"When Dreams and Fear Collide," is the true story of the 1986 Sino-USA Upper Yangtze River Expedition. Back in the 1980s, when Ken and Jan Warren dreamed of leading a kayaking expedition starting at the source of the Yangtze River, no American had ever attempted the feat they estimated would take 50 days and cover almost 2000 river miles."When Dreams and Fear Collide" begins on New Year's Eve 1985, and takes the reader through the logistical, political and financial ordeals that got them to the starting point -- the actual source of the Yangtze River in the shadow of the great Himalayan glaciers at 17,400 feet. Just getting to such a remote elevation from Hong Kong took them three weeks. Ken and Jan Warren and the 1986 Sino-USA Upper Yangtze Expedition team members were the first Westerners ever allowed into the region. The book chronicles this spectacular, epic adventure down the Yangtze through memoir, journal entries, newspaper articles, official documentation, and photographs. Author Jan Warren was the driving force behind the 1986 Sino-American Upper Yangtze Expedition, leader of the road-support team, and the only woman on the team to kayak the 200 miles from the headwaters to base camp. This book is a tribute to the spirit of human adventure, and a challenge to all who read it to press on when dreams and fear collide.