A Mountain to Climb on Timor - Softcover

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Mike's journey begins when the chance discovery of geology at school inspires purpose and ambition, but he denies the need to curtail social activities and romantic endeavours to work hard, and fails to win a place at university. The outcome is a year of manual labour and the lowest point of his life. But Mike does not abandon hope and succeeds at the third attempt, not only entering college but achieving First Class Honours and then starting a PhD at London University. His research takes him on a life-changing adventure living with tribes on Timor Island, Indonesia, a hazardous experience full of mental torment and physical challenges that push Mike to the limit. And he must race against time to complete his research before monsoon rains turn dry rivers into impassable torrents. Mike prevails, only to face a menacing crisis on the return voyage when he falls overboard into the shark-infested Timor Sea during a violent storm. Disorientated and tiring fast, Mikes luck changes when the boat reappears to rescue him. When Mike returns from Timor he cannot adjust to living in England and his behaviour regresses until he completes a cathartic voyage across America, at the end vowing to marry the girl he spurned to concentrate on his ambition. A bright future is assured when Mike's PhD results are published and oil giant BP offers him a lucrative job. At last, Mike has regained his self-esteem, but when he arrives for the first day of work, he is unaware that the battle for recognition is about to begin again

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