John blashfordsnell was born on october 22, 1936 in hereford, england as john nicholas blashford snell. Renowned explorer colonel john blashford snell spoke to us all about his experiences and what being an explorer entails. Colonel john blashfordsnell obe, 61, is an explorer, author and former royal engineer. Operation raleigh now raleigh international during its formative phase under the leadership of the international explorer col. A fearless explorer, blashfordsnell s accomplishments include being the first person ever to fully navigate the blue nile which he did in 1968, crossing the darien gap in panama 197172, and fully charting the. It was discovered by the british explorer colonel john blashford snell in charge of the dorset scientific exploration society while his expedition was tracing some wrecks in the nearby area of san telmo island in the pacific. The clip was shot in bardia, nepal by an expedition led by colonel john blashfordsnell cbe in 1992 when they found an enormous elephant, 11 feet 3 inches at the shoulder and believed to be the largest in asia.
John blashford snell legendary explorer who has influenced. Blashford snell too joined the army at the age of 21 and was trained at the sand hurst military academy and. The congo river is about 2900 miles long the second longest on earth and was first partially navigated by the explorer henry morton stanley, someone who inspired blashford snell from a young age. He has been involved in various projects to help disadvantaged youth, including an army unit he formed especially to give young people a sense of direction following the riots of 1981. Explorer ben fogle explores explorer colonel john blashford snell s house and finds lots of interesting, strange and mysterious things. Colonel john blashfordsnell obe is an explorer who has influenced, mentored and inspired several generations of explorers and adventurers. This is rooted into a love of cooking and a joy in smothering family, friends and her numerous clients in the taste sensations of seriously good food.
Operation drake 40th year anniversary reunion party. John blashfordsnell a dauntless explorer of africa and. Mar 07, 1994 evoking the spirit of the great british victorian explorers before him, blashford snell is an inspiration to what can be achieved with daring spirit, creative thinking, hard work and unerring belief in the art of the impossible. Throughout his extraordinary career, john blashfordsnell jbs has lead over a hundred expeditions and his. Posted in adventure, africa, america, exploration, geography on tuesday, 24 july 2012. Blashford snell, john 1936 english explorer and soldier. Colonel john nicholas blashford snell cbe born 22 october 1936 is a former british army officer, explorer and author. Colonel john blashfordsnell recalls the 1968 expedition of the blue. John blashfordsnell british army officer and explorer. John mcewen comments on the death of major peirson.
Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Navigation of the blue nile 50 years on geographical magazine. Colonel john recounts this and many more of his experiences as an explorer in his book, something lost behind the ranges. Oct 20, 2016 col john blashford snell is an explorer and cofounder of operation drake and operation raleigh now raleigh international. Colonel john nicholas blashford snell obe born 22 october 1936 is a former british army officer, explorer and author. Explorer colonel blashford snell is slowing down a little in honour of his 70th birthday. Colonel john blashfordsnell is a former british army officer, who has been hailed as, the last of the great adventurers. John nicholas blashford snell was born on 22 october 1936 in hereford, england, the son of the reverend leland john blashford snell 19031978 of the. South african giraffe monitoring and research expedition 2018. Earlier this month we met with outdoor explorer, colonel john blashfordsnell in one of our stores and had a quick chat with him about his experiences in the wild quite a tricky question when theres a lot to choose from. East to the amazon by john blashfordsnell, richard snailham.
Colonel john blashford snell on why he admires explorer and victorian hero, dr david livingstone. John blashfordsnell was born in 1936 hereford england as the son of an army chaplain a member of the clergy attached to the forces. Fascinated by early civilisations he has explored the sites of ancient harbours off cyprus and libya, discovered forgotten settlements in the jungles of south america and deep in the kalahari. Throughout his extraordinary career, john blashford snell jbs has lead over a hundred expeditions and his entire career has been involved with developing leadership and potential in others both in the. Colonel john blashford snell obe, 61, is an explorer, author and former royal engineer.
The congo river is about 2900 miles long the second longest on earth and was first partially navigated by the explorer henry morton stanley, someone who inspired blashfordsnell from a young age. Colonel john nicholas blashford snell cbe is a former british army officer, explorer and author. John nicholas blashford snell was born on 22 october 1936 in hereford, england, the son of the reverend leland john blashford snell 19031978 of the royal army chaplains department and gwendoline ives sadler. A series of surveys simpson desert, australia 2019. Long before ray mears and bear grylls brought oldschool adventuring to television, colonel john blashford snell was conquering the unknown, following in the footsteps of the great victorian explorers.
