed into an opening between the lashed rafts. I paused in this watery cradle long enough to see another wall of water slam over us, and then I scrambled back to my place next to Ken at the left oar, only to see him get flipped off the seat, like a rag on a stick, toward the front of the raft, almost going over the bow. He hung on and I grabbed him as he pulled the oar back. Another wave hit, and Ken was ready, feet braced. The oar caught a powerful current, but the other end was held in an unbreakable grasp. With a loud crack the oar became Tibetan firewood. I unlashed the spare and Ken fitted it to the oarlock, ready for yet another crash of furious water. Would it ever end? ...for the whole story of this epic adventure, including Ancil's awesome photo coverage of the trip... click here!  Chenab -- The Men Who Would Be Gods International Expedition's Triumph on the Treacherous Waters of Northern India's Chenab River  (Kashmir Himalaya) By Andreas Wallach (1989)         A thick cloud of dust rose from the ground as our helicopter set down in an open field just outside Atholi. A sharp wind quickly cleared the air after the landing. To our delight, many villagers of all ages greeted us enthusiastically. It was like traveling back into the past of Lewis and Clark, Livingston, or even Columbus. ...for the whole story click here!     Potential contributors: eMail your Expedition Report and get published on this page! (click here for contact info)

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