For thirteen years Dian Fossey lived & worked with Uncle Bert Flossie Beethoven Pantsy & Digit in the remote rain forests of the volcanic Virunga Mountains in Africa establishing an unprecedented relationship with these shy & affectionate beasts. In her base camp 10 000 feet above sea-level she struggled daily with rain loneliness & the ever-constant threat of poachers who slaughtered her beloved gorillas with horrifying ferocity. African adventure personal quest & scientific study Gorillas in the Mist is a unique & intimate glimpse into a vanishing world & a vanishing species.