Feb 07, 2014 colonel john blashford snell, 77, is an explorer and honorary president of the scientific exploration society, which he founded with army colleagues in 1969, following a. These profiles appear to be duplicates based on a duplicated child posted nov 14, 2018 by richard shelley john is 20 degrees from greg clarke, 16 degrees from george hull and 14 degrees from henry viii of england on our single family tree. He has been married to judith frances sherman since august 27, 1960. Click on any image for details about licensing for commercial or personal use. Nov 01, 1976 roy plomleys castaway is soldier and explorer ltcolonel john blashford snell. Colonel john nicholas blashford snell obe is a former british army officer explorer. John blashfordsnell project gutenberg selfpublishing. Captain john blashford snell of the royal engineers was commissioned to select, train and lead the. Geoff merrigan another director of tellurium q, whos uncle captain jim masters of the royal engineers was something of an explorer and worked with colonel john blashfordsnell on many expeditions, which is how the link to just a drop occurred. Legendary explorer colonel john blashfordsnell has influenced, mentored and inspired several generations of explorers and. John nicholas blashford snell was born on 22 october 1936 in hereford, england, the son of the reverend leland john blashfordsnell of the royal army chaplains department. This edited article about major john blashfordsnell and the segrave trophy originally appeared in look and learn issue number 935 published on 22 december 1979. British explorer colonel john blashford snell, in charge.
John blashford snell a dauntless explorer of africa and central america. Jan 15, 2020 blashford 10 and blashford 8 appear to represent the same person because. Jan 16, 2017 long before ray mears and bear grylls brought oldschool adventuring to television, colonel john blashford snell was conquering the unknown, following in the footsteps of the great victorian explorers. Now anna nicholas joins him and a team of volunteers on a humanitarian expedition to deliver medical aid to a remote tribe in the colombian amazonas. Dec 12, 2002 explorer john blashford snell delivering the wai wais piano deep in the heart of the amazon rainforest is the village of masakemari, whose name means place of the mosquitoes. In the evening of tuesday 22nd may 2018, the ses explorer awards will take place at imperial college and there are limited remaining sailing opportunities aboard the eye of the wind on this date.
Since 1994, victoria blashfordsnell, has masterminded our business success, with an enduring passion for food and entertaining. John blashfordsnell wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Shame on me, because hes is a highlyaccomplished modern explorer whos led a hundred thrilling and useful expeditions, mostly in africa and the americas. Major john blashfordsnell, blashers a segrave winner. Next year his 80th hes off to mongolia, to followup reported sightings of the almas a yetilike creature in a trip that will involve archaeology and botany, to colombia to help the wiwa tribe, and to burma this one is still in the.
Blashfordsnell was a trustee of the just a drop charity. John blashfordsnell a dauntless explorer of africa and central america. The autobiography of john blashfordsnell amazon uk. Blashford snell grew up in herefordshire and jersey and was educated at st michaels college, tenbury and later at victoria college, jersey from 1950.
Legendary explorer colonel john blashford snell has influenced, mentored and inspired several generations of explorers and adventurers. Something lost behind the ranges by john blashfordsnell. John blashford snell is the author of mammoth hunt 2. John blashford snell is a british explorer in the old school tradition. Explorer john blashfordsnell gc4bkf from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. Stories from an explorer with colonel john blashfordsnell. He is a former british army officer, explorer and author. Colonel john blashford snell is one of the worlds most renowned and highly respected explorers. The expedition took international venturers aged 1824 from varied socioeconomic and geographical backgrounds for three months overseas field experience together on science, community and. Mar 01, 2001 in 1998 and 1999 legendary explorer colonel john blashford snell led one of the most ambitious expeditions since thor heyerdahls kontiki.
His stories of adventure will have you clinging to the book with white knuckles one minute, and rolling on the floor in hysterics the next. British explorer and writer john blashfordsnell, formerly. The indefatigable col john blashfordsnell is one of our great explorers and, most importantly, he inspires others to explore, particularly the young. Colonel john blashford snell obe is a prolific public speaker. Reedboat building, reed boat building, papyrus boat building. In my investigation of distinguished explorers i recently encountered a man quite unknown to me the englishman john blashford snell. In search of great paititi and the trade routes of the ancients by blashfordsnell, john, snailham, richard 2002 hardcover 01jan1609 hardcover.
The last of the explorers colonel john blashfordsnell. Colonel john nicholas blashfordsnell cbe born 22 october 1936 is a former british army officer, explorer and author. He sets off in 10 days time to bolivias lake titikaka, the worlds highest navigable lake. Major john blashfordsnells congo expedition, by graham coton the natives were reported hostile, so the leader of the venture distributed arms to his party and ordered a sharp lookout, especially. He was brought up on stirring adventures from boys own paper and the exploits of famous explorers such as captain scott and ernest shackleton read to him by his grandmother blashford snell was educated at victoria college, jersey and at the royal military academy sandhurst. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. In 1998 and 1999 legendary explorer colonel john blashford snell led one of the most ambitious expeditions since thor heyerdahls kontiki. Hire john blashfordsnell leading explorer speaker agent. British explorer and writer john blashford snell, formerly of the royal engineers, circa 1980. Colonel john blashfordsnell british army retired is one of the worlds greatest living explorers. Please see left hand panel for information on other forthcoming expeditions.
