The Man Who Swam the Amazon
The Man Who Swam the Amazon

Author: Martin Strel

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 227

ISBN-13: 1599216493

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Martin Strel looks like your typical middle-aged bloke. He likes a laugh, a drink and the sight of a pretty woman. But put him in water and he turns into a swimming machine. In April 2007, after 66 days, he became the first person to swim the Amazon, 3,272 miles from the Peruvian Andes to the Atlantic shores of Brazil. This book tells his story. 2008.

The Man Who Swam The Amazon
The Man Who Swam The Amazon

Author: By - Martin Strel & Matthew Mohlke

Publisher:

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9788184950038

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Martin Strel looks like your typical middle-aged bloke. But he swims the longest rivers in the world to raise awareness for clean water. Martin would complete the most dangerous swim in human history, or die trying.In 2007, after 66 days, he became the first person to swim the Amazon, 3,274 miles from the Peruvian Andes to the Atlantic shores of Brazil. Millions followed his progress online. On this extraordinary journey he dodged piranhas and river pirates, met indigenous tribes who either revered him as a god or chased him with machetes. Like pioneers who climbed Everest or explored the poles, he shifted the limits of human capability. His story of exhaustion, illness, bravery and determination is an inspiration to people everywhere.

Amazon Extreme
Amazon Extreme

Author: Colin Angus

Publisher: Anchor Canada

Published: 2009-03-19

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 0307372065

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The hair-raising true story of the first team to raft the entire length of the Amazon. To a trio of twenty-something adrenaline junkies, it sounded like an irresistible challenge: Tackle the Amazon with nothing more than a rubber raft between them and fate. In Amazon Extreme Colin Angus provides a you-are-there account of his expedition’s terrors and triumphs. In spite of Shining Path gunmen, mosquito-laden drinking water, and, of course, the terrifying rapids themselves, his crew also found a reverence for the equally compelling beauty that makes this region so renowned. Graceful dolphins, lush forests, and the intriguing people who live along the river complete the backdrop as Angus’s five-month excursion unfolds. Culminating in an astonishing victory that garnered major media coverage, this is the story of three guys who truly went off the deep end, and one who came back to write a riveting recollection of it.