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Lucy is an expedition leader with an incredible resume of journeys. Starting in Svalbard at 18, Lucy's highlights see her hiking in the Hardanger region of Norway and the Finnsmarkvidda Plateau in the arctic circle, and dove straight into the Amazon rainforest from University. In addition, she has mountaineered in Argentina and Tajikistan, scaled Denali, solo-hiked in Picos de Europa, led a team in the Patagonia Expedition Race and skied the Norwegian/Russian border alongside expeditions to Greenland.\xa0\n\nLucy has also been to the High Sierra mountains in America and the Kanuka Mountains in Guayana, which I am happy to say we will be going to into more depth in 2 separate episodes!\xa0\xa0\n\nExploring From A Young Age\xa0\n\nAs a kid and only child, Lucy spent a lot of her time outdoors, roping her friends into exploring the outdoors with her. IT was early experiences from her home to Scotland that set some incredible foundations for her thriving career undertaking expeditions.\xa0\xa0\n\n\n\n\nSetting Up For Expeditions\xa0\n\nOne of the many topics we chat about is preparation for expeditions. As someone who climbs Mont Blanc just for practice, Lucy chats about the different ways she prepares for her expeditions. She highlights the need also for your mindset to be correct, and explains how this comes with time spent in preparing and gaining experience.\xa0\n\nFor me, the biggest form of this requirement for mindset is the jungle. We talk about the need for fantastic and well-disciplined personal admin. You need to be stringent and dedicated to survival there, as everything around you is essentially designed to kill you.\xa0\n\nBalancing Achievement And Escapism\xa0\n\nFor Lucy, expeditions are exactly about this. When you escape from civilisation and push your own boundaries and edge out of your comfort zone, that is when you grow as a person. Lucy explains how it is absolutely about getting to the location and pushing yourself, but it's also about getting back!\xa0\n\n"I love escaping into a world where I feel very privileged to be there"\xa0\n\nLucy Shepherd\xa0\n\nLucy is a fantastic, humble, modest, and experienced adventurer and it was a pleasure having her on the podcast.\xa0\n\nYou can check out her website here, or one of her YouTube videos below.\xa0\n\n------------------\n\nIf you enjoy the show please subscribe/follow and\xa0share with a friend!\xa0\n\nIf you\xa0really\xa0enjoy the show please check out our\xa0Patreon site here. Supporting through Patreon really helps cover costs and allow to invest more time into the quality. You can also bag some free stuff!\xa0\n\nTo come on the show or work with me, please email on:\xa0btmtravelpod@gmail.com\xa0\n\nJoin in with the community.\xa0Instagram/Twitter/Facebook\xa0and our new Facebook Page to share your own photos and videos\xa0here.\xa0\n\nhttps://betweenthemountains.org/2020/06/24/lucy-shepherd/