An experienced adventurer partners with an innocent nineteen-year-old to plan a journey on the most dangerous river in the world. What starts as one man's dream ends up as another man's nightmare. It was a time when pushing our limits knew no boundaries and being nineteen had no restrictions. Bob Kunzinger is the author of a dozen non-fiction works, including The Iron Scar: A Father and Son in Siberia, and Out of Nowhere: Scenes from St. Petersburg. His work has appeared in many publications. He lives along the Rappahannock River in Virginia.