{"id":144,"date":"2019-12-08T08:59:23","date_gmt":"2019-12-08T08:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brandonwilsonauthor.com\/pt-wp\/?page_id=144"},"modified":"2026-03-20T09:51:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T09:51:56","slug":"over-the-top-back-again-hiking-x-the-alps","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brandonwilsonauthor.com\/pt-wp\/all-my-books\/over-the-top-back-again-hiking-x-the-alps\/","title":{"rendered":"Over the Top &#038; Back Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Recent Books Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; min_height=&#8221;293px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||12px||false|false&#8221; bottom_divider_height=&#8221;50px&#8221; bottom_divider_flip=&#8221;vertical&#8221; bottom_divider_height_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; bottom_divider_height_phone=&#8221;25px&#8221; bottom_divider_height_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; 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Besides offering immersion into Alpine life and wilderness, it\u2019d be the ultimate physical challenge. It meant climbing and descending nearly 700,000 feet from valley to peak\u2014over 111 days and more than 1200 miles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Intrigued, he\u00a0imagined it was a sort-of European Appalachian Trail, only with better wine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Confident that misery loves company, the peripatetic Everyman coaxed his desk-jockey wife Cheryl into joining him, even though that meant leaving her job, a cozy hideaway, and selling everything before hiking off to an uncertain future via a long-distance trek across the Alps.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #882f00; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal;\">NOT A WALK IN THE PARK<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Join the couple as they discover the Via Alpina\u2014one-step-at-a-time. Leaving the Adriatic Sea, the couple set out on the ultimate hike across Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, France and Monaco, hoping to arrive at the Mediterranean Sea before the first snows arrived.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #820f00; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal;\">UPS &amp; DOWNS<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Unlike their previous trek across Tibet, they wouldn\u2019t have to dodge Chinese bullets. Who knew that icefields, relentless rain, the dreaded F\u00f6hn, lethal ticks, barking marmots, and mountains of cow patties could be even more daunting?<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #820f00; font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">MORE THAN CHEESE AND GNOMES<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Little could prepare them for the rarified beauty, serenity, wildlife and legend. Or the daily dangers, drama, tension and moments of doubt.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">However, the hilarious situations and bizarre characters they\u2019d meet would help put peril into perspective.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #820f00;\">THE AGONY OF DE FEET<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Wilson painstakingly chronicled their wild 1,200-mile adventure while muscles were still sore and clothes were still wet. It\u2019s all here, the triumphs and agony of de feet, captured in his witty, gritty, award-winning style.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #820f00; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal;\">DARE TO FOLLOW THEIR GONZO DREAM<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Join the intrepid couple as they dig deep to confront their most difficult escapade yet. Wilson\u2019s keen eye and dry wit captures it all, the highs and lows, as they witness the Alps\u2019 changing lifestyle and fragile landscape.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Inspiring, empowering, humorous (yet slightly crazed),<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Over the Top &amp; Back Again<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">sweeps you along for an unforgettable look at the peerless Alps\u2014and at an everyday couple who, once again,<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">dare to follow their wildest dream.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right; color: #660000;\"><em>\u201dMarvelous account of a long hike\u2026 told with a fine eye for detail and a keen sense of humor.\u201d<br \/>~ Royal Robbins, rock climbing legend<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right; color: #660000;\"><em>\u201cRecommended for armchair travelers and anyone interested in hiking the Alps.\u201d ~ Library Journal<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right; color: #660000;\"><em>\u201cLoved Brandon\u2019s humor, gutsiness and joie de vivre.\u201d ~ Ron Strickland, founder of the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail and author of &#8220;Leave A Trail&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; next_background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Quote Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#383e59&#8243; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; background_size=&#8221;contain&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_center&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;1px||||false|false&#8221; top_divider_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; top_divider_height=&#8221;50px&#8221; top_divider_flip=&#8221;vertical&#8221; top_divider_height_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; top_divider_height_phone=&#8221;25px&#8221; top_divider_height_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; bottom_divider_style=&#8221;slant&#8221; bottom_divider_height=&#8221;50px&#8221; bottom_divider_flip=&#8221;vertical&#8221; bottom_divider_height_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; bottom_divider_height_phone=&#8221;25px&#8221; bottom_divider_height_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;12px|auto||auto|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||50px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_blurb use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#x7b;||divi||400&#8243; icon_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;800px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; body_font=&#8221;Abhaya Libre|700|on||||||&#8221; body_font_size=&#8221;26px&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; min_height=&#8221;238px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Mountains know no nationality. 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