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Into the Wild

Meet The Modern-Day Explorer ‘Keeping Adventure Alive’

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Into the Wild

Written by: Lucy Shepherd
Narrated by: Lucy Shepherd
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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.

What does it really take to become an explorer?

To travel beyond maps and certainty.

To face fear . . . and keep going.
To step away from comfort and convenience - and rely on instinct, teamwork and resilience when there’s no clear way forward.
Inspired by the extraordinary journeys of previous generations, Lucy Shepherd set out to find out.

Into the Wild charts the making of an explorer, culminating in a world-first expedition into one of the most remote and unforgiving environments on Earth - the Amazon rainforest.

Leading a small all-Indigenous Amerindian team of explorers across Guyana’s faraway Kanuku Mountains, Lucy travelled through dense jungle and treacherous rivers, enduring hunger, injury and illness along the way. The rainforest was alive with constant threat: bushmaster snakes, jaguars, caiman alligators, fire ants and flesh-burrowing parasites. Fifty days after being dropped into the wilderness, the team finally reached their destination.

By turns thrilling, warm and inspiring, this is the story of a childhood dream made real. And a passionate reminder that our world’s wild places still matter, not just for what they reveal about the planet, but for what they reveal about us.

‘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’ - BEAR GRYLLS

"THE MOST HARDCORE MEMBER OF THE NEW GENERATION OF BRITISH EXPLORERS" - THE TIMES

© Lucy Shepherd 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026

 Adventurers, Explorers & Survival Nature & Ecology Outdoors & Nature Science
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Critic Reviews

Thoughtful, grounded and quietly powerful . . . I especially liked the insistence that exploration is still alive, and that the point is connection rather than conquest, it feels both true and timely.
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
Lucy is the quintessential enlightened modern explorer, keeping adventure alive in the changing modern world. In a field beset with egos and self-aggrandisement Lucy has the rarest of traits; humility. Her adventures are not always about the toughness she needs to conquer adversity, but wonder, curiosity and gratitude.
An inspiring story of tenacity and determination, Into the Wild gives us a rare glimpse into what it takes to become a modern-day explorer - and a female one, to boot. Lucy's journey as a young woman navigating a traditionally male-dominated niche will keep you rooting for her throughout the book. In retelling her world-first expedition in the Amazon, Lucy spares us no detail, recounting the challenges and triumphs of her endeavour with the kind of honesty and depth that makes you feel like you're right there with her. A fantastic read for any aspiring adventurer!
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