Because interest in exploration didn't hit Taiwan until the 1980s, the scope and degree of difficulty of explorations carried out by Taiwanese naturally cannot be compared with those of countries like Great Britain or the US. Nevertheless, the lofty ambitions of our pioneers and the vision of those who support them behind the scenes deserve to be mentioned.
由於台灣遲至八○年代才興起探險風潮，規模和難度自然無法與英美等國相比，但開拓者的凌雲壯志與幕後支持者的眼光仍值得一書。