Crossing the Congo: Over Land and Water in a Hard Place
| Author | Mike Martin, Chloe Baker & Charlie Hatch-Barnwell |
|---|---|
| ISBN | 9781787389625 |
| Publisher | Hurst Publishers |
| Size | 138 x 216 x 15mm |
| Weight (g) | 300g |
Product description
Shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Award (Wanderlust Adventure Travel Book of the Year)
In 2013, three friends set off on a journey that they had been told was impossible: the north-south crossing of the Congo River Basin, from Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, to Juba, in South Sudan. Traversing two and a half thousand miles of the toughest terrain on the planet in ... Read More
In 2013, three friends set off on a journey that they had been told was impossible: the north-south crossing of the Congo River Basin, from Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, to Juba, in South Sudan. Traversing two and a half thousand miles of the toughest terrain on the planet in ... Read More
Shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Award (Wanderlust Adventure Travel Book of the Year)
In 2013, three friends set off on a journey that they had been told was impossible: the north-south crossing of the Congo River Basin, from Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, to Juba, in South Sudan. Traversing two and a half thousand miles of the toughest terrain on the planet in a twenty-five year old Land Rover, they faced repeated challenges, from kleptocracy and fire ants to non-existent roads and intense suspicion from local people.
Through imagination and teamwork including building rafts and bridges to cross rivers, conducting makeshift surgery in the jungle and playing tribal politics they got through. But the Congo is raw, and the journey took an unexpected psychological toll on them all. Crossing the Congo is a story of friendship, what it takes to complete a great journey against tremendous odds, and an intimate look into one of the world's least-developed and most fragile states.
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In 2013, three friends set off on a journey that they had been told was impossible: the north-south crossing of the Congo River Basin, from Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, to Juba, in South Sudan. Traversing two and a half thousand miles of the toughest terrain on the planet in a twenty-five year old Land Rover, they faced repeated challenges, from kleptocracy and fire ants to non-existent roads and intense suspicion from local people.
Through imagination and teamwork including building rafts and bridges to cross rivers, conducting makeshift surgery in the jungle and playing tribal politics they got through. But the Congo is raw, and the journey took an unexpected psychological toll on them all. Crossing the Congo is a story of friendship, what it takes to complete a great journey against tremendous odds, and an intimate look into one of the world's least-developed and most fragile states.
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| Author | Mike Martin, Chloe Baker & Charlie Hatch-Barnwell |
|---|---|
| Isbn | 9781787389625 |
| Publisher | Hurst Publishers |
| Size | 138 x 216 x 15mm |
| Weight (g) | 300g |
