Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail

15 hrs. 0 min.

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Language Russian

Author Cheryl Strayed

Narrator Irina Vorobyova

Description

When life turns black and white, when there’s nothing to lose, there is no goal, no future, and no desire to live—people sometimes make desperate choices. After losing her mother, destroying her marriage, and getting involved with a drug addict, Cheryl crossed the line beyond which yawned the abyss. She needed a solid reason to begin a new life, stop self-destruction, and try to save herself. That’s how her Path began.

“It was a world I had never been to before, yet I always knew it existed. A world I was making my way toward—stumbling, in grief, confusion, fear, and hope. I thought this world would make me the woman I could become, and at the same time turn me back into the girl I once was. A world 60 centimeters wide and 4,285 kilometers long. A world called the Pacific Crest Trail—PCT.”

Cheryl’s hike was not only difficult, but also dangerous. She had to walk 27 kilometers across a scorching desert with only a small supply of water, make several day-long stretches of 30 kilometers, go along a narrow trail located more than 2,000 meters above sea level, and climb a snow-covered mountain with a 36-kilogram backpack. But what was harder—enduring the harsh conditions or finding answers to her questions?

A full of dangers adventure allowed Cheryl to radically change her life, find inner balance and harmony. An open, emotional story by a woman who overcame herself inspires readers to put their own lives in order.

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