A Trip To The Stone Age

A fascinating account of an arduous expedition by Frank Alcorta, across Papua New Guinea in 1973/74 at its widest part along the border with Indonesian Papua, then Irian Jaya. This was the first solo expedition across Papua New Guinea. He was motivated by the sheer magnitude of the challenge. Only once before had the entire country been crossed, in 1928 by two Australians, Charles Karius, Assistant Resident Magistrate, and his companion Ivan Champion. Never had the country been crossed by a single explorer. Never from north to south, coast to coast and this without government or private support of any kind. The world has moved on, and there will probably never be another opportunity like this to traverse wild untouched country again.