The Dolphin's Tooth A Decade in Search of Adventure

Stuck in an engineer's cubicle, tormented by boredom, Bruce Kirkby decided to quit his job to bicycle the Karakoram Highway in northern Pakistan. Miraculously, he survived - and on the road he discovered his life's passion. The next fifteen years saw Kirkby embark on some of the most challenging expeditions the world has to offer. The Dolphin's Tooth chronicles this high-action journey - one that took Kirkby from routine existence to extreme adventure. Whether recounting gun fights and crocodile attacks while running Africa's Blue Nile Gorge or describing the rescue of a fallen Sherpa on Mount Everest, Kirkby shares the excitement, doubts, and insights that only a life lived on the edge can bring. With lively prose and striking photography, The Dolphin's Tooth is a welcome reminder that life is to be seized and lived to the full. Book jacket.

Bruce Kirkby is a wilderness guide, paddler, mountaineer, accomplished photographer, and writer. His first book, Sand Dance, spent fourteen weeks on the national bestseller lists.