Philip Temple had climbed extensively in New Zealand and West New Guinea before the Heard Island expedition described in his book. He is an author of fiction and non-fiction and was made an Officer of the New Zealand order of Merit in 2005. He lives in New Zealand.
It is not the courage to go back up that we need. It's the courage to go down. Just to go on … ' In 1977 a British expedition led by Himalayan veteran Geoff Strickland, summiteer of K2 and Everest among others, set off to attempt the first ascent of unclimbed Puthemojar - the 'Mantis'...
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