In the spring of 1999, armed with only a description from a book and a map of a region labeled "all elevations unknown, " Lightner attempted to climb a mountain in Borneo that was rumored to exist. A captivating memoir and adventure tale, this story charts his harrowing quest. 3 maps.
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In the spring of 1999, armed with only a description from a book and a map of a region labeled "all elevations unknown, " Lightner attempted to climb a mountain in Borneo that was rumored to exist. A captivating memoir and adventure tale, this story charts his harrowing quest. 3 maps.
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Very Good. Size: 5x0x8; A captivating, utterly original combination of travel adventure memoir and historical re-creation, All Elevations Unknown charts Lightner's exhilarating and at times harrowing quest to ascend the mountain Batu Lawi in the face of leeches, vipers, and sweat bees, and to keep his team together in one of the earth's most treacherous uncharted pockets. Along the way, he reconstructs a fascinating historical narrative that chronicles Tom Harrisson's adventures there during the war and illuminates an astonishing piece of forgotten World War II history. Rife with suspense and vivid detail, the two intertwining tales open up the island of Borneo, its people, and its history in a powerful, unforgettable way, taking adventure writing to new heights.
This is what a travel narrative should be. Part adventure story as Lightner, three friends, and a cumbersome camera crew climb a rarely climbed peak in very inner Borneo.
The flip side to this story is a biographical account of a general sent in with a small crew during WWII with no prior contact with the locals (known to collect the heads of their enemies), and stop the Japanese. Not having any idea if they will survive or be in any way successful, they jump from a plane at the base of this mountain and try to make it known that they, too, are enemies of the Japanese.
