Orang Pendek Extreme Expedition
Posted by: Nick Redfern on March 15th, 2011
Nick Redfern, blogger at our sister site UFOMystic, interviews Adam Davies of Extreme Expeditions regarding his upcoming Orang Pendek expedition to Sumatra later this year.
Adam Davies is a first-class investigator of all-things cryptozoological and monster-themed, and the author of the book Extreme Expeditions, which I most definitely recommend to anyone and everyone interested in knowing what goes on during a quest to seek out strange beasts in remote and exotic locations.
And, Adam has some excellent news to relate: later this year, he will be leading a team from Britain’s Center for Fortean Zoology (CFZ) to the depths of Sumatra – in search of a breed of mysterious, diminutive ape-men known locally, and collectively, as the Orang-Pendek.
So, it’s over to Adam for all the details: “Sumatra, and the Orang-Pendek, in particular, holds a special affection for me. Since I first visited this beautiful country, with its dense virgin rainforest and proud tribal people, I have always been fascinated by the Orang-Pendek, the ‘short man’ of the forests.
“I have no doubt the Orang-Pendek exists. Over the years I have interviewed many witnesses who have seen this creature. In 2009 the CFZ expedition was fortunate to have an eyewitness ourselves in Dave Archer. And Sahar Didmus saw one pinned against a tree, before it scurried away from us into the jungle. The experience so moved Sahar that he burst into tears.”
Adam continues: “Importantly, there has been a considerable body of scientific evidence that has been gathered to support the existence of the Orang-Pendek. For example, previous expeditions I have led, in 2001 and 2004, brought back both prints and hair samples. These were analyzed by various international experts, including Drs. Chivers, Meldrum and Brunner, who all came to the conclusion that they were from an ‘unknown primate.’”
Adam notes that success was all achieved in 2009, when “the hair samples we brought back were analyzed by Lars Thomas, who again came to the conclusion that they were from an ‘unknown primate.’”Nick Redfern
Read the interview in its entirety here: Lair of the Beasts: Strange Creatures of Sumatra.
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Thanks for the post, Craig! I will make sure I update all Cryptomundo readers with the outcome of our expedition.
Hopefully this will be the expedition that finally captures image or film of the elusive Orang Pendek.
Does anyone have information on what recording equipment will be taken?
As it stands ,we will be taking trailcams, videocameras, and long range cameras with adapted lenses,and gamefinders etc.Although I think the Orang-Pendek is primarily diurnal, there is a lot of merit in using infared technology in the period just before daybreak, so we will be bringing some of this type of kit along.As ever, I am happy to listen to any suggestions.Please remember though, we are highly likely to be paying for it ourselves,and I will be broke after I pay for the flights this week.At least for a few months!