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– Book of the Year Bronze Award 2010 (travel essays category), ForeWord Magazine
After hiking some of the world's great trails, Brandon Wilson was excited to hear about the Via Alpina, paths running across eight countries on the backbone of the Alps. Besides promising immersion into Alpine life and wilderness, it was the ultimate adventure. It meant climbing 3000 feet from valley to mountain hut each day―1200 miles―for months. Optimistically, Wilson envisioned it as a European Appalachian Trail, only with better food and wine.
Faster than you can say "schnitzel," he coaxed his desk-jockey wife into joining him. Unlike their trek across Tibet, the couple wouldn't dodge bullets. Who knew ice fields, relentless rain, winds, lethal ticks and cow patties could be more dangerous? Then again, the beauty, weird situations and bizarre characters they'd meet would help put peril into perspective.
It's all here, the daily triumphs and agony of de feet, captured in Wilson's witty, gritty, award-winning style. "Over the Top & Back Again" sweeps you along for an inspiring, yet slightly crazed look at the peerless Alps―and at an everyday couple who dare to follow their gonzo dream.
Written by Brandon Wilson, a Lowell Thomas Award-winning author, it is fourth in his series of true travel adventures. This first Via Alpina travelog published in English includes 53 photos, maps and illustrations by Ken Plumb.
Reviews: "This is my favorite kind of adventure tale: Against all odds, in the face of health, weather, interpersonal, navigational and culinary issues, Brandon Wilson and his somewhat reluctant wife hike it because it's there – or, it's supposed to be. I laughed, I winced, and then I started checking to see when I was next scheduled to be anywhere near the Via Alpina." – Kyle Wagner, travel editor, Denver Post
"This lighthearted hiking narrative reflects the positives of such an experience: overcoming hardship, laughing at their inability to find trail blazes, Europe's apparent fear of switchbacks on trails ascending 1000-plus meters per col, and the bