Wildboy

Brando Yelavich

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Penguin Books (NZ)
24 June 2015

Biography: sport; Extreme sports; Active outdoor pursuits

The full story of Brando 'Wildboy' Yelavich's whirlwind tour of the coastline of New Zealand- 8000km almost entirely on foot. Extreme adventure, near misses, good sorts, and one beautiful country - Wildboy has it all!

The full story of Brando 'Wildboy' Yelavich's whirlwind tour of the coastline of New Zealand- 8000km almost entirely on foot. Extreme adventure, near misses, good sorts, and one beautiful country - Wildboy has it all!

Fast going off the rails and hanging out with the wrong crowd, Brando Yelavich, a plucky 20-year-old from Auckland's North Shore, decided he needed to change his life. He needed a mission. He was going to walk around New Zealand.

Brando reached Cape Reinga on 23 August 2014 after a gruelling journey of over 8000 kilometres, traversed almost completely on foot over 600 days - the first time it had ever been done.

It was an outlandish odyssey of physical and mental fortitude. He slept under the stars and lived off the land. He almost drowned on several occasions and experienced near-hypothermia. He gained 20 kilograms. But the transformation ran much deeper.

As much for fans of Bear Grylls or Cheryl Strayed's Wild as it is for those of the off-the-grid outdoors Kiwi experience, Wildboy is a ripping adventure story with an inspiring life change at its heart.

By: Brando Yelavich
Imprint: Penguin Books (NZ)
Country of Publication: New Zealand
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 320g
ISBN: 9780143573159
ISBN 10: 0143573152
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 24 June 2015
Recommended Age: From 14 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Brando Yelavich was born in Auckland. He spent most of his school years there before variously living in Coromandel, Cromwell and Nelson, where he now resides and studies outdoor pursuits. In 2015, he published a bestselling memoir, Wildboy- An Epic Trek around the Coast of New Zealand.

Short-listed for New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults: HELL Children's Choice Non-Fiction 2016
Shortlisted for New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults: HELL Children's Choice Non-Fiction 2016.

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