Anything Worth Doing: A True Story of Adventure, Friendship and Tragedy on the Last of the West's Great Rivers

Deurbrouck, Jo

ISBN 10: 0985257806 / ISBN 13: 9780985257804

Published by Sundog Book Publishing, 2012

About this Item

Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Anything Worth Doing: A True Story of Adventure, Friendship and Tragedy on the Last of the West's Great Rivers
• Publisher: Sundog Book Publishing
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0985257806
• ISBN 13: 9780985257804
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

2012 NATIONAL OUTDOOR BOOK AWARD WINNER

Anything Worth Doing tells the unforgettable true story of larger-than-life whitewater raft guides Clancy Reece and Jon Barker, two men who share a love of wild rivers and an unbending will to live life on their terms, no matter the cost. 

 

Clancy's motto, 'Anything worth doing is worth overdoing,' leads them into a decade of beautiful--and beautifully strange--river adventures. Then, on June 8, 1996, in pursuit of a 24-hour speed record they intend to share only with a handful of friends, the men launch Clancy's handmade dory, his proudest possession, onto Idaho's renowned Salmon River at peak flood of an extreme high water year. This time the odds catch up with them.

 
With clarity reminiscent of Krakauer's Into the Wild, whitewater veteran Jo Deurbrouck carries us down the West's great rivers and into the hearts, minds and homes of that rare breed for whom security is optional but freedom and passion are not. Anything Worth Doing--taut and efficient, yet rich with insight--is destined to become an adventure classic.

From the Back Cover

On June 8, 1996 at exactly 8:50 p.m., a small, handmade wooden dory was launched onto Idaho's renowned Salmon River at peak flood of an extreme high water year.

Jon Barker and Clancy Reece were professional raft guides whose lifelong friendship grew from their shared love of rivers. 'Anything worth doing is worth overdoing' had become their shared motto and had led them into a series of journeys that spanned a decade.

Some were idyllic, like the 900-mile sojourn down the Salmon, Snake and Columbia rivers to the Pacific in a sailing dory built by Clancy for the voyage. Others seemed merely strange, like the grueling marathon the men called the 5X5--five 100-mile whitewater segments in five consecutive days.

This was to be their most ambitious adventure yet. They planned to ride the raging river straight through Idaho's wilderness heart in the dory that had once carried them to the sea. They would set a 24-hour speed record to be shared only with a handful of admirers and friends.

But that's not what happened.