Malcolm Clark

Travels on the Wilder Side

A Collection of Adventure Stories Spanning Fifty Years

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Produktbeschreibung

From running solo through some of the wildest rapids in the Grand Canyon to being held at gunpoint on the Syrian-Turkish border: A collection of fascinating tales and hair-raising adventures spanning a lifetime of travelling and scientific exploration.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Malcolm David Clark
• Seitenzahl: 174
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. April 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 210mm x 148mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 342g
• ISBN-13: 9781913898304
• ISBN-10: 191389830X
• Artikelnr.: 63992768

Autorenporträt

Malcolm Clark: BSc & PhD, University of Leicester, England (1971 & 1976). Field assistant in northern Arizona to legendary dinosaur expert, Edwin H. Colbert, summer 1971. Exploration and mapping of the Inner Gorge of the Grand Canyon, 1971-1976. First geologist to explore the ancient 'Land of Midian' in northern Arabia (1980s) since Capt. Richard Burton's expedition of 1877 (in search of elusive gold mines). Ascent of Kilimanjaro (Africa's highest mountain) in 1988 while acting as a guide to the geology of the area. Daring, if rather foolhardy, 'escape from Syria' across the closed border with Turkey during heightened political tensions in 2005, prior to the Syrian Civil War. Participation in the Alonissos (Greek) Multi-Terrain Marathon in 2007 as a retirement challenge set by his wife, Viv. Now retired and living in the English Lake District.