Sarah Wilson

Narrator, writer of the book, traveling to LAX for research. Narrator reflects on technology's role in disconnection, shares personal texting habits, introduces the compassionate phrase "I get you", and recounts a travel encounter in Slovenia. Narrator recounts Samaria Gorge hike, learns philotimo, undergoes insemination, pregnancy journey. Narrator experiences mania, undertakes a solo hike to Kirkstone Pass, reads Nan Shepherd's "The Living Mountain" and reflects on the healing power of mountains. Sarah discovers she is pregnant after insemination in Crete and a positive blood test in Slovenia, confronts a catch‑22 about her planned hike, reflects on radical aloneness and the concept of the edge. Narrator recounts her fourth month pregnancy and Julian Alps hike Narrator details her personal hiking philosophy and practices, emphasizing minimalist packing, train-hike-train flow, and the mental benefits of walking. Narrator discovers she is eight weeks pregnant, suffers miscarriage, and processes grief through a solo hike up Mount Gigilos in Crete’s White Mountains. Describes Sarah's daily spirituality practice via meditation in nature and esoteric spiritual therapy, and her critique of spiritual bypassing as morally shallow. Narrator hikes in Joshua Tree, experiences awe, visits Pioneertown and reflects on capitalism and soul care Narrator recounts Grose Valley hike, personal loss, and pivotal business decisions Sarah Wilson participates in a group hike on the Overland Track in Tasmania, reflecting on group dynamics and personal insights. Narrator recounts a four‑day solo trek on the John Muir Trail in the High Sierras, staying at four lakes and coping with grief after pregnancy termination.