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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head><script type="text/javascript" src="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/js/bundle-playback.js?v=7YQSqjSh" charset="utf-8"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/js/wombat.js?v=txqj7nKC" charset="utf-8"></script> <script>window.RufflePlayer=window.RufflePlayer||{};window.RufflePlayer.config={"autoplay":"on","unmuteOverlay":"hidden"};</script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/js/ruffle/ruffle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> __wm.init("https://web.archive.org/web"); __wm.wombat("http://www.shangri-la-river-expeditions.com:80/journals/journals.html","20150511221515","https://web.archive.org/","web","https://web-static.archive.org/_static/", "1431382515"); </script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/css/banner-styles.css?v=p7PEIJWi" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/css/iconochive.css?v=3PDvdIFv" />  <meta http-equiv="CONTENT-TYPE" content="text/html; charset=gb2312"> <title>Whitewater Rafting and Kayaking in Tibet and Western China</title> <meta name="GENERATOR" content="OpenOffice.org 3.3 (Win32)"> <meta name="CREATED" content="0;0"> <meta name="CHANGEDBY" content="Pete Winn"> <meta name="CHANGED" content="20140223;9595848"> <meta name="DESCRIPTION" content="Whitewater Rafting and Kayaking in Tibet and Western China"> <meta name="KEYWORDS" content="Whitewater Rafting and Kayaking in Tibet and Western China, China rivers, kayaking China, rafting China, whitewater China, First Descents of the Mekong River"> <meta name="" content="Pete Winn, structural geologist and whitewater rafter and kayaker, with the assistance of Allen Wilson, professional web designer and whitewater rafter and kayaker"> <style type="text/css">  </style> </head> <body lang="zh-CN" vlink="#ff0000" bgcolor="#ddffff" dir="LTR"> <center> <table width="620" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="page-break-before: always"> <tr> <td> Location Map of Earth Science Expeditions First Descents <img src="/web/20150511221515im_/http://www.shangri-la-river-expeditions.com/journals/journalsmap.jpg" name="graphics2" align="BOTTOM" width="391" height="322" border="0"> The map above and all maps in the following journals are modified from Rand McNally's Deluxe New Millenium World Atlas. <hr> Links to Journals of Previous Expeditions in Tibet and China Many of these are long files that you may want to download and read offline or print and read at your leisure. Links to other pages (such as pictures, geology/geography or other journals) are at the end of each journal. 1994: Yangbi River, Yunnan <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150511221515/http://www.shangri-la-river-expeditions.com/journals/mekong1994/mekong1994.html">First Descent</a> by Pete Winn 1995: Yong Bao Gorge of the Mekong, Yunnan <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150511221515/http://www.shangri-la-river-expeditions.com/journals/mekong1995/dragon.html">Dragon's Teeth</a> by Steve Van Beek <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150511221515/http://www.shangri-la-river-expeditions.com/journals/mekong1995/stgoar.html">Thrills and Danger During First Expedition of the Lancang</a> by Fred St Goar <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150511221515/http://www.shangri-la-river-expeditions.com/journals/mekong1995/mekong1995.html">First Descent of the Yong Bao Gorge of the Mekong</a> by Pete Winn 1996: Yong Bao Gorge of the Mekong, Yunnan, 1996 <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150511221515/http://www.shangri-la-river-expeditions.com/journals/mekong1996/mekong1996.html">Down the Mighty Mekong</a> by Lori Golze 1997: Man Wan Gorge of the Mekong, Yunnan <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150511221515/http://www.shangri-la-river-expeditions.com/journals/mekong1997/gentryhettig.html">Bigger Than the Grand Canyon</a> by Marion Softky <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150511221515/http://www.shangri-la-river-expeditions.com/journals/mekong1997/vanbeek.html">First Descent - Rafting a Wild River in China</a> by Steve Van Beek <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150511221515/http://www.shangri-la-river-expeditions.com/journals/mekong1997/mekong1997.html">First Descent of the Man Wan Gorge of the Mekong</a> by Pete Winn 1999: Mekong Headwaters, Qinghai <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150511221515/http://www.shangri-la-river-expeditions.com/journals/mekong1999/zaqu99.html">"First" Descent of the Mekong Headwaters, Qinghai, 1999</a> by Pete Winn <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150511221515/http://www.shangri-la-river-expeditions.com/1stdes/mekong/mekongsource/mekongsource.html">The Search for the Source of the Mekong</a> by Pete Winn 2000: Salween Headwaters, Tibet <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150511221515/http://www.shangri-la-river-expeditions.com/journals/salween2000/bare.html">By River Through a Wounded Land</a> by Gordon Bare <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150511221515/http://www.shangri-la-river-expeditions.com/journals/salween2000/kantor.html">First Descent of the Nu River</a> by Phillip Wegener Kantor <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150511221515/http://www.shangri-la-river-expeditions.com/journals/salween2000/nagqu2000.html">First Descent of the Salween Headwaters</a> by Pete Winn 2002: Lhasa River Headwaters and Yarlung Tsangpo, Tibet <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150511221515/http://www.shangri-la-river-expeditions.com/journals/tibet2002/tibet2002.html">The Lhasa Headwaters (First Descent) and the Renqinding Gorge of the Yarlung Tsangpo</a> by Pete Winn 2003: Rivers of the Gongga Shan Area, Sichuan <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150511221515/http://www.shangri-la-river-expeditions.com/journals/2003/gonggajournal.html">Kayaking in the Gongga Shan Area</a> by Travis Winn 2004 <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150511221515/http://www.shangri-la-river-expeditions.com/journals/2004/mekong2004.html">First Descent of the Mekong in Tibet</a> by Pete Winn. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150511221515/http://www.shangri-la-river-expeditions.com/journals/2004/twinnjournal.html">Reflections on leaving the Mekong in Tibet</a> by Travis Winn. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150511221515/http://www.shangri-la-river-expeditions.com/journals/2004/chinese04article.html">Rafting in China - The Glory and the Dream</a> by Shui Jiaojie, translated by Nan Hettig. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150511221515/http://www.shangri-la-river-expeditions.com/journals/2004/ChineseGrandCanyon2004.html">First Chinese Descent of the Grand Canyon in Arizona</a> by Mike Bao & Liu Li, translated by Hanli Liu. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150511221515/http://www.shangri-la-river-expeditions.com/journals/2004/roys04journal.html">First Descents of Rivers in the Gongga Shan area of western Sichuan</a> by Roy Hovland. 2005 <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150511221515/http://www.shangri-la-river-expeditions.com/journals/indus2005/indus2005.html">Trekking Mt. Kailash and Kayaking the Indus and Raka River Headwaters in western Tibet, China</a> by Pete Winn. 2007 <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150511221515/http://www.shangri-la-river-expeditions.com/journals/salween2007/nagqu-6-2007.html">First Descent of the Salween from Biru to Sadeng in Tibet</a> by Pete Winn. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150511221515/http://www.shangri-la-river-expeditions.com/1stdes/salween/salween-mensjournal12-07">First Decent of the Salween from Sadeng to Marri in Tibet: Mens Journal Article</a> by Craig Childs. Since 2008, Last Descents has been running commercial river trips on the Mekong and Yangtze headwaters in Qinghai in the summer and the Salween in Yunnan in the spring. Trips on the Great Bend of the Yangtze are no longer possible due to large dams, and trips for non-Chinese in Tibet have not been possible since 2011 due to government restrictions, though this may change in the future. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150511221515/http://www.shangri-la-river-expeditions.com/">More info about rivers in China</a> </td> </tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>