List $34.99

Written by James Peter Heller - Audio book narrated by Patrick Lawlor - Unabridged Nonfiction - 9 COMPACT DISCS - 10 hours

Publisher, Tantor Media (October 2004)

The kayaking equivalent of 'Into Thin Air'

A grand adventure - an elite kayaking team’s heroic conquest of the world’s last great adventure prize: Tibet’s Tsangpo River

“Successfully navigating it {Tsangpo River} is akin to snowboarding down Everest. The drama on shore is easily matched by the action on the river, which includes a few chilling brushes with death. ...that their story could be the kayaking equivalent of Into Thin Air - has come true in the best possible way .” --Publishers Weekly(Starred Review)

An 'AudioFile Earphones' winner and 'Audie Award Finalist'

Tibet’s Tsangpo river has lured explorers and adventurers since its discovery. It is the Everest of rivers, a maelstrom of water and rocks, gradient and flow. Remote and relentlessly unforgiving, it has long been considered un-runnable. The finest expedition paddlers on earth have tried. Several have died. All have failed. Until now.

In January 2002, in the heart of the Himalayan winter, a team of seven kayakers launched a meticulously planned assault of the Gorge. The paddlers were river cowboys, superstars in the universe of extreme kayaking who hop from continent to continent ready for the next death-defying pursuit. Author and journalist Peter Heller, a world-class kayaker in his own right, went along for the ride and was granted the exclusive opportunity to write the book about the descent.

Filled with history, white-knuckle drama, and mutiny in one of the world's most storied-and remote-locations, Hell or High Water is as riveting as any of the great epic adventures throughout history.

About the Author: Peter Heller, a seasoned adventure journalist and passionate kayaker, is a frequent contributor to Outside Magazine. Before tackling Tibet, he kayaked in the footsteps of Hemingway along the Cuban coastline, depicted in his exposé - Cuba: A Dry Run. He is also the author of Set Free in China : Sojourns on the Edge. Peter lives in Denver, where he kayaks daily on a lake 100 yards from his front door. He lives in Denver.

About the Narrator: An AudioFile Earphones winner and Audie Award Finalist, Patrick Lawlor is also an accomplished stage actor, director and combat choreographer. He has worked extensively Off-Broadway and regionally, as well as in Europe. Patrick has also been seen on TV and in films, both as an actor and a stuntman.