) ▁is ▁an ▁English ▁writer , ▁trav eller ▁and ▁advent urer ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁technique ▁of ▁imm ersion ▁among ▁ind igen ous ▁pe op les ▁from ▁whom ▁he ▁acqu ires ▁surv ival ▁skills ▁for ▁ha z ard ous ▁jour ne ys ▁through ▁un famil iar ▁terrain . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Allen ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁Trust ee ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Ge ographical ▁Society . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁recorded ▁six ▁TV ▁series ▁for ▁the ▁BBC , ▁either ▁alone ▁or ▁with ▁partial ▁or ▁total ▁use ▁of ▁camera ▁cre ws , ▁and ▁pione ered ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁head - h eld ▁camera ▁for ▁TV , ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁allowing ▁view ers ▁to ▁witness ▁imm ersion ▁of ▁a ▁trav eller ▁in ▁remote ▁environments ▁without ▁the ▁art ifice ▁brought ▁about ▁by ▁a ▁camera - cre w . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁published ▁ten ▁books , ▁including ▁the ▁Fab er ▁Book ▁of ▁Ex pl oration , ▁which ▁he ▁edited . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Allen ▁was ▁reported ▁missing ▁while ▁undert aking ▁an ▁expedition ▁in ▁Pap ua ▁New ▁Guinea . ▁However , ▁he ▁res ur fac ed ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁near ▁an ▁a irst rip . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁ ▁When ▁Allen ▁was ▁a ▁child , ▁he ▁went ▁on ▁foss il - h un ting ▁exped itions ▁in ▁L yme ▁Reg is , ▁Dor set , ▁on ▁England ' s ▁Jur ass ic ▁Coast . ▁His ▁father ,