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Geological Expedition 2000 |
The Nu River (Tibet)
Geological Expedition 2000 (7 - 19 August)
Dispatch
III
--- Rock is coming!
(By Lui Li, Executive
Director of SSEA, Head of Expedition China team)
| 13 Aug. 2000
Weather: raining to sunshine. A whole night heavy raining, everything was wet, Tents, sleeping bags, beds and clothes . . . The water level of Nu river raised significantly, its yellow waves running faster and faster. From the map we knew that today we'll have to through the largest canyon in this Expedition. In the morning, Peter called our Tibetan guide Dawan, explained to him how to do the emergency rescue and required to make sure all the protection equipments should be ready-to-go. Captain Michael became serious too, he asked me to check all the rescue equipments. Our boats just entered the
river, it run down on the waves like wild horses. I suddenly saw a huge
rock in front of us, My Goodness, we passed one by one, the sharp rocky walls the dangerous rocks, the mad waves of the river . . . It seems never ended.
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The river turned, we entered the canyon already. The
stormy sound of the river almost covered our voice, The mountains rocks of
both side of the river were so closely showing their terrible shapes. The
100 meters width of the river was forced into 20 - 30 meters only. The
waves rising as high as over 2 meters. each wave threw tons of water full
of the boat.
Fighting with the wild river for a whole day, finally we thorough the canyon safely. When we arrived a calm place, it was dark already. Extremely exhausted, we ate some food, then laid down on the grass. The raining was stopped, I looked at the sky, the moon appeared very bright, the stars were so nearby, I saw the seven stars the first time such clearness in my whole life.
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Adventure
Stories in The Great Canyon
Fight King Cobra
Adventure in Glaciers
Fog
dance over the lake
Flying
on String Bridges
Wander
in the richest Fungi Kingdom
Photo
Gallery of the Great Canyon
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