Explorer

The Quest for Adventure and the Great Unknown

Explorer
Benedict Allen
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Hardback
h240 x 162mm - 288pg
3 Mar 2022 UK
International import eta 10-19 days
9781786896230
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What does it mean to be an explorer in the twenty-first century? Explorer is the story of what first led Benedict Allen to head for the farthest reaches of our planet - at a time when there were still valleys and ranges known only to the remote communities who inhabited them. It is also the story of why, thirty years later, he is still exploring. It' s the story of a journey back to a clouded mountain in New Guinea to find a man called Korsai who had once been a friend, and to fulfil a promise made as young men. It is also a story of what it is to be ' lost' and ' found' . Honest, sensitive and packed with insight, in Explorer Allen considers the lessons he has learnt from his numerous expeditions - most importantly, from the communities he has encountered and that he has spent so much of his life immersed in. ' To me personally, exploration isn' t about planting flags, conquering Nature, or going somewhere in order to make a mark - it' s about the opposite. It' s about opening yourself up, allowing yourself to be vulnerable, and letting the place and people make their mark on you. '
Benedict Allen read Environmental Science at the University of East Anglia and is a former member of Council of the Royal Geographical Society, Patron of the Environmental Justice Foundation, the Tony Foundation and Save the Rhino Trust. Best known, perhaps, for having pioneered the ' video selfie' as a result of filming his solo expeditions for television, he is also editor of The Faber Book of Exploration. @benedictallen | benedictallen. com
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781786896230
Published: 3 Mar 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Canongate Books
Publisher: Canongate Books
Format: Hardback
Height: 240mm
Width: 162mm
Pages: 288

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