Winner of the edward stanford adventure travel book of the year 2016. Walking the nile is more than just another travel story, it is a soulsearching, historical tale that will make you reflect on your own surroundings. Walking the nile the nile, one of the worlds great rivers, has long been an object of fascination and obsession. He served in afghanistan as an officer in the british army parachute regiment and is a fellow of the royal geographical society, and an international fellow of the explorers club. Explorer levison wood sets out on a ninemonth walk along the length of the river nile. Click here and start watching the full episode in seconds. From the moment the author began his journey, at the alleged source of the nile, he encountered constant conflict and hardship. Jan 01, 2016 its hard not to consider levison wood both brave and crazy at the same time.
From the moment the author began his journey, at the alleged source of the nile, he encountered constant conflict. He later hosted a fourpart channel 4 documentary series about the journey and authored the 2015 book walking the nile. The nile, one of the worlds great rivers, has long been an object of fascination and obsession. His descriptions of his surroundings, the people he met and the countries he visited were so vivid and. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Buy walking the nile first edition by levison wood isbn. Major levison james wood frgs born 5 may 1982 is a british army officer and explorer. As wood walks on, often joined by local guides who help him to navigate foreign languages and customs, walking the nile maps out african history and contemporary life. A film crew follows levison for part of the expedition, but he films most of it himself, capturing extraordinary, intimate moments rarely seen on screen. An inimitable tale of survival, resilience, and sheer willpower, walking the nile is an inspiring chronicle of an epic journey down the lifeline of civilization in northern africa. Jan 20, 2020 levison wood during his channel 4 documentary, walking the nile image. Levison wood is an explorer who spent nine months last year walking along the river nile. Walking the nile download free pdf and ebook by levison wood. But levison wood has seen his childhood ambition to explore the world fulfilled.
Global rescue is supporting the epic journey by wood, who is also founder of expedition company secret compass. His walking the nile is a captivating account of a remarkable and unparalleled nile journey. Levison is led by the elephants themselves rather than a map and compass. Walking the nile levison wood book my book store info. Photo courtesy of levison wood global rescue member levison wood is a british explorer, writer and photographer who recently finished walking the entire length of the nile river, the first person ever to do so.
From weeks of isolation, to finding himself neck deep in civil wars. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Beginning in december 20, over the course of nine months he undertook the first ever expedition to walk the entire length of the river nile from the nyungwe forest. Levison wood is a writer, photographer, and explorer. Photographer and writer, levison wood, has dreamt of exploring the nile since he was a young boy and this obsession has driven him to attempt to walk the length of the worlds longest river. He followed the river for nine months, over 4,000 miles, through six nationsrwanda, tanzania, uganda, south sudan, the republic of sudan, and egyptto the mediterranean coast. Levison wood set out in december to become the first man to walk the entire length of the nile. Find out everything you need to know about levison wood. You would not think that in this day and age that there are many challenging walks still possible but this one truly is. Explorer levison wood famous for walking the nile, walking the himalayas and walking the americas is taking on a new expedition in this fourpart series. He is best known for his extended walking expeditions in africa, asia and central america. This year, british explorer levison wood will be the first to attempt to walk the entire length of the river nile. Thats six countries, 4,250 miles, 7million steps and two very sore feet.
He has travelled and worked in over one hundred countries worldwide overcoming challenges that would stop most people in their tracks. Read walking the nile by levison wood available from rakuten kobo. Walking the nile audiobook free walking the nile free books. This is what i love about levison wood s books, they are descriptive without being too pedantic and readers also learn about the countries he walks through along the way. Youll read 6 good things about the book and 7 negative things about it. Watch arabia with levison wood season 1 episode 1 online. Home about media books speaking contact levs latest book arabia. Pdf walking the nile download full pdf book download. Levison wood is a british explorer, writer and photographer who has published six best selling books and produced a number of critically acclaimed documentaries which have been aired around the world. Starting in november 20 in a forest in rwanda, where a modest spring spouts a trickle of clear, cold water, wood set forth on foot, aiming to become the first person to walk. An amazon best book of the year nonfiction woods interest, as well as his talents as a writer, lie. The expedition to walk the length of the nile was inspired by explorers john hanning speke, richard.
