Day: August 23, 2007

The Wonders of Whitewater

It’s been fun trolling the Internet for information on Nepal’s rivers. Aqua-philes are strange beasts, if you can judge by their joyous metaphors about South Asia’s whitewater: “Like being flushed down an open-air toilet.” “Like reading an erotic novel.” “Like a pinball machine and you’re the ball.” “Orgasmic.” Some people offer valuable advice, like “Try not to get hung up on the bone-cracking boulder placed nastily in the middle of this section of the river.” […]

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