SOLO

What running across mountains taught me about life

By: Jenny Tough

Narrated by: Jenny Tough

'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©2022 Jenny Tough

Critic reviews

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)

Amazing❤️

A must read all around! It was a beautiful written memoir that talks in the perfect amount of detail the authors journey and perspective. While this journey is about running mountains and traveling through different cultures, it’s more about how to be brave. Especially as a woman.

Well written and relatable

I’ve not quite done the things JT has but do similar adventures and absolutely loved her honesty and vulnerability. She’s a great writer.

what a wonderful experience so glad you shared it!

I was so invested in this journey, Loved every minute of it. I was so moved by her bravery and endurance, so touched by the kindness of strangers. what an inspiration! so glad that she wrote this book to share with us this fabulous journey.

I wanted to like this.

For the past five days I have listened to this story by Jenny Tough. It is well read, she seems knowledgeable and able to put together a story. However, it’s so “half”. Half a story, events without conclusions, and stories without resolve- just and “that was that”.
I can save you the time and money. Jenny runs across a mountain range on each continent. And that’s it. Yes, there is peril, injury, feelings and questions she asks of herself. But her disconnect with her body, her spirit, her vulnerability and the culture of others is never reckoned with. It just made me feel empty. None of those questions and feelings are reflected on for longer than a sentence. I wish I could post a better review.

Bravery

How does a person decide to run through 5 different mountain ranges? How does a person save their own life when on the face of a cliff, or in a fast cold river, or “alone” while men help her out of danger?