Into the Wild

<b>Pre-order Lucy Shepherd’s story of her journey to become an explorer, her world-first expedition across the Amazon’s Kanuku Mountains and her mission to share the wild places of our world.</b><br><br><b>‘Not just a story of an extreme journey, but of courage, humility and growth. Lucy Shepherd writes with honesty and heart and this book is a powerful reminder that exploration is still alive’ - </b>BEAR GRYLLS<br><br><br><br><b>''An inspiring story of tenacity and determination . . . a rare glimpse into what it takes to become a modern-day explorer'' </b>EVA ZU BECK<br><br><br><b>‘Thoughtful, grounded and quietly powerful’ </b>BRUCE PARRY<br><br><br><b>‘Lucy is the quintessential enlightened modern explorer, keeping adventure alive'' </b>STEVE BACKSHALL<br><br><br><br><br><b>"THE MOST HARDCORE MEMBER OF THE NEW GENERATION OF BRITISH EXPLORERS" - <i>THE TIMES</i></b><br><br><br><br><b>What does it <i>really</i> take to become an explorer?</b><br><br>To travel beyond maps and certainty.<br><br><b>To face fear . . . and keep going.</b><br>To step away from comfort and convenience - and rely on instinct, teamwork and resilience when there’s no clear way forward.<br>Inspired by the extraordinary journeys of previous generations, Lucy Shepherd set out to find out.<br><br><b><i>Into the Wild </i>charts the making of an explorer</b>, culminating in a <b>world-first expedition</b> into one of the most remote and unforgiving environments on Earth - the Amazon rainforest.<br><br><b>Leading a small all-Indigenous Amerindian team of explorers </b>across Guyana’s faraway Kanuku Mountains, Lucy travelled through dense jungle and treacherous rivers, enduring hunger, injury and illness along the way.<b> The rainforest was alive with constant threat:</b> bushmaster snakes, jaguars, caiman alligators, fire ants and flesh-burrowing parasites. <b>Fifty days after being dropped into the wilderness</b>, the team finally reached their destination.<br><br>By turns thrilling, warm and inspiring, this is the story of a childhood dream made real. And<b> a passionate reminder that our world’s wild places still matter</b>, not just for what they reveal about the planet, but for what they reveal about us.