High and Low: How I Hiked Away From Depression Across Scotland
Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, 2018
- Softcover
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When dealing with emotional baggage, it's best to pack light. An amusing and life-affirming travel memoir, concluding with tips for managing depressive episodes. Keith Foskett refused to let his dark mood define his limitations. Unknowingly suffering with depression, he took to hiking the wilds of Scotland to face his inner demons. From the craggy Highlands of the Cape Wrath Trail and West Highland Way, to the canals criss-crossing the low country, 600 miles of unforgiving hiking terrain called his name. Keith repositioned his compass to what really matters in life. As laughter became his travelling companion, he discovered that when dealing with emotional baggage, it's best to pack light. Pushing his mind and body past breaking point, his journey could set a brave new course for coping with depression. Battling ferocious weather, the ubiquitous Scottish midge, strange-sounding local delicacies and substandard TV sets, this is one man's battle to conquer the wilds of Scotland, and his own psychological demons. Editorial reviews: 'Despite the challenges of the terrain and the weather, the author's affinity with the Highlands is obvious and his descriptions of the landscape are captivating. We are introduced to beautiful glens, rivers and lochs that many of us will never have heard of. We are reminded by an experienced international long-distance hiker to not forget the quality of what we have at home in the UK.It's hard not to admire Keith Foskett for what he achieves in this book. But he does not take himself too seriously either, and handles the weight of the subject matter with humility and laughter.This is a bold and important book which I genuinely hope will appeal to a wide audience.'- James Roddie (The Great Outdoors Magazine) 'As well as the details of his walk, Keith captures the feeling of being on a long hike well - both the joys and the tribulations. His sense of humour comes through too, and he's not afraid of laughing at himself. This makes for an entertaining book that also has a serious undertone. It's a welcome addition to the literature of long-distance walking.'- Chris Townsend (Long-distance hiker and TGO magazine columnist). What Amazon readers are saying: ★★★★★ It is possible to deal with depression, and while this book may not cure you, it will tell you what one person did to fight it - and this storey can help a lot of people.★★★★★ This author is a fantastic writer. I have read all of his books and each book takes me on an amazing journey that touches all my senses as if I was really there. This book, High and Low, is not only an adventure but shows deep insight into the soul of a person that doesn't know they have depression.★★★★★ A book I will go back and read again, would give it 6 stars if I could.★★★★★ An original account of what it is like hiking through Scotland - so well written that you feel like you are there experiencing the glorious scenery, Scottish food, and the evil midges.★★★★★ I learnt a lot about myself by reading this book. It must have been extremely painful to write at times. It encouraged me to take a look within myself and evaluate my own struggles with depression.★★★★★ Foskett bares his soul and allows the reader to follow along on this amazing hike and intense personal journey. High and Low provided me with tools to wage my own battle with depression. His endurance through difficult circumstances is inspiring. I've read several of his books and am always uplifted by each adventure. Hundreds more five-star reviews. Thousands of copies sold. Find out why readers fall for Keith Foskett's adventure memoirs.…
Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 00046128744
- Titel
- High and Low: How I Hiked Away From Depression Across Scotland
- Autor
- Keith Foskett
- Verlag
- Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- Erscheinungsjahr
- 2018
- Zustand
- Good
- Einband
- Paperback
- Sprache
- Englisch
- ISBN-10
- 1977926215
- ISBN-13
- 9781977926210
- Serie
- Buch 4 von 4: Thru-Hiking Adventures
When dealing with emotional baggage, it's best to pack light.
An amusing and life-affirming travel memoir, concluding with tips for managing depressive episodes.
Keith Foskett refused to let his dark mood define his limitations. Unknowingly suffering with depression, he took to hiking the wilds of Scotland to face his inner demons. From the craggy Highlands of the Cape Wrath Trail and West Highland Way, to the canals criss-crossing the low country, 600 miles of unforgiving hiking terrain called his name.
Keith repositioned his compass to what really matters in life. As laughter became his travelling companion, he discovered that when dealing with emotional baggage, it's best to pack light. Pushing his mind and body past breaking point, his journey could set a brave new course for coping with depression.
Battling ferocious weather, the ubiquitous Scottish midge, strange-sounding local delicacies and substandard TV sets, this is one man's battle to conquer the wilds of Scotland, and his own psychological demons.
Editorial reviews:
'Despite the challenges of the terrain and the weather, the author's affinity with the Highlands is obvious and his descriptions of the landscape are captivating. We are introduced to beautiful glens, rivers and lochs that many of us will never have heard of. We are reminded by an experienced international long-distance hiker to not forget the quality of what we have at home in the UK.
It's hard not to admire Keith Foskett for what he achieves in this book. But he does not take himself too seriously either, and handles the weight of the subject matter with humility and laughter.
This is a bold and important book which I genuinely hope will appeal to a wide audience.'
- James Roddie (The Great Outdoors Magazine)
'As well as the details of his walk, Keith captures the feeling of being on a long hike well - both the joys and the tribulations. His sense of humour comes through too, and he's not afraid of laughing at himself. This makes for an entertaining book that also has a serious undertone.
It's a welcome addition to the literature of long-distance walking.'
- Chris Townsend (Long-distance hiker and TGO magazine columnist).
What Amazon readers are saying:
★★★★★ It is possible to deal with depression, and while this book may not "cure" you, it will tell you what one person did to fight it - and this story can help a lot of people.
★★★★★ This author is a fantastic writer. I have read all of his books and each book takes me on an amazing journey that touches all my senses as if I was really there. This book, High and Low, is not only an adventure but shows deep insight into the soul of a person that doesn’t know they have depression.
★★★★★ A book I will go back and read again, would give it 6 stars if I could.
★★★★★ An original account of what it is like hiking through Scotland - so well written that you feel like you are there experiencing the glorious scenery, Scottish food, and the evil midges.
★★★★★ I learnt a lot about myself by reading this book. It must have been extremely painful to write at times. It encouraged me to take a look within myself and evaluate my own struggles with depression.
★★★★★ Foskett bares his soul and allows the reader to follow along on this amazing hike and intense personal journey. High and Low provided me with tools to wage my own battle with depression. His endurance through difficult circumstances is inspiring. I've read several of his books and am always uplifted by each adventure.
Hundreds more five-star reviews. Thousands of copies sold. Find out why readers fall for Keith Foskett's adventure memoirs!
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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor
For those who hear the call of the wild - a lifetime of wonder and danger await. It is one of the last great callings of the outdoorsman that keeps the passion for exploration alive in this day and age. Keith Foskett is no stranger to its sprawling song, having grown up against a backdrop of rolling hills in the English countryside. His passion for hiking and the outdoors was nurtured in this place, leading to a lifetime of exploration and discovery that his taken him across thousands of open miles across the planet.
Beginning with three hikes of El Camino de Santiago in Spain, Keith’s appetite for long-distance hiking evolved. Since then he has completed all 2640 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail in America as well as 2200 miles of the famous Appalachian Trail.
His deep respect for the natural wonders of the world has left him in awe, and ever vigilant for the next great adventure.
Perhaps it is a combination of his early years fostering a love and deep connection to the world around him and his later travels that spoke to the storyteller within. For Keith has found success and acclaim off the trail as well, sharing his stories and his knack for narrative in both books and outdoor publications. In recent years, two of his titles have been shortlisted for Outdoor Book of the Year and his blog was voted #1 of the year. Always hands-on in all that he does, Keith finds time to bare his wandering soul with other nature lovers on his blog.
Nurturing a strange fascination with down sleeping bags and woollen underwear, Keith knows that for all the adventure that await there is no place like home - the rolling green hills of West Sussex, England.
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