Redmond O'Hanlon is celebrated for his expeditions into the world's most remote jungles and treacherous waters. His writing plunges readers into the heart of untamed wilderness, from the dense rainforests of Borneo and the Amazon to the unforgiving North Atlantic. With a sharp eye for detail and a keen sense of the absurd, O'Hanlon chronicles the physical and psychological challenges of exploration. His work offers a profound meditation on human resilience and our complex relationship with the natural world.
An account of Redmond O'Hanlon's four-month trip up the Orinico river and across the Amazon Basin. It includes details of the natural hazards which he encountered, some of which were familiar from his time in Borneo.