SOLO, Jenny Tough
SOLO, Jenny Tough
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SOLO
What running across mountains taught me about life

Author: Jenny Tough

Narrator: Jenny Tough

Unabridged: 9 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Aster

Published: 07/07/2022


Synopsis

'Jenny Tough writes with the same talent, imagination, and sheer courage that she displays in her athletic endeavours. This book will broaden the horizons of all who venture between its covers.' - Emily Chappell, author of Where There's a Will

'I love that SOLO is part-self help and part adventure story. Jenny shows us all that the journey to self-belief comes with just as many ups and downs as the mountains she traverses and that, with a little trust in ourselves (and a few good cups of coffee) the next seemingly insurmountable pass is never beyond our reach.' - Anna McNuff, author of Bedtime Adventure Stories for Grown Ups

Jenny Tough is an endurance athlete who's best known for running and cycling in some of world's most challenging events - achieving accolades that are an inspiration to outdoor adventurers everywhere. But SOLO tells the story of a much more personal project: Jenny's quest to come to terms with feelings and emotions that were holding her back. Like runners at any level, she knew already that running made her feel better, and like so many of us, she knew that completing goals independently was empowering, too. So she set herself an audacious objective: to run - solo, unsupported, on her own - across mountain ranges on six continents, starting with one of the most remote locations on Earth in Kyrgystan.

SOLO chronicles Jenny's journey every step of the way across the Tien Shan (Asia), the High Atlas (Africa), the Bolivian Andes (South America), the Southern Alps (Oceania), the Canadian Rockies (North America) and the Transylvanian Alps (Europe), as she learns lessons in self-esteem, resilience, bravery and so much more. What Jenny's story tells us most of all is that setting out to do things solo - whether the ambitious or the everyday - can be invigorating, encouraging and joyful. And her call to action to find strength, confidence and self-belief in everything we do will inspire and motivate.
(P) Octopus Publishing Group 2022

About Jenny Tough

Jenny Tough is an adventure traveller originally from Canada. She enjoys writing about her solo mountain expeditions and tales of world travel as a solo female. Jenny has been featured by BBC Woman's Hour, National Geographic, BBC Scotland, Women's Running, The Great Outdoors and more. In 2020 she edited Tough Women Adventure Stories, published by Summersdale. When she's not exploring the mountains of the world, she lives in Worcester, and occasionally wherever she parks her adventure van.jennytough.comInstagram.com/jennytoughYoutube.com/channel/UCz19OCvmBVPT9m5kIm6hbYATwitter.com/jennytoughFacebook.com/jenniferjtough


Reviews

Goodreads review by Allison on March 02, 2024

My cousin handed this off to me to read for inspiration, and perhaps for validation as well, and I found some of both. Focused on the population which has eschewed the relationship escalator and elects to pursue a nontraditional lifestyle (despite living in a society which very much prioritizes and......more

Goodreads review by Jason on July 08, 2024

I wish I had read this book when I was in highschool or early college. I've already discovered many of the truths contained herein, but it would have been lovely to discover them earlier. It was very affirming to read through the exploration and possibilities of a solo life. I also realized just how......more

Goodreads review by tita. on February 14, 2025

niekoniecznie tryb życia "solo" jest dla mnie, nie zgadzam się z niektórymi stwierdzeniami autora, ciekawa lektura, tłumaczy pewne zachowania w obecnym świecie, nie zostanie na długo w mojej pamięci, liczyłam na więcej, przeciętna przeczytałam w wersji z polskim tłumaczeniem......more

Goodreads review by Judy on May 05, 2024

I am a happy Solo After my second marriage failed and I was a single mother of two young daughters, being Solo was a relief. Loved this book.......more

Goodreads review by Bill on June 17, 2024

Waste of time. Just read last 2 chapters. Pre-requisites are watching stupid shows aimed at women like Sex in the City and children Frozen. Most of the Solo love letters speak to fringe groups. Nothing here for 60+ heterosexual. Hoping for more actual instruction on solo travel, etc.......more


Quotes

Jenny Tough writes with the same talent, imagination, and sheer courage that she displays in her athletic endeavours. This book will broaden the horizons of all who venture between its covers.

I love that SOLO is part-self help and part adventure story. Jenny shows us all that the journey to self-belief comes with just as many ups and downs as the mountains she traverses and that, with a little trust in ourselves (and a few good cups of coffee) the next seemingly insurmountable pass is never beyond our reach.