Ed Stafford

Travel is the only thing you can buy that makes you richerTravel opens our minds to the world; it helps us to embrace risk and uncertainty, overcome challenges and understand the people we meet and the places we visit. But what happens when we arrive home? How do our experiences shape us?The Kindness of Strangers explores what it means to be vulnerable and to be helped by someone we've never met before. Someone who could have walked past, but chose not to.This is a collection of stories by accomplished travellers and adventurous souls like Sarah Outen, Benedict Allen, Ed Stafford and Al Humphreys, who have completed daring journeys through challenging terrain, adventuring from the Calais Jungle to the Amazon, from Land’s End to the Gobi Desert, from New Guinea to Iran and many other places in between. Each has a story to tell of a time when they were vulnerable, when they were in need and a kind stranger came to their rescue.These are stories that make our hearts grow, stories that will restore our faith in the world and remind us that, despite what the media says, the world isn't a scary place – rather, it is filled with Kind Strangers just like us.All royalties go directly to fund Oxfam’s work with refugees.

Beautiful wildernesses; tiny budgets; environmentally-friendly… What’s not to like? And it's all accessible right here, without the need for a flight or a big budget. From getting back to nature with a tent, some matches and a few litres of bottled water, to enjoying a pub dinner and camping out in the garden afterwards, this book shows how to get stuck into wild camping in all its forms. There’s an idea that wild camping is illegal in Britain, but it isn’t – you just need to know the rules and where to go. This guide opens up this amazing experience for all, covering: - what is wild camping and why bother? - different types (bivvying, tenting, hammocking, on the water) - what the law says (Scotland, England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Ireland, EU, waterways) - how many of the largest landowners in the UK are actively encouraging wild camping - getting started (vital equipment, where to go, when to go, safety) - drinking water and foraging for food The majority of the book features the best places to go in England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland, along with stories, tips, helpful maps and inspiring photos. The new edition includes a Foreword by Ed Stafford, as well as a completely new chapter introducing the exciting new English Coastal Path, opening 2020 after years of campaigning. This fully updated guide gives readers the knowledge and the inspiration to escape the noise, clutter and stress of day to day life and go wild.

Extreme adventurer Ed Stafford isnâ??t sure, but heâ??s about to find out as he pushes himself to the limit in this gripping and inspirational test of human survival. For sixty days, with only his explorerâ??s instinct and a video camera to record his experiences, Ed faces the ultimate feat of physical and mental endurance.

”Walking the Amazon” er en beretning om verdens første ekspedition af sin slags. Den tager læserne på en af de mest dristige rejser langs verdens længste flod, gennem de biologisk mest mangfoldige levesteder på jorden. 860 dages gåtur fra Amazonflodens udspring i Peru tæt på Stillehavet til udløbet i Atlanterhavet. Da Ed Stafford begyndte sit forsøg på at blive den første mand nogensinde til at gå hele længden af Amazon-floden troede han, at det kunne gøres på cirka 12 måneder. Næsten to og et halvt år senere, havde han krydset Sydamerika, fra Stillehavet for at nå til Atlanterhavet og mundingen af ??den kolossale flod, til fods. Med fare som en konstant følgesvend – der var døgnet rundt risiko for at møde alligatorer, jaguarer, giftslanger og elektriske ål, for ikke at nævne kampen for at overvinde fysiske skader og overleve i de ubarmhjertige tropiske storme – krævede Ed Staffords rejse ekstrem fysisk og mental styrke. Indfødte stammer advarede ham ofte om at han ville dø, hvis han fortsatte gennem deres land. Ed oplevede både at blive forfulgt af machetesvingende stammefolk og at blive tilbageholdt for mord! Men Ed Staffords rejse var også et eventyr med et godt formål: at bidrage til at øge folks bevidsthed om miljøspørgsmål. Ed Stafford havde hidtil uset adgang til oprindelige folk og var på første hånd vidne til de ødelæggende virkninger af skovrydningen i Amazonas regnskov. “Man må aldrig lade mænd tilbringe for meget tid alene sammen, for så finder de bare på alle mulige vanvittige projekter for at bevise deres styrke og mod. For eksempel at vandre hele vejen langs Amazonfloden fra Peru i vest til det brasilianske delta i øst.” Weekendavisen“Godt oversat, fine nuancer i sproget og i det hele taget en god fortælling,” Bogsyn. “For fans af ekstreme eventyr … bogen er spændende læsning … Der er mange læsere til denne type bøger, og her er en fin en af slagsen”. Bibliotekerne.“At vandre fra Stillehavet over Andesbjergene og langs hele længden af Amazonfloden til Atlanterhavet er virkelig ekstraordinært …” Sir Ranulph Fiennes“Et af de dristigste eventyr i vor tid.” Bear Grylls

La apasionante narración del histórico recorrido de un hombre a lo largo de todo el Amazonas—y a través del medio ambiente de mayor diversidad biológica del planeta.En abril del 2008, Ed Stafford inició su trayecto para convertirse en el primer hombre en caminar por todo lo largo del Amazonas. Comenzó en la costa pacífica del Perú, y cruzó la cordillera de los Andes para encontrar la fuente oficial del río. Su viaje lo condujo a través de partes de Colombia y por medio del Brasil, mientras burlaba animales peligrosos e indígenas de machete en ristre, al tiempo que sufría lesiones, se enfrentaba al clima y confrontaba sus propios temores y dudas.Pero Stafford no se dio por vencido. En su agotador viaje de 860 días y más de 4,000 millas, Stafford fue testigo directo de la devastación de la deforestación selvática, de la presión con que viven las tribus a causa de la pérdida de su medio ambiente natural, así como de la naturaleza en su manifestación más genuina y cruda. Caminando el Amazonas, asombroso de principio a fin, es tan apasionante como los libros de Bill Bryson, Jon Krakauer y David Grann. Caminando el Amazonas es la historia inolvidable de una aventura sin precedente.

From the star of Discovery Channel's Naked and Marooned comes a a riveting, adventurous account of one man s history-making journey along the entire length of the Amazon and through the most bio-diverse habitat on Earth. Fans of Turn Right at Machu Piccu and readers of Jon Krakauer and Bill Bryson and will revel in Ed Stafford's extraordinary prose and lush descriptions. In April 2008, Ed Stafford set off to become the first man ever to walk the entire length of the Amazon. He started on the Pacific coast of Peru, crossed the Andes Mountain range to find the official source of the river. His journey lead on through parts of Colombia and right across Brazil; all while outwitting dangerous animals, machete wielding indigenous people as well as negotiating injuries, weather and his own fears and doubts. Yet, Stafford was undeterred. On his grueling 860-day, 4,000-plus mile journey, Stafford witnessed the devastation of deforestation firsthand, the pressure on tribes due to loss of habitats as well as nature in its true-raw form. Jaw-dropping from start to finish, Walking the Amazon is the unforgettable and gripping story of an unprecedented adventure. Walking the Amazon is also available as a Spanish edition entitled Caminado El Amazonas. "

In April 2008, Ed Stafford began his attempt to become the first man ever to walk the entire length of the River Amazon.