🥶️ Arctic expedition at 18 ⛰️ Trekking the mountains in the Amazon 🐍 Escaping snakes and jaguars Is there anything Lucy can't do?! 💪
From a very early age, Lucy Shepherd knew that she belonged outdoors – it was where she always felt most like herself.
‘I went through interviews, training and had to learn how to fundraise fast . To my amazement, I got in and so aged 18 I set off to the extreme Arctic to climb, explore, map and research the Svalbard landscape. ‘They need to be extreme, remote and often places very few go to and I tell the story through film,’ she explains.
But the dangers were real, and Lucy lived through some terrifying moments during her trip – including coming face to face with some of the most deadly and hostile inhabitants of the jungle. I don’t know what the whistle is and am keen to get out of the area where the jaguar is. I ask what the whistle is and one of the guys reply ‘Bushmaster’.
‘As we began to clear this space, not one but two of the team were stung by bullet ants . Now two of our team of six will be in pain and have a fever for 24 hours. ‘Then, without warning, I broke into tears. I had had to be so strong and fearless in the jungle that now I could acknowledge what we had been through and reflect on the experience. I was overwhelmed with pride and relief.’‘It’s not crazy for me to say that it comes down to life and death sometimes,’ she adds.
‘By having this relationship with the planet I feel this huge duty of care and responsibility for it. I think it would help if more felt this same responsibility.’ ‘Of course flying increases your carbon foot print, but it only accounts for 2.5% of global carbon emissions. The bigger culprits are the clothing, residential, agriculture industries.
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