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Perseverance
- Author
- Stephan Kesting
- Narrator
- Stephan Kesting
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 4 March 2025
- Run Time
- 8 hours 24 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
An adventurer, firefighter, and jiu-jitsu practitioner embarks on a journey of a lifetime—a thousand–mile voyage through the Canadian subarctic—after recovering from a life-threatening illness.
The Canadian North is a vast and lonely land where bears roam free, fires rage unchecked, and storms blast every living thing on the tundra. When Stephan Kesting, already no stranger to pushing his own physical limits, was faced with a rare illness, he knew the only way for him to recover in both body and mind was to dig even deeper.
Despite the dangers inherent in the subarctic, Kesting sets out on an unimaginably difficult journey. Completely alone for six weeks in the wilderness, where a single mistake could cost his life, Kesting followed in the footsteps of the native peoples and earliest explorers. In this deepest solitude and wracked with self-doubt, he found the strength to endure.
Perseverance is the moving and nail-biting account of his journey from near-death to a raw embrace of adventure and life. Inspirational, vulnerable, and honest, Kesting shares the lessons he learned in the wilderness that will help us hold onto hope in our darkest moments and show how we can find the strength to overcome any obstacle.
Critics Review
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“His narration feels like an intimate glimpse of his life as he takes listeners on an amazing trip.”
AudioFile
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“It’s an inspirational and honest read, showing his vulnerable side…Simply put, you can find strength in this book to overcome any obstacle.”
Explore Magazine
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"A compelling tale of one man’s struggle against nature and himself, conveying the immense personal satisfaction to be gained if one steps off the beaten track.”
Library Journal
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“Perseverance has the breakneck pacing of a thriller but in real life. Evocative and beautifully written, this book will satisfy both armchair adventurers and people who are moved to push themselves to superhuman feats.”
April Henry, New York Times bestselling author
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“Equal parts adventure story and introspective journey into deep questions of survival and self-understanding…a gripping and propulsive narrative.”
Patrick Wyman, author of The Verge
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“A fascinating, eloquent account full of wisdom and insight on wilderness travel and life. Kesting’s positive, resolute mindset in facing adversity and tackling daunting challenges is a welcome life lesson.”
Adam Shoalts, author of Where the Falcon Flies
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“Stephen’s incredible account of his journey into Canada’s rugged North embodies the many martial arts principles that lead to success. Train hard, train smart, and aspire for perfection through repetition, repetition, repetition but most of all, never give up.”
Roman Hatashita, judo Olympian
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“Kesting’s book serves as a wake-up call of how weak and artificial an excess of city life has made us. Risk and perseverance are amongst life’s most elated testaments to itself. And from this costly venture, we learn to become who we were meant to be all along.”
Robert Drysdale, Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion
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Details
- Author
- Stephan Kesting
- Narrator
- Stephan Kesting
- Duration
- 8 hours 24 minutes
- Release Date
- 4 March 2025
- ISBN
- 9798228347380
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- True stories of heroism, endurance and survival, Biography: adventurers and explorers, Memoirs
Synopsis
An adventurer, firefighter, and jiu-jitsu practitioner embarks on a journey of a lifetime—a thousand–mile voyage through the Canadian subarctic—after recovering from a life-threatening illness.The Canadian North is a vast and lonely land where bears roam free, fires rage unchecked, and storms blast every living thing on the tundra. When Stephan Kesting, already no stranger to pushing his own physical limits, was faced with a rare illness, he knew the only way for him to recover in both body and mind was to dig even deeper.Despite the dangers inherent in the subarctic, Kesting sets out on an unimaginably difficult journey. Completely alone for six weeks in the wilderness, where a single mistake could cost his life, Kesting followed in the footsteps of the native peoples and earliest explorers. In this deepest solitude and wracked with self-doubt, he found the strength to endure.Perseverance is the moving and nail-biting account of his journey from near-death to a raw embrace of adventure and life. Inspirational, vulnerable, and honest, Kesting shares the lessons he learned in the wilderness that will help us hold onto hope in our darkest moments and show how we can find the strength to overcome any obstacle.
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