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I've always been fascinated by the attempts to explore the Tsangpo Gorge, starting with F M Bailey's book, No passport to Tibet which I picked up many years ago. When I read Ian Baker's The Heart of the World: A Journey to Tibet's Lost Paradiseabout his attempts to penetrate into the heart of the Tsangpo, I was equally enthralled. From Baker's book, I was lead to Peter Heller's story, Hell or High Water: Surviving Tibet's Tsangpo Riverof this expedition to kayak down the Tsangpo. I actually bought and watched this movie as a result of reading Heller's book, and after watching the movie, where there was no mention or inclusion of footage of Heller at all, I appreciated Heller's candour about the disagreements/conflict between himself and expedition organiser Scott Lundgren even more. That said, I enjoyed this movie tremendously. The extreme whitewater footage was simply awesome - my whitewater experience is pretty basic but even I could appreciate the sheer complexity and power of the Tsangpo that these guys faced. As another reviewer mentioned, the whitewater pushes the definition of extreme paddling to new limits. The setting for the movie is incredible - sheer gorges, Himalayan peaks, almost impenetratable terrain, the sheer brute force of the Tsangpo as it cuts its way between the peaks of the Himalaya and forces its way down to the Indian plains. The filming is excellent - the guys did a great job shooting this under such extreme conditions and it really captures the intensity of the experience and the challenges that the team faced. They also captured the challenges faced by the support party trekking down the sides of the gorge to support the kayakers. Having trekked and done a bit of basic climbing in the Himalaya's, I can truely appreciate what they faced and the film pretty much does it justice. The narration is pretty good overall, does a good job explainingg what the team is doing, what they face, how they handled it and how they felt. That said, Heller's book DOES come in handy in conjunction with this movie as it gives a much more detailed account of the support party's efforts than the film provides. It also provides a lot more description around the kayakers themselves, the preparations, the challenges the kayakers faced and what everyone went through than the film can convey. My recommendation is simply that this is a great extreme whitewater kayaking movie, well worth watching if you like this kind of thing, either as a participant or as an armchair adventurer. And Heller's book is a great accompaniment to the film.

An all star team of the best kayakers in the world tackle a portion of the great canyon of the Tsangpo river, in a very remote corner of Tibet. This canyon has been the focus of many legends, and the whitewater pushes the definition of extreme paddling to new limits. The narration could have been a bit better, but the cinematography is excellent, and I found the film very enjoyable. The setting is truly remarkable, and the film makers have provided a brilliant view from the comfort of our armchairs. Dancing on the Edge of an Endangered Planet

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.

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.

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.

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Another great DVD from Cackle TV :) Plenty of amazing expedition footage, and a variety of other great pieces on kayaking. I have all of the This is the Sea DVD's and cant wait for more to arrive. if your looking for more of the same, checkout "Pacific Horizons" and "Eastern Horizons"

Lots more good sea kayaking footage from around the world. This one is my favorite in the series so far. Plenty of footage of the trip around South Island - New Zealand and the Queen Charlotte islands in BC.

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The scenery is breathtaking and the skill of Steve Fisher and friends is amazing. You immediately find yourself drawn into the thrill of the run and find your heart racing as the kayakers approach every drop. The film is well organized and flows as well as the rivers they run. Also it gives a fascinating look into the life of an extreme kayaker. We enjoyed every minute of it.

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THIS PRODUCT DOESN'T REALLY WORK AS ADVERTISED. IT IS A GOOD WASTE OF MONEY. Obviously China made and unnecessary.

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While these paddles are usable, they were packaged with the ping pong balls tightly pushed against them and that left indentations in the padded part of the paddle. You can not hit the ball correctly without a smooth paddle. After a week of being opened and used they still had the indentations in them.

Very nice paddles, good quality. should have a set with 4 and more balls. Otherwise, it is fine.

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This game is lots of fun to play. It's portable so you can play anywhere, outdoors highly recommended. Great activity for picnics & camping.

This product is not at all as described. It is very short and for younger children. I purchased a swingball set (identical) a couple years back and it was much better. It had taller poles and a longer string for the ball. The base was also bigger so it had less tippage. I would not recommend this for kids over 10. My kids (young teenagers) have not gone near this since I bought it.

I thought this was going to be a full size tether ball set for older children. Quite small and really not tether ball at all. Children only seem mildly interested in short span of play....not like tether ball with full size ball

Great product that allows us to play SB on the tiled back yard in our apartment. Our 6 yr old is very happy!

I have this game, my children and I play it often especially when we go camping. I see the prices on Amazon from $41 to $89.99All Surface Swingball. Toys R Us has it for $29.99. There is no need to be exploited. Shop around. The game is good. Your kids and you will have fun...but in times like these let your dollar stretch. Michelle J. Dyett-Welcome

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I colllect thse books while searching out good quiet water paddle experiences...this one is worktht he purchase.

I found that this book lacked organization by geographical region of Oregon. It has a good sized map of Oregon in the front with the various trips represented as a dot with a number in it. There are no city or county indications on the map. If you wanted to look for trips in Bend, you'd be guessing what trips are there. There are regional maps in the back, but I don't think there is an index into them. You just have to hunt around. I was thinking of kayaking in Bend on the stretch of the Deschutes from Wiki Up reservoir to Bend, the first easy section, which stops at the falls about 8 miles downstream. It shows the stretch on one map as easy but no mention is made of how to get there or what to expect. It has a rather large index to its credit.

Paddling Oregon -along with Soggy Sneakers- are the two definative guide books about Oregon boating. Paddling Oregon has a well-organized desciption of multiple runs of 92 different rivers. Included in each overview is information about the character, location, gradient, class and skill level and a list of appropriate craft for the run. Information about potential shuttle sources is also included.Paddling Oregon is a comfortable format and easy-to-read narrative which provides great details and provides a good feel for the river. The one criticism I have is the book fails to provide useful maps for use on the river.

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The problem with these paddles is that you cannot use the Wii motion plus with them. I purchased them to play the table tennis game on Wii Resort. There is a package that I ended up buying that has 2 paddles, 2 swords, bat and a golf club that is for the Wii Resort and allows attachment of the Wii motion plus.

The paddles themselves have a realistic weight and shape. However while using the paddle with the Wii controller one does not have easy access to the controls. I chose to use this paddle set with the game Rockstar Table Tennis Rockstar Presents Table Tennis and movements necessary to control your characters do not always mimic the actual movements you would make in a ping pong game. The product was attractive but alas, the paddles will remain in their box and not in use.