'Without doubt JBS, as many know him, is one of the world's most eminent explorers' Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Bt. OBE For over 60 years John Blashford-Snell has been exploring some of the planet's most remote, inaccessible and dangerous places; his name is known globally for his daring adventures and intrepid journeys of discovery. Now, well into his eighties (and still planning future trips), he has gathered together in a single volume a collection of tales from Africa, Asia and the Americas, a mix of mostly new writing combined with some old favourites, extracts from some of the 100 or so expeditions he has led in pursuit of archaeological, anthropological, botanical, biological and zoological objectives. From the Blue Nile to the Darien Gap, the Kalahari to Colombia, Blashford-Snell is one of the most experienced explorers in the world. He has met with royalty and presidents, worked with Clint Eastwood and Sean Connery, been on a quest to find a giant pachyderm in the forests of West Nepal, led investigations into Atlantis and even delivered a grand piano to a remote tribe in Guyana! Mountains, rivers, forests and jungle have been his domain and he has seen some of the most extraordinary places known to man. If meetings with dangerous wildlife, stories of navigating rapid-filled rivers and tales of encounters with bandits are your thing, this new collection from a man who has become an institution in his own right is an essential read. John Blashford-Snell is the founder of Operation Raleigh and of the Scientific Exploration Society. He has been awarded an MBE, OBE and CBE for exploration and has received multiple awards from countries and organisations around the world. For 20 years he chaired the British Chapter of the Explorers Club of America. Films of his expeditions have been broadcast worldwide.

A jolly good read - I highly recommend it - Robin Hanbury-Tennison, Country live"A delight to read and will inspire and educate enormously" - The Pennant, magazine of the Forces Pension Society

Autorentext

By John Blashford-Snell

Zusammenfassung
From Utmost East to Utmost West: My Life of Exploration and Adventure biography and travelogue - an anthology of writings from John Blashford-Snell, one of the world's greatest living adventurers and explorers, featuring highlights from the hundred or so expeditions he has organised and led, in Africa, Asia and the Americas.

Inhalt

PART 1

Chapter 1-3 Blue Nile - Ethiopia

Chapter 4 Magdala and Dahlak Quests - S.Ethiopia

Chapter 5 Wildlife Quests – S. Ethiopia

Chapter 6 Desert Exploration – Libyan Sahara

Chapter 7 Kalahari Quest

Chapter 8 The Mighty Congo

Chapter 9 Gorilla Hunt and Adventures in Zimbabwe

PART 2

Chapter 10 The Darien Gap

Chapter 11 The Lost Scots Colony (Panama)

Chapter 12 Panama Expeditions

Chapter 13 Atlantis? And the path between the seas

Chapter 14-15 The Kota Mama Voyages

Chapter 16-18 The Wai-Wai and the Grand Piano

Chapter 19 Colombian Ventures

Chapter 20 With Amazon People

Chapter 21 Drake, Raleigh and HMS Wager

PART 3

Chapter 22 Mammoths and Tigers

Chapter 23 To the Abode of God (Tibet)

Chapter 24 Far NE India

Chapter 25 In Ghengis Khan's Footprints

Chapter 26 Papua New Guinea

Chapter 27 Burma

Chapter 28 EPILOGUE