of Liverpool John Moores University His publications include an autobiography, Something Lost Behind the Ranges (1994). Blashford-Snell has been a member of The Explorers Club since 1974. In 1992, he was awarded the Sweeney Medal in honour of his outstanding contributions to the welfare and objectives of the organization. Personal life Blashford-Snell married Judith Sherman in 1960. They had met whilst Blashford-Snell was still at Sandhurst; Sherman was attending the women's officer training unit. They have two daughters, Victoria and Emma. Works Where the Trails Run Out, London, Hutchinson 1974. In the Steps of Stanley, London, Hutchison 1975. Expeditions: the Experts' way, edited by John Blashford-Snell and Alistair Ballantine. London, Faber 1977. A taste for adventure, London, Hutchinson 1978. In the wake of Drake John Blashford-Snell and Michael Cable. London, W.H. Allen, 1980. Operation Drake London, W.H. Allen, 1981. The expedition organiser’s guide by John Blashford-Snell & Richard Snailham ; written for the Scientific Exploration Society. London, The Daily Telegraph, 1982. Mysteries: encounter with the unexplained. London, Bodley Head 1983. Operation Raleigh: the start of an adventure London, Collins, 1987. Something lost behind the ranges :the autobiography of John Blashford-Snell. London, HarperCollins, 1994. Mammoth hunt: in search of the giant elephants of Nepal by John Blashford-Snell and Rula Lenska. London, HarperCollins, 1996. Kota Mama: retracing the lost trade routes of ancient South American peoples by John Blashford-Snell and Richard Snailham. London, Headline, 2000. East to the Amazon: in search of Great Paititi and the trade routes of the ancients by John Blashford-Snell and Richard Snailham. London, John Murray 2002. From Utmost East to Utmost West Bradt 2022 References External links Official website Intrepid explorer defeated by train trip, BBC News, 29 November 2001 John Blashford-Snell heads back to the jungle, Times Online, 16 May 2009 Pan-American Highway Expedition, Military Review, January 1973, 53(1): 98–99, . 1936 births Living people English explorers Segrave Trophy recipients People educated at Victoria College, Jersey Graduates of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst Royal Engineers officers Commanders of the Order of the British Empire English autobiographers English travel writers English male non-fiction writers