The Last True Explorer: Into Darkest New Guinea

by Philip Temple

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In 1962, at the age of 23, Philip Temple went to New Guinea with Heinrich Harrer (author of Seven years in Tibet and White Spider) to conquer the highest mountain in the Pacific.

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Important places
New Guinea
Original language
English

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Nonfiction, Travel, Sports and Leisure, Anthropology, History, Biography & Memoir
DDC/MDS
919.5104History & geographyGeography & travelGeography of and travel in Australasia, Pacific Ocean islands, Atlantic Ocean islands, Arctic islands, Antarctica and on extraterrestrial worldsNew Guinea and neighboring countries of MelanesiaWestern New Guinea
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DU747 .P37 .T46History of Europe, Asia, Africa and OceaniaOceania (South Seas)History of Oceania (South Seas)Smaller island groupsNew Guinea

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English, German
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Paper
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