Título: Thirst: 2600 Miles to Home
Autor: Heather Anderson
Sinopse: National Geographic 2019 Adventurer of the Year
Named a Backpacker Magazine "50 Best Hiking Books of All Time"
"Beautiful and deftly written and intimate and searing in its honesty, Anish’s is a quest to conquer the trail and her own inner darkness."-Foreword Reviews
"Filled with ruminative self-reflection, soaring natural descriptions and delightful accounts of the gracious, life-sustaining 'trail magic' of hiking culture, Thirst is a testament to human endurance, inspiring to hikers and non-hikers alike."-Shelf Awareness
By age 25, Heather Anderson had hiked what is known as the "Triple Crown" of backpacking: the Appalachian Trail (AT), Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), and Continental Divide Trail (CDT)―a combined distance of 7,900 miles with a vertical gain of more than one million feet. A few years later, she left her job, her marriage, and a dissatisfied life and walked back into those mountains.
In her new memoir, Thirst: 2600 Miles to Home, Heather, whose trail name is "Anish," conveys not only her athleticism and wilderness adventures, but also shares her distinct message of courage--her willingness to turn away from the predictability of a more traditional life in an effort to seek out what most fulfills her. Amid the rigors of the trail--pain, fear, loneliness, and dangers--she discovers the greater rewards of community and of self, conquering her doubts and building confidence. Ultimately, she realizes that records are merely a catalyst, giving her purpose, focus, and a goal to strive toward.
Heather is the second woman to complete the “Double Triple Crown of Backpacking,” completing the Appalachian, Pacific Crest, and Continental Divide National Scenic Trails twice each. She holds overall self-supported Fastest Known Times (FKTs) on the Pacific Crest Trail (2013)―hiking it in 60 days, 17 hours, 12 minutes, breaking the previous men’s record by four days and becoming the first women to hold the overall record―and the Arizona Trail (2016), which she completed in 19 days, 17 hours, 9 minutes. She also holds the women’s self-supported FKT on the Appalachian Trail (2015) with a time of 54 days, 7 hours, 48 minutes. Heather has hiked more than twenty thousand miles since 2003, including ten thru-hikes. An ultramarathon runner, she has completed six 100-mile races since August 2011 as well as dozens of 50 km and 50-mile events. She has attempted the infamous Barkley Marathons four times, starting a third loop once. Heather is also an avid mountaineer working on several ascent lists in the US and abroad.
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “Thirst: 2600 Miles to Home”, de Heather Anderson, publicado pela editora Mountaineers Books, em 2019 e com 208 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: Mountaineers Books
Páginas: 208
Ano: 2019-01-14
Edição:
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 1680512366
ISBN13: 9781680512366
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Mountaineers Books convidam o leitor a explorar o mundo natural e as aventuras ao ar livre com um olhar prático e inspirador. O catálogo privilegia obras que combinam informações técnicas detalhadas, como guias de trilhas e manuais de escalada, com relatos pessoais e reflexões profundas sobre a experiência humana na natureza. A linguagem costuma ser clara e acessível, mesmo quando aborda temas complexos como segurança em avalanches ou técnicas de montanhismo. Há ainda espaço para expressões artísticas, como poesia e ilustrações, que enriquecem a conexão com os ambientes retratados. Essa diversidade cria um ritmo que varia entre o didático e o contemplativo, atendendo tanto a praticantes experientes quanto a iniciantes curiosos.
