Push On: My Walk to Recovery on the Appalachian Trail

About this book

Achtung! Reading this book may cause the following side effects: you may feel the urge to sell all your possessions. You may abandon your family and friends and wander alone in the wilderness for months at a time. You may learn the meaning of free spirit. Complications may include tremendous weight loss and the development of muscles you never knew you had. You might also meet incredible people make friendships that last a lifetime and have experiences unlike any youve ever imagined. When Niki Rellon fell 45 feet from the side of a Utah mountain in 2013 she thought she was going to die. She didnt but the devastating injuries she suffered may well have put an end to her thrill-seeking outdoor lifestyle. But Niki is tougher than that. Not only did she bounce back stronger and more determined than ever but she took on a challenge which defied the odds and had many friends family and medical experts advising against it. Now you can read Nikis incredible story in Push On: My Walk to Recovery on the Appalachian Trail. It is the memoir of her horrific injury the revitalization process and her ultimate recovery on one of the longest walks in North America just 14 short months after her accident. If youve ever wanted to read a story which will inspire you and motivate you to believe in yourself get your copy of Push On today. It may just change your life. Authors Note: My name is Niki Rellon and Im a trained chef a paramedic a boxing and kickboxing champion a ski instructor and a motivational speaker. Im also the first woman to have hiked the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine on a prosthetic leg. I was born in Germany but Im a U.S. citizen now. Shortly after I came to America I logged more than 15 000 miles on my bicycle as I rode from Alaska to Mexico City from the west coast to the east coast from Key West to New York City. In 2006 I hiked the Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada a journey of 2 600 miles that lasted six months. And then in 2013 disaster struck and my life was forever changed. While I was rappelling down a canyon wall in Utah I fell out of my harness and plummeted 45 feet to the rocks below. The fall broke a vertebra in my back fractured twelve ribs cracked my sternum collapsed a lung shattered my pelvis mangled my middle finger and made splinters of my left leg. My foot was so badly damaged that the doctors had to amputate my leg below the knee. Most people probably would have given up on extreme sports after such a horrible accident but I opted to push on with my life. Against the advice of doctors friends and family I decided to hike the Appalachian Trail just over a year after my amputation. Armed with hiking poles a new prosthetic leg and bags of determination I set out on the journey of a lifetime. Nine months later I became the first woman to hike the entire Appalachian Trail on a prosthetic leg. Its memoir about my accident my rehabilitation and my recovery on the AT. The book for $25 has over 180 color photos from the accident my first skeleton race in Switzerland my experience as a deckhand on the Bounty as well photos from the Pacific Crest Trail and many more. For a free audio version check out my website www.nikirellon.com