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FEATURE - Forscherin Lucy Shepherd wandert als erste Person eine 253 Meilen lange Wegstrecke durch ein unerforschtes Amazonasgebiet
Lucy's next adventure will take place in February when she guides expeditions in the Arctic. (Michael McDonald/PA Real Life) +++ British woman, 29, braves deadly snakes and pumas to explore parts of
the Amazon Rainforest no other human has likely ever set foot in
By Rikki Loftus, PA Real Life
A British explorer has become the first person to trek east to west across the Kanuku
Mountains one of the last remaining unexplored wildernesses on earth, deep in the
Amazon Rainforest.
Lucy Shepherd, 29, who is the youngest ever member of the Scientific Exploration Society
Council, spent two months trekking the jungle in Guyana, South America, braving deadl y
snakes, aggressive wild boar and lethal pumas to see places it is likely no other human has
ever been before.
Completing the gruelling trek entirely on foot, Lucy was joined by four indigenous men from
multiple Amerindian tribes on the journey and filmed her experiences for a documentary.
Lucy, who grew up in Suffolk and is now based in north London when she is not on
expeditions, said: Ive spent the last year preparing for this expedition by doing heat and
weight training.
"The physical and mental challenge cannot be underestimated, and it required every ounce
of my resilience.
But knowing I would be seeing parts of the Amazon that no other human has likely ever set
foot in was exhilarating and I couldnt wait to share the places I discovered.
There are no explorers in Lucy's family - her mum, Aysha, 67, is a retired doctor, and her dad,
Paul, also 67, a retired teacher - but Lucy has had a passion for being outdoors and exploring
since childhood.
She said: Growing up as an only child, I loved climbing trees and being outdoors. I always
had an adventurous streak.
My parents werent explorers, but they were very supportive and, at 15, they sent me on a
survival adventure course for two weeks in Sutherland, Scotland.
She said: "On the course, I first heard the word expedition spoken by instruct *
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