Getting around with a professional:

Dr. Werner Weiglein

Travel experience in New Guinea:

There is probably no other man who has experienced as much in New Guinea as Dr. Werner Weiglein. His expeditions led him to all parts of the country.

Some of his trips include:

Papua/Indonesia

Highland of Papua

• Baliem valley: first visit in 1979, about 200 visits up to the present day
  

• Eastern highland up to Papua border (Yali, Ok, Mek and Kimial)
  

• First cross-country expedition to Angguruk (Yali region) in 1984
  

• About 30 expeditions in this region up to today (including pioneer tours, especially from 1984 to 1990)
  

• Climbing of Mt. Ellit and Mt. Mandala
   

Western Highland of Papua

• Pioneer expedition to the source of the stone-axes in Je-Li-Me and descent to the lowland.
  
• In 1985 first cross-country expedition from Mulia to Wamena
  
• Up to now about 11 expeditions to the Carstensz pyramid (Punjak Jaya) and climbing of a few secondary peaks
  
• About 10 expeditions to the Trikota massif (on different routes) and climbing of all peaks of the region
  

• Pioneering trespassing of Mt. Trikora and descent to Asmat.
   

Expeditions from Highland to Lowland

• Expedition along Brazza, Kolff, Baliem, Siret and Digul rivers down to the coast
  
• Between 1984 and 1989, 18 tours from Korapun and Dakai/Brazza to Senggo
  
• Eastern and western side of Baliem river down to the coast
  
• From Langda to the Siret sources and to the region of the Korowai people
  
• All in all about 40 expeditions from the highland to the lowland up to the present day
  

Lowland expeditions

• Mountain-foot region/ Inner Asmat
  
• The region between Siret and Dairam Kabur river (amongst others the region of the Korowai’s settlements) used to be and still remains the focus of all expeditions. About  50 expeditions in the whole area since 1985.
  
• Also first crossing afoot of the region from the Brazza to the Dairam Kabur
  
• Coast expeditions in the Asmat region and the Casuarine coast
  
• Mamberamo, extreme tour to the crocodile hunters in the northern lowlands
  
• About 30 expeditions in the entire coastal area between Timika and the mouth of Digul river up to the present day (including many pioneer expeditions since 1989)
  

A: Highland of Papua Niugini

• Several cross-country expeditions in the region of the Min (between Strickland and the border to Irian Jaya)
  
• Expedition across the Star Mountains
  
• Minimum 15 expeditions in the “ordinary” Highland of Papua Niugini
  
• Repeated tours to Mt. Wilhelm and climbing
  
• Customary participation in the Papua’s feasts
  

B: Sepik region

• Pioneer expedition from Green River to its mouth in 1988
  
• About 10 expeditions in the Sepik region and its hinterland up to the present day
  

• Expeditions on Fly and Strickland rivers
  
• Expedition on Kikori River
   

• Expeditions through the largest of the Solomon Islands with island-crossings