Laurel Robbins

Founder of Monkeys & Mountains, a travel blog & tour co that helps you plan your adventure vacations in nature. Founder of @PrimateConnect. Canadian in Germany

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There is always time to read. When going on adventures is not possible, a good book can always take us to the most beautiful and breathtaking places on Earth. #Books2Read #adventurebooks https://t.co/79tsiKj7Ac https://t.co/JpawPtkBXM (from X)

After a close friend died of cancer, middle-aged, overweight, acrophobic newspaperman Tom Ryan decided to pay tribute to her in a most unorthodox manner. Ryan and his friend, miniature schnauzer Atticus M. Finch, would attempt to climb all forty-eight of New Hampshire’s four-thousand-foot peaks twice in one winter while raising money for charity. It was an adventure of a lifetime, leading them across hundreds of miles and deep into an enchanting but dangerous winter wonderland. At the heart of the amazing journey was the extraordinary relationship they shared, one that blurred the line between man and dog. Following Atticus is an unforgettable true saga of adventure, friendship, and the unlikeliest of family, as one remarkable animal opens the eyes and heart of a tough-as-nails newspaperman to the world’s beauty and its possibilities.