Pre-order Lucy Shepherd’s story of her journey to become an explorer, her world-first expedition across the Amazon’s Kanuku Mountains and her mission to share the wild places of our world.
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 threat: 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.
Lucy Shepherd is at the forefront of modern exploration, with expeditions spanning tropical rainforests, remote mountain ranges and polar environments. Her belief is simple: adventure is a mindset, not a moment.
She gained international recognition with Channel 4’s Secret Amazon: Into the Wild and her new series Secret Africa: Into the Wild, out 2026. She documents epic journeys alongside Indigenous teams. Intimate, immersive and deeply human, Lucy’s stories explore resilience, friendship and the idea that life is to be lived - whilst highlighting why the protection of our planet’s wild places matters now more than ever. She hopes to inspire more curiosity and courage in all of us.