Dec 30, 2014 explorer levison wood sets out on a ninemonth walk along the length of the river nile, visiting rainforests, deserts, cities and war zones, and encountering modern africa, its people and its wildlife. My life in travel a lot of kids travel in their gap year i took it one step further and carried on. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read walking the nile. Levison wood walking the nile off the beaten track. Due to its large file size, this book may take longer to download.
It was necessary to make the trip on foot, he says, because walking is the only way you can really get under the skin of. Levison wood s walking the nile is the tale of an amazing journey through africa. Click download or read online button to get walking the nile book now. Walking the nile on discovery including when you can watch the latest episodes, new seasons and. Levison wood s walking the nile is a grounded view of the land along the nile, including a south sudan war and the death of american journalist matthew power.
Arabia with levison wood, the critically acclaimed new series from the. An inimitable tale of survival, resilience, and sheer willpower, walking the nile is an inspiring chronicle of an epic journey down this lifeline of. Jan 12, 2016 english writer, photographer, and explorer levison wood is just the latest. Levison wood has breathed new life into adventure travel. My longest trek was when i walked 9,000 km 5,600 miles from mexico to. I recently read levison wood s book, walking the nile, and enjoyed it so much that when i discovered that there was a video series on this amazing walk through six countries in africa apparently originally shown on the animal planet channel, i had to see it, and was not disappointed.
Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream. An inimitable tale of survival, resilience, and sheer willpower, levison wood s walking the nile is an inspiring chronicle of an epic journey down the lifeline of civilization in northern africa. Levison will be walking north heading into the wild. A major channel 4 series and a sunday times bestsellerhis journey. From the bestselling author of walking the nile, explorer levison wood begins his next challenging adventure walking the length of the himalayas. Starting in november 20 in a forest in rwanda, where a modest spring spouts a trickle of clear, cold water, wood set forth on foot, aiming to become the first person to walk the entire length of the fabled river. Walking the nile download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Walking the nile has enticed many explorers, but wood provides an uptotheminute portrait of the nations and people that claim the worlds longest river. Lev met bakri and bobby in kampala, uganda, and this was their gift to him. Walking the nile follows british explorer and author levison woods expedition to be the first person to walk the length of the river nile from source to sea. In this detailed, thoughtful, inspiring and dramatic book, recounting levison wood s walk along the length of the nile, he will uncover the history of the nile, yet through the people he meets and who will help him with his journey, he will come face to face with the great story of a modern africa emerging out of the past. My longest trek was when i walked 9,000 km 5,600 miles from mexico to canada and back on the rocky, mountainous, and snowy continental divide trail in comparison, lev wood planned to follow the nile downstream for its complete length of 6,800 km 4,250 miles, which is 25% shorter than the route i took. Having driven a land cruiser from london to malawi to be converted into a hospital ambulance a few years previously, lev very kindly provided me with a heap of useful information for the road ahead along with contact details in various countries should i need them. If youve not seen the television series that charted his journey walking the nile, then watch it, but in my opinion, you should read this book first.
He started his journey in the nyungwe forest in rwanda, at a tributary that is believed to be the source of the nile but the source has long been in dispute and followed the. The nile, one of the worlds great rivers, has long been an object of fascination and. From the bestselling author of walking the nile, explorer levison wood begins his next challenging adventure walking the length of the himalayas levison wood s most challenging expedition yet begins along the silk road route of afghanistan and travels through five countries. English writer, photographer, and explorer levison wood is just the latest. He is the author of two previous books, walking the nile and walking the himalayas, which won the 2016 edward stanford adventure travel book of the year award. From alexander the great and nero, to victorian adventurers david livingstone, john hanning speke, and henry morton stanley, the river has seduced men and led them into wild adventures. I tend to prefer books when the author narrates but gillard jackson reads. It was a journey that took him through six african nations covering.
