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The Unlikely Thru-Hiker
- An Appalachian Trail Journey
- Narrated by: Derick Lugo
- Length: 7 hrs and 12 mins
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Summary
Derick Lugo had never been hiking. He certainly couldn't imagine going more than a day without manicuring his goatee. But with a job cut short and no immediate plans, this fixture of the New York comedy scene began to think about what he might do with months of free time. He had heard of the Appalachian Trail, but he had never seriously considered attempting to hike all 2,184.2 miles of it. Suddenly he found himself asking, Could he do it?
The Unlikely Thru-Hiker is the story of how a young Black man from the city, unfamiliar with both the outdoors and thru-hiking culture, sets off with an extremely overweight pack and a willfully can-do attitude to conquer the infamous trail. What follows are lessons on preparation, humility, and nature's wild unpredictability. But this isn't a hard-nosed memoir of discouragement. What sets Lugo apart from the typical walk in the woods is his refusal to let any challenge squash his inner Pollyanna. Through it all, Lugo perseveres with humor, tenacity, and an unshakeable commitment to grooming - earning him the trail name "Mr. Fabulous" - that sees him from Springer Mountain in Georgia to Katahdin in Maine.
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- Jonathan T
- 30-05-22
Cool story
Interesting tale, nicely narrated by Derick which makes it a very personal and involving journey.
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- De Thompson
- 21-08-24
Brutal honest and full of hope
This story of the AT is not just story of one person journey of the AT but one person journey through life who happens to be on the AT . The story was amazing and most important of all hopeful thank you for doing this
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- V Houghton
- 19-01-22
almost want to go hiking... almost!
This is a great story with so much to enjoy. A new fav book.
Read it, its good.
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- M E Clarkson
- 11-07-23
Didn’t live up to expectation
This is the story of a young black man’s experience hiking the Appalachian trail. It starts reasonably well but never really clarifies his motivation. For a book about travel he has remarkably little to say about the terrain and places he passes through. The narration is rather flat, dull at times, and overall this book was a disappointment. There are much better accounts of walking the Appalachian trail.
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- Martyn Dawes
- 18-10-24
Poor, stuttered narration
Story was ok but narration spoiled it. Read like he was following the lines with his finger. Could have been better
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