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It took another 130 years for the 50 miles of the Nile between these two landmarks to be successfully navigated. Over 10 harrowing days, Cam McClay and a team of White Nile rafting pioneers floated, portaged, and lined their way down the river, facing massive rapids and abundant wildlife.Hendri was a member of the second descent of this replica Concord watches treacherous stretch of the Nile river. Like on many second descents, the team ran more of the river in about half the time. But like the first descent, there were too many hippo and croc encounters for real comfort.

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Any questions? Chris Korbulic and I had never been given instructions like this, but we knew this was Hendris place to lead. The day before, Jesse and Darin bowed out of the descent due to concerns over the areas unmatched wildlife hazards. I was trembling with anxiety. In 1862, John Hanning Speke first saw the put-in for the White Nile at swiss replica watches Karuma Falls. Two years later Samuel Baker and his wife nearly drowned in a hippo attack below 130-foot Murchison Falls, which Baker named after the Royal Geographic Society President at the time.

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