Thirst, Heather Anderson
Thirst, Heather Anderson
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Thirst
2600 Miles to Home

Author: Heather Anderson

Narrator: Heather Costa

Unabridged: 6 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/23/2019


Synopsis

By age twenty-five, Heather Anderson had hiked what is known as the "Triple Crown" of backpacking: the Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, and Continental Divide Trail—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.


About Heather Anderson

Heather Anderson is a National Geographic Adventurer of the Year, avid mountaineer, professional speaker, and author. She holds several Fastest Known Times and was the first woman to complete the Triple Crown of thru-hiking in a calendar year.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Michelle on April 13, 2019

I read this straight through in about three hours on a Saturday morning, and in doing so I felt maybe I understood the author's staggering determination to do something amazing, break the fastest time ever to walk the Pacific Crest Trail. Okay, no, I'm kidding, lying in bed with my heated blanket an......more

Goodreads review by Martha☀ on August 14, 2019

Exhilarating! In 2013, Anish set the fastest known time (FKT) for backpacking the Pacific Crest Trail, alone and self-supported, in a record time of 60 days 17 hours 12 minutes. This young woman was faster than any other man or woman on this 2650 mile (4265 km) long trail. Imagine having the single m......more

Goodreads review by Natalie zieman on February 21, 2019

For those who know me – you’ll know that the woods and the connection to nature through hiking is something especially important to me. There is no other activity that I can think of in my life that brings me a real palpable rush of joy and calm as does standing on the precipice of a trail along a m......more