The Shadow of Kilimanjaro
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| Rating | : | 4.48 (942 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0805053905 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-02-05 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
His tale is, according to The Boston Globe, "a gripping account of how it feels to be charged by an incensed elephant and kept awake at night by the roaring of stalking lions." But it is more than an adventure story. The Los Angeles Times noted that "the pace of walking gives Ridgeway time to contemplate his great theme and the great men and women who have struggled with the conundrum of whether man can live at peace with the beasts." Ridgeway examines the effects of colonial expansion on the indigenous people, the landscape, and the animals, and contemplates the future for all of them.. In one of the most acclaimed travel and adventure books of the past year, Rick Ridgeway chronicles his trek from the summit of Mount Kilim
"Best new book I've read on Kenya" according to A Customer. Having spent 2 months in Kenya in the last several years, I thought this book was, by far, the best I've read since Out of Africa. Well written, perceptive, accurate, a delight. Recommend to anyone who wants to know more about Kenya and wild life conse. A Customer said I was just there and this book makes me want to go back. I recently returned from Kenya and Tanzania where I climbed Mount Kilimanjaro and went on a safari across the Seregenti and neighboring parks. Reading _The Shadow_ has me longing to flee my desk job for good and head back to the wilds of Africa. The bo. a journey far greater than from summit to sea "The Shadow of Kilimanjaro" is no superficial description of east Africa's game crisis. By getting inside the landscape and the men who have killed and cared for it's wild game, Ridgeway illuminates the 'why' of it all. He gives us the big picture by w
Known for such feats as being the first climber to reach the summit of K2 without bottled oxygen, climbing Antarctica's highest mountain, and leading a team to the top of a formidable 2,000-foot granite tower in the most remote corner of the 's Orinoco jungle, Rick Ridgeway, in his latest book, takes a walk. A wildness is intact. Of course, it's no ordinary stroll. The Shadow of Kilimanjaro is as much a search for answers to an adventurer's most soul-searching questions as an account of a thrilling journey. In the introduction Ridgeway