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Into the Wild: The Making of an Explorer
The riveting story of Explorer and presenter Lucy Shepherd's trek across an untouched swathe of the Amazon rainforest
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 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.
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 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.
310 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 16, 2026
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April 29, 2026
Even though I know Lucy made it out alive, I was still on edge as each new challenge came along. I also liked the description of team dynamics and the articulation of why it is important to explore.
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