▁is ▁acknowled ged ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁great ▁advent ur ers ▁in ▁the ▁classic ▁m ould , ▁the ▁Daily ▁Te legraph ▁listing ▁him ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁ten ▁British ▁expl or ers ▁of ▁all ▁time ▁with ▁the ▁only ▁other ▁living ▁individual ▁being ▁Sir ▁Ran ul ph ▁F iennes . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁develop ▁the ▁technique ▁of ▁self - fil ming ▁while ▁on ▁his ▁imm ers ive ▁exped itions , ▁he ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁“ Part ▁of ▁the ▁History ▁of ▁Television ” ▁by ▁former ▁Director ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁BBC ▁Mark ▁Thompson . ▁ ▁Allen ▁crossed ▁the ▁n ortheast ▁Amazon ▁bas in ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁going ▁ 6 0 0 ▁miles ▁on ▁foot ▁and ▁by ▁d ug ▁out ▁can oe , ▁facing ▁an ▁attempt ▁on ▁his ▁life ▁by ▁ren eg ade ▁gold ▁min ers , ▁star v ation , ▁and ▁mal aria ▁along ▁the ▁way ▁( a ▁trip ▁he ▁described ▁in ▁his ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁book , ▁Mad ▁White ▁Gi ant ). ▁This ▁incident ▁is ▁featured ▁on ▁the ▁I ▁Should n ' t ▁Be ▁A live ▁episode ▁" Al one ▁in ▁the ▁Amazon " ▁and ▁was ▁a ired ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁In ▁West ▁Pap ua ▁and ▁Pap ua ▁New ▁Guinea ▁he ▁fle w ▁from ▁the ▁O bin i ▁community ▁in ▁I rian ▁J aya . ▁He ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁six - week ▁male ▁init iation ▁ceremony ▁of ▁the ▁Ni ow ra ▁tribe ▁( In to ▁the ▁Cro cod ile ' s ▁N