2012 Country wide OUTDOOR BOOK AWARD WINNER

Anything Worthy of Doing tells the unforgettable true tale of larger-than-life whitewater raft books Clancy Reece and Jon Barker, two males who talk about a like of wild streams and an unbending will to exist on their conditions, regardless of the cost.

Clancy’s motto, ‘Anything worth doing will probably be worth overdoing,’ prospects them into a decade of beautiful-and beautifully strange-river activities. Then, on June 8, 1996, in search of a 24-hour speed record they plan to talk about only with a small number of close friends, the men start Clancy’s handmade dory, his proudest possession, onto Idaho’s renowned Salmon River at maximum flood of the extreme high water year. This time the odds meet up with them.

With clarity similar to Krakauer’s In to the Wild, whitewater veteran Jo Deurbrouck carries us down the West’s great rivers and in to the hearts, minds and homes of this uncommon breed for whom protection is optional but freedom and passion are not. Anything Worth Doing-taut and efficient, yet rich with insight-is destined to be an adventure classic.