Pat Spain lost a layer of skin, pulled leeches off his nether regions, and was violated by an Orangutan for this book.
Pat Spain lost a layer of skin, pulled leeches off his nether regions, and was violated by an Orangutan for this book.
Adventure, Regional, West
In the course of Pat Spain’s time filming wildlife-adventure TV series, he’s gotten pretty used to being uncomfortable. There’ve been rabid raccoon attacks, days spent in the baking equatorial African sun, and consumption of many revolting local delicacies like fermented mare’s milk. And then there was Sumatra.
On the Hunt in Sumatra details the two weeks Pat spent soaking wet with a National Geographic film crew tracking the legendary Orang Pendak through the forests of Indonesia, while tigers, leeches, amorous orangutans, Coldplay fans, a guide named Uncle Happy, two shaman, car demons, and rogue cameramen tracked them. It is, without a doubt, the most inhospitable terrain Pat’s ever encountered, with the highest likelihood of grievous bodily harm. But the payoff is the theory he reached about Orang Pendak, and a 5 a.m. EDM Tai Chi party.
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A Little Bigfoot: On the Hunt in Sumatra: or, How I Learned There Are Some Things That Really Do Not Taste Like Chicken is an insightful read from start to finish and wholly encapsulates his experiences in such a way that you yourself will feel and smell and sense everything he does, in this page-turner of a generous read. FULL REVIEW: https://annecarlini.com/ex_books.php?id=416 ~ Exclusive Magazine, Review
If I was lost in a Victorian-styled deep virgin jungle, surrounded by a variety of poisonous plants, venomous reptiles, and stinging flying insects, there’s no one I’d rather have by my side to help navigate me to safety than explorer Patrick Spain. Short of having Pat with all of us field workers for every trek, thank goodness we now have this remarkable insightful volume to open our eyes further. ~ Loren Coleman, Director of the International Cryptozoology Museum and Author of The Field Guide to Bigfoot and Other Mystery Primates
Pat Spain is that rare thing; a rationalist who still embraces the possible and knows that there are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of. A grown-up who has lost none of the childhood wonder and curiosity that makes the world magical. A scientist who keeps an open mind and rejoices in the fact that absence of proof is not proof of absence. There is nobody I’d want to travel with more to explore the wild side of our literally extraordinary planet. Buckle up and prepare for adventures. ~ Harry Marshall, Chairman and Co-Founder of Icon Films
If you loved Beast Hunter about the legends of mythical creatures, you're going to love this book even more. It's the "making of" told as only someone like Pat can. A true page turner! ~ Haley Chamberlain Nelson, Science Journalist
POTENTIAL ENDORSERS: Henry Rollins – Fellow Nat Geo host, reptile enthusiast, punk-rock pioneer, and a friend Jeremy Wade – Host of Animal Planets most popular TV series of all time “River Monsters”, author, and a friend Hazen Audel – Host of “Primal Survivor” on Nat Geo, famed world traveler, and a friend Loren Coleman – pre-eminent Crytozoologist, head of the International Cryptozoology Museum, and a friend Matthew Zachary – Founder of “Stupid Cancer”, the first young-adult cancer organization, one of the noted “Cancer Rebels” on the cover of Newsweek, and a friend Harry and Laura Marshall – Founders and CEOs of ICON Films and close friends ~
