It's his eleventh book for ICS and this one adopts a bit of a retrospective gaze. And perhaps that's the key. Cliff has put-in into so many diverse areas that he's bound to be discussing one where you've been. In his Introduction, Cliff quotes Stefansson who was asked upon returning from one of his many expeditions, if he'd had any adventures. No - no adventures, just experiences.
Adventures are the result of incompetence.
The way I first remember hearing that quote was with Stef saying. If I'd had any adventures, I wouldn't talk about them to you about it. Cliff has been exposed to a great many unprepared and inexperienced people. Getting there proves to be half the fun on several occasions. Cliff is the single most unlucky person I've ever heard of when it comes to trailers.