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Product Identifiers

PublisherDisney Publishing Worldwide

ISBN-101368094694

ISBN-139781368094696

eBay Product ID (ePID)3062045501

Product Key Features

Book TitlePack Light : a Journey to Find Myself

Number of Pages256 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2024

TopicHiking, Personal Growth / Success, Lgbt

GenreSports & Recreation, Self-Help, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorShilletha Curtis

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight15.2 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.3 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

SynopsisA powerful and uplifting memoir by a woman who decides to confront the roots of her childhood traumas by hiking the Appalachian Trail. After losing her job during the coronavirus pandemic, Shilletha Curtis was depressed, riddled with self-doubt, and yearning for something bigger when she met a hiker who introduced her to the Appalachian Trail. At first the idea of hiking 2,193 miles seemed impossible, but she couldn't shake the feeling that the forest was calling to her--an invisible yet powerful spiritual invitation to the wild. In 2021, Shilletha embarked on the daunting goal to hike the Appalachian Trail in its entirety. A long-distance hike presents many potential hazards--the arduous terrain, unpredictable weather, and, of course, safety concerns. As a Black queer woman, Shilletha looked to the Appalachian Trail hiking community for support and found herself sometimes ostracized from the predominantly white space both online and on the trails. But she's no stranger to climbing mountains in her life. After a lifelong struggle with treatment-resistant depression and PTSD, Shilletha was determined to not only confront the roots of her childhood traumas, but also to change the narrative about hiking while Black. Pack light is the triumphant story of a woman's determination to prove that the Great Outdoors belongs to everyone., Pack Light follows a woman's journey changing the narrative of Hiking While Black-because the Great Outdoors belongs to everyone. This memoir will trace Shilletha's thru-hike from Georgia to Maine as she decided to confront the roots of her trauma. Growing up, Curtis suffered from a fractured family life, bullying at school, indifferent teachers, and abuse from people she trusted. Then she discovered the Appalachian Trail, which she successfully hiked in 2021. It took her eight months and four seasons to hike through 14 states, even more impressive given her lifelong struggle with depression, anxiety, PTSD, and ADHD.