Maps are essential. Planning a journey without a map is like building a house without drawings.
The Hard Way: Stories of Danger, Survival, and the Soul of AdventureRunning an expedition can bring out the worst in a man. It can make you a power-crazed monster.
House of the Tiger King: The Quest for a Lost CityIn some warped way, having an embalmed body with us made perfect sense.
House of the Tiger King: The Quest for a Lost CityThe taste for glory can make ordinary men behave in extraordinary ways.
House of the Tiger King: The Quest for a Lost CityPrevious journeys had taught me the danger of taking too much stuff.
House of the Tiger King: The Quest for a Lost CityOn a harsh expedition, there's no space for anyone who does not intend to finish.
House of the Tiger King: The Quest for a Lost CityThe only thing they valued higher than ammunition were Man United footballs.
House of the Tiger King: The Quest for a Lost CityOn a hard jungle journey nothing is so important as having a team you can trust.
House of the Tiger King: The Quest for a Lost CityI struggled to think pure thoughts, as Hector sucked out my psyche with his eyes.
House of the Tiger King: The Quest for a Lost City