Redmond O’Hanlon
Redmond O’Hanlon is a British travel writer and naturalist renowned for blending fearless exploration with sharp humor and intellectual curiosity. Venturing into some of the most remote and challenging environments on earth, he captured the chaos, beauty, and absurdity of adventure with a storyteller’s flair. His work often balances scientific insight with wry self-deprecation, making even the most daunting expeditions feel both enlightening and entertaining. More than just an adventurer, O’Hanlon brings to life the quirks of human endurance and the wonders of the natural world, all with a warmth and wit that make his journeys unforgettable.
“I hope to go on a great journey through the far northern forests', I said, liking the sound of the words, 'by dugout to the headwaters of the Motaba, where we'll abandon the boats, walk east through the swamp jungle and across the watershed to the Ibenga, take a chance on finding another canoe, and then, if we're lucky, paddle down to the Likoula aux Herbes and walk to the hidden lake, Lake Tele, where Mokele-mbembe, the Congo dinosaur, is said to live.”
- Redmond O'Hanlon, No Mercy: A Journey Into the Heart of the Congo
About Redmond O’Hanlon
Redmond O'Hanlon, a daring British adventurer and esteemed scholar, has carved a unique niche in the world of travel literature. Elected to both the Royal Geographical Society and the Royal Society of Literature, O'Hanlon's reputation rests on his death-defying expeditions into the planet's most perilous jungles. With an insatiable appetite for nature's wonders and a pen that drips with humor and humility, he transports readers to realms few dare to tread. His debut masterpiece, Into the Heart of Borneo, set the stage for a series of gripping accounts, including In Trouble Again: A Journey Between the Orinoco and the Amazon and No Mercy: A Journey into the Heart of the Congo. Beyond the page, O'Hanlon's expertise shone on screen as he guest-starred and presented a television program exploring Charles Darwin's groundbreaking 1831 voyage on the HMS Beagle. Yet perhaps his most captivating tale is an unexpected departure from the jungle—a heart-pounding narrative called Trawler that recounts his time aboard a fishing trawler battling the merciless North Atlantic, proving that O'Hanlon's adventurous spirit knows no bounds.
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