Calling wild girls everywhere! Helen Skelton – adventurer, world-record breaker and TV presenter – brings you her inspirational guide to getting outdoors and having incredible adventures.
From kayaking the length of the Amazon to cycling to the South Pole and running an ultra-marathon across the Namib desert, the Blue Peter and Countryfile presenter Helen Skelton has taken on record-breaking feats of endurance and shown that adventures definitely are for girls.
Helen shares six stories of her most daring adventures across some of the world's most extreme wildernesses, explaining how she embraced her fears and found the positives in the toughest situations. Alongside her inspirational tales are ideas for where readers can find their own wild adventures closer to home and accounts of the real-life wild girls who inspire her.
Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
ISBN: 9781529501070
Number of pages: 144
Weight: 260 g
Dimensions: 180 x 240 x 14 mm
This is an inspirational and fascinating book that would appeal to everyone whether they are armchair adventurers or want to plan something themselves. - Barbara Band, Armadillo
Divided into chapters featuring adventures in snow, sand, country, city, mountains and on the water; in this book you'll find training information, safety advice, everything you need for your adventure kit-out, animal alerts...there's just so much! And you don't need to go further than your own local area. - Mary Esther Judy, Fallen Star Stories
Are you ready to go wild?
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to cycle to the South Pole?
Or kayak 2,00O miles down the Amazon?
Or run an Ultra Marathon through the scorching Namib Desert ?
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