Phil Harwood has worked all around the world as a Royal Marine Commando, expedition leader, and outdoor instructor. He is qualified as a mountain leader, canoe and kayak coach, rock-climbing instructor, and wilderness emergency medical technician.
'I admired your guts, your single-mindedness, your starting at that trickle of a stream in Zambia (when most others would have started in Kisangani), your resourcefulness in getting food and water, your ability to get on with the locals and - when seriously challenged - your standing up for yourself and getting physical. Ordeals are the test of human spirit, ingenuity, resourcefulness and self-belief. Yours is a shining example. * Paul Theroux * An exhilarating account of former Royal Marine Commando Phil Harwood's epic solo journey from the Congo's source in Zambia through war-torn Central Africa. * ABTA Magazine * Harwood's book is proof that the path less travelled is still out there for those brave enough to seek it out. * Soldier Magazine * Harwood's epic tale of his solo journey from the Congo's source in Zambia through war-torn Central Africa. * National Geographic Traveller (UK edition) * Succumbing to malaria, arrested, chased and harassed, he nevertheless emerges triumphantly alive, ready to entertain those of us who would rather read about than canoe the Congo. * The Good Book Guide *