Explorer john blashford snell delivering the wai wais piano deep in the heart of the amazon rainforest is the village of masakemari, whose name means place of the mosquitoes. In 1968, he made the first descent of the turbulent blue nile and, in 1975, he finished the first complete navigation of the congo river. I had been most intrigued with his 1971 crossing of the darien gap, but further investigation revealed a character right out of a hollywood screenplaya professional soldier, explorer, leader of men, humanitarian, and renaissance man. It was an epic journey that spanned a continent and provided evidence that ancient south american peoples could have been trading with africa 1,000 years before christ. Joining an explorerled adventure to deliver aid along the. Zenith john blashfordsnell, new ambassador worldtempus. The first was to determine if a reed boat could navigate its way from the bolivian coca region to the atlantic, thus making some sense out of why cocaine was found in the ancient, mummified body of. Lindsey davis and the inheritance tracks of graham. East to the amazon by john blashford snell 2 editions first published in 2002 not in library. Paul harmon, alexei vranich, phil buck, john blashford snell, atlantic, pasific.
Legendary soldierturned explorer john blashford snell is famed for making the first descent of the blue nile and crossing the treacherous darien gap. Blashford snell, our narrator and man in charge, launched the expedition snailham participated in its final leg in may 2001 with two objectives. His expeditions have included the first descent and exploration of the blue nile 1968. He founded operation raleigh and the scientific exploration society. He has lead over a hundred expeditions and his entire career has been involved with developing leadership and potential in others, both in the army and in civilian life. The world of colonel john blashfordsnell telegraph. Local people thought he was a mammoth, but he was in fact an asian elephant. He has mounted numerous expeditions over the past 50 years all over the world, concentrating on scientific research and community aid. Embargoed to 2230 friday december 28 file photo dated 150396 of colonel john blashford snell who has been awarded a cbe for services to scientific research abroad and to young people in the uk in the new year honours list. Ses, it was founded in 1969 by colonel john blashford snell cbe and is the longestrunning charitable scientific exploration organisation in the world. Jul 12, 2019 colonel john blashford snell on why he admires explorer and victorian hero, dr david livingstone. So hes only going on two or three expeditions a year, he tells tom leonard. Dentist required to join expedition to mongolia british dental journal. John blashford snell, famous for his intrepid expeditions and for his contribution to the conservation of endangered animals, together with rula lenska, equally well known for her work with endangered species, determined to mount an investigation.
Bbc radio 4 desert island discs, ltcolonel john blashfordsnell. Bbc radio 4 great lives, series 30, david livingstone. In 1968 emperor haile selassie of ethiopia invited the british army to send a team to explore and make the first descent of the infamous blue nile. A selffunded dentist is required to join the mongolian khan khentil expedition to be led by colonel john blashfordsnell in. John blashford snell is a british army officer and explorer. The grand inga project 20, kenya quest expedition and jackanory 1965. Colonel john blashfordsnell cbe future expeditions. In 1781, the french invaded jersey and took st helier. The british garrison and local militia, led by maj francis peirson, defeated them.
Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Long before ray mears and bear grylls brought oldschool adventuring to television, colonel john blashfordsnell was conquering the. Supporting with music tellurium q is supporting the charity. I became aware of colonel john blashfordsnell in 1997 while researching a trip to south america. Colonel john blashfordsnell, 77, is an explorer and honorary president of the scientific exploration society, which he founded with army colleagues in 1969, following a.
He was educated at victoria college and at the royal military academy sandhurst, then commissioned into the royal engineer. John blashford snell was born on october 22, 1936 in hereford, england as john nicholas blashford snell. Its nearest town is ringwood, which lies approximately 1 mile 1. In 1969 blashfordsnell founded the scientific exploration society, a ukbased charity that carry out an array. Captain john blashford snell of the royal engineers was commissioned to select, train and lead the 60 strong party. Colonel john blashford snell cbe dschon denghc frsgs. Exploring legends with john blashfordsnell the explorers club. John blashfordsnell, one of the worlds most renowned and respected explorers, has lead over one hundred expeditions to remote corners of the globe. Ses 2019 explorer awards presentation evening the oscars. John blashford snell wikimili, the free encyclopedia wikimili, the free encyclopedia. The nepalese put him on a postage stamp and sent soldiers.
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