Sand Dance: By Camel Across Arabia's Great Southern Desert
by Kirkby, Bruce
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- very good
- Hardcover
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- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0771095643
- ISBN 13
- 9780771095641
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada: McClelland & Stewart, 2000. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. The book and jacket are in very good condition, little shelf rubbing apparent. The authors inscription is on the first blank page, before the title page, the text and images inside are otherwise clean and clear throughout. 'For forty days and forty nights during the winter of 1999, three Canadians, Bruce Kirkby, Jamie Clarke, and Leigh Clarke, along with three Omani Bedu, travelled across Arabia's great southern desert - the legendary Empty Quarter, a remote and largely unexplored desert wilderness, where ranges of sand dunes tower to over three hundred metres. Theirs was the first crossing since the original 1947 crossing by world-famous explorer and adventurer Sir Wilfred Thesiger, whose steps they sought to retrace. . . Now Bruce Kirkby has written a thoughtful and deeply felt account of this challenging expedition - and has illustrated it with twenty-four pages of his stunning colour photographs.' Illustrated. 232 pages. 7 x 10 inches. May require additional postage. This listing was made by a small independent book shop. We carefully inspect every single book we list and give accurate descriptions. If you require we will promptly send pictures of listed books upon request..
Synopsis
Bruce Kirkby has pursued a life of adventure, undertaking major expeditions to remote locations around the globe. After graduating in Engineering Physics from Queen’s University, Bruce had a brief (six-month) office career, before his love of the wilderness and a craving for physical challenge tore him away. A professional guide, Bruce has spent much of the last ten years in arduous environments, leading whitewater rafting and canoe expeditions on remote northern rivers (including the Tatshenshini, Nahanni, Firth, and Burnside), jungle explorations in the Central American rainforest, and sea-kayak voyages along Belize’s barrier reef. As a mountaineer Bruce has climbed throughout Canada and around the world, twice reaching the summit of Mt. McKinley (North America’s highest peak), and he was a member of the 1997 Canadian Mt. Everest Expedition. Three of Bruce’s journeys have been featured in National Geographic video documentaries, including a raft descent of Ethiopia’s legendary Blue Nile Gorge. His photographs have been featured in Outside magazine, American Photo , Maclean’s , Explore , and Men’s Fitness . While not in the field, Bruce lives in Calgary, where he is currently organizing a one-hundred-day foot journey across Tibet’s remote Chang Tang Plateau.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 052088
- Title
- Sand Dance: By Camel Across Arabia's Great Southern Desert
- Author
- Kirkby, Bruce
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0771095643
- ISBN 13
- 9780771095641
- Publisher
- McClelland & Stewart
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Date Published
- 2000
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
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- For Sale;
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