First Contact - Couverture souple

Medcalf, Gordon

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1903070260 ISBN 13 : 9781903070260

Editeur : Eye, 2004

Synopsis

First Contact is a true story of modern-day exploration and the discovery of cannibal tribes in the 21st century.
In 2001, two British ex-army officers set out to climb the unscaled face of Mandala – a remote mountain rising 15,400ft above the jungles of New Guinea. This is the extraordinary story of their trek through some of the world's most unexplored terrain.
In the course of their 150-mile journey by dugout canoe and on foot through the largest swamp on Earth, Mark Anstice and Bruce Parry dodge police, encounter disgruntled ex head-hunters and are pursued by a previously undiscovered clan of the Korowai tribe.
That is before they have even begun their arduous journey into the mountainous interior of the island to the unclimbed south face of the mountain. Mark Anstice tells the story of an expedition far more tougher than either had imagined: one that would test the explorers, their friendship and their equipment to the limits.

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À propos de l'auteur

Born and brought up in the Scottish Highlands, Mark Anstice developed a passion for adventure and the Earth's wilder places at an early age and lost no time in seeking them out as soon as he had left school in 1985. Realising he was not cut out for the 9-5 existence he joined the army 3 years later and immediately began planning expeditions, squeezing them in between operational commitments in the Gulf, Central America and Bosnia. Leaving the services in 1995 as a captain, he set about making a living from adventure - a spiritually rewarding but financially disastrous route that culminated in 'Maverick Travel', a company offering people extreme sports holidays. The following few years were spent abseiling from London's taller buildings, fixing and cleaning them to pay off the resulting debts. As he says of the time, "I was good at the adventurous aspects of it but not at business side of things - I made every mistake in the book." He had, however, still managed to undertake 12 major expeditions to deserts, mountains and jungles around the world. Mark has made 2 films for television including 'Crampons & Cannibals', the award-winning film that accompanies this book, has also written numerous articles for adventure magazines, and is a motivational speaker. He is currently working in Iraq, leading a local force of 800 men defending a 200-mile pylon line against saboteurs. First Contact is his first book.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Eye
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1903070260
• ISBN 13: 9781903070260
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible