| Into the Tsangpo Gorge | 
 enlarge | Director: Dustin Knapp
Actors: Dustin Knapp, Steve Fisher, Mike Abbot, Allan Elard, Johnnie Kern
Studio: Slproductions
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 47677
Format: Color, Full Screen, Ntsc
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 45
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
UPC: 826363242495
EAN: 0826363242495
ASIN: B0006FKL2Q
Release Date: June 1, 2002
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Product Description
The epic first descent into the deepest river gorge in the world, the Yarling Tsangpo River gorge, in early 2002. Seven young kayakers, with the support of a ground crew, did it, to the amazement of all! This is the story of their remarkable journey. Release Date: 09/10/2006.
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 less than a star February 23, 2008
A lousy view of possibly the wildest, most beautiful, and most dangerous, remote places on Earth. There is no evidence of passion in this short film, which totally fails to give a sense of people or of place. Viewing the area on Google Earth and reading accounts of people who have tried the gorge are much more enlightening than this overpriced "little" video. I, however, do salute the guys for being there though.
 Death Defying Adventure (w/ a grudge) April 25, 2007
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
I read about this expedition in Outside Magazine when it happened, but did not fully explore the tale until I stumbled across Peter Heller's "Hell or High Water" a year or two later. While the filmmakers brilliantly capture the awesome fury of the river and the incredible intensity of the kayakers' running it for the first time, it lacks the storyline needed to fully understand the history of the Tsangpo and the complexity of the planning and executing such a trip.
That's where Heller's book comes in handy, even if it provides a far more detailed account of the ground party's trek through the gorge than it does about the kayakers plunge down the river. It is well known that Heller's ambitions were cut short by the expedition leader, Lundgren, who foolishly feared that a bestselling book would steal his thunder and thus kept Heller off the river and at an arm's length from the paddlers. While Heller has the maturity to discuss this conflict in his book (and agreed to share 10% of his book royalties w/ the kayakers), Lundgren simply omits Heller from the expedition film completely, a move which struck me -- having read the book -- as both petty and arrogant. By sabotaging Heller's efforts, Lundgren effectively chews off his own foot, minimizing what could have proven to be an incredible PR effort for the expedition and this video (case in point, after reading Krakauer's Into Thin Air, I was compelled to purchase Brashear's film Everest, even though the two are not directly related). Personally, I would never have bought this video had I not read Heller's book.
Tis a shame when egos get in the way of shared success, as was the case in the telling of this tale. This could have been a great film AND and a great book. Instead, each is marginalized by the limited success of the other, thus relegating both to sidelines of adventure tales.
 Amazing December 17, 2006
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
As an intermediate paddler, this vid caused my jaw to drop. Stunning scenery. Amazing logistics. Incredible paddlers. Fascinating. I watch it over and over again. Puts the Grand Canyon, Alsek, and Stikine to shame.
Humbled...feeling small January 20, 2006
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
What an incredible journey. This movie puts all other kayaking accomplishments to shame. I would recommend first reading the book (Hell or High Water by Peter Heller) about this expedition to fill in the gaps the movie could not possibly fill. Another great book to read for background on how remote and dangerous this canyon is...The Heart of the World by Ian Baker. Amazing kayaking, brings a whole new meaning to the words "big water" boating. Take a trip to Tibet and be humbled by the Tsangpo...
Good Video September 22, 2005
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Footage was pretty spectacular. I would recommend reading the book first (Hell or High Water) as it fills in all the gaps in the video. Great story and big whitewater!
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