Operation Raleigh. Adventure Challenge

238 x 167mm; laminated pictorial wraps very slightly creased; gift inscription on first page; pp. 196, incl. index; photographic plates, some of which in colour; map. Good condition. "When Prince Charles launched Operation Raleigh in November 1984, thousands of young people from all over the world applied to join what was to become one of the most exciting global adventures ever attempted. Its aim was not only to expand their horizons by offering undreamed-of challenges, but to give them the chance of working with local people and advancing the frontiers of science and exploration the world over. In this sequel to The Start of an Adventure, John Blashford-Snell and Ann Tweedy narrate the second stage of this astonishing enterprise, which took over 1000 Venturers as far afield as southern Chile, the enchanted islands of the Pacific, Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand and the vertiginous massifs of the Hunza Valley in Pakistan.".