He is best known for his extended walking expeditions in africa, asia and. Home about media books speaking contact levison wood. Walking the nile is the companion book to the tv documentary that was shown on channel 4 last january. Jul 06, 2016 walking the nile levison wood on bbc breakfast. Written by bakri and performed by illest dj bobby this track is inspired by levison wood hes the man walking the nile from source to sea, over 4,250 miles. Sep 05, 2014 a british explorer has returned to the uk after completing a 3,750mile walk along the river nile. Starting in november 20 in a forest in rwandawhere a modest spring spouts a trickle of clear, cold waterwriter, photographer, and explorer levison wood set forth on foot, aiming to become the first person to walk the. Levison wood gets a lot more than he bargained for in his dramafilled tvtie in walking the nile. He served in afghanistan as an officer in the british army parachute regiment and is a fellow of the royal geographical society, and an international fellow of the.
Levison by walkingthenile walkingthe nile free listening. He is the author of two previous books, walking the nile and walking the himalayas, which won the 2016. A major channel 4 series and a sunday times bestseller his journey is 4,250 miles long. Starting in november 20 in a forest in rwanda, where a modest spring spouts a trickle of clear, cold water, levison wood set forth on foot, aiming to become the first person to walk the entire length of the nile. Walking the nile audiobook, written by levison wood. Walking the nile book by levison wood official publisher. Einerseits erzahlt er sein personliches abenteuer, andererseits berichtet er als reisender journalist. We spoke with lev to learn more about what motivated him to undertake such a fascinating challenge. Explorer levison wood completes river nile walk bbc news. Walking the nile follows british explorer and author levison wood s expedition to be the first person to walk the length of the river nile from source to sea. Wood s journey began in rwanda, took nine months and spanned 3,750 miles.
Far from your typical holiday experience, levison s journey included meeting fascinating locals, eating bush rat and pigeons and turning down an offer to have a house built for him. Arabia with levison wood season 1 episode 1 watch online. Download or stream walking the nile by levison wood. In this detailed, thoughtful, inspiring and dramatic book, recounting levison wood s walk along the length of the nile, he will uncover the history of the nile, yet through the people he meets and who will help him with his journey, he will come face to face with the great. Travelling book junkies book rating if you have read and enjoyed waling the nile then why not check out levison wood s newest book, walking. Adventurer levison wood on his latest tv show walking with. Download now levison woods famous walking expeditions have taken him from the length of the nile river to the peaks of the himalayas, and in walking the americas, wood chronicles his latest exhilarating adventure. Levison wood is an explorer who spent nine months last year walking along the nile in africa. A professional adventurer, photographer and bestselling author, he has also completed one of the last epic solo journeys left on earth, walking the length of the river nile. Internationallyrenowned explorer who is widely known for his walking expedition of the full length of the nile river in 202014. Michael palin levison wood is a great adventurer and a wonderful storyteller sir ranulph fiennes. Levison wood s most challenging expedition yet begins along the silk road route of afghanistan and travels through five countries.
Download walking the nile audiobook by levison wood. I really enjoyed watching it and when i saw the book was available on kindle for 99p i had to buy it. Levison wood is a professional explorer, writer and. Jan 25, 2016 explorer levison wood sets out to walk the length of the worlds highest mountain range.
During his journey, wood succeeded in raising funds for. With less than a week left of our groundbreaking appeal with tusk, victoria barnes, head of partnerships and philanthropy at send a cow, shares some highlights, and how your support will help the people and wildlife of murchison falls national park from light shows to tv takeovers, the living with. Levison wood s famous walking expeditions have taken him from the length of the nile river to the peaks of the himalayas, and in walking the americas, wood chronicles his latest exhilarating adventure. Walking the entire length of the river nile and through six african nations, levisons yearlong journey begins at the source rwanda. An amazon best book of the year nonfiction wood s interest, as well as his talents as a writer, lie. Setting off from rwanda, the former british army officers journey takes him across deserts, jungles, savannahs, mountains and war zones. Bestselling author of walking the nile levison wood is bewildered by being called a sex symbol, as a deathdefying trek through the himalayas is set to have fans pulses racing. Prior to my expedition, i was put in touch with lev by a mutual friend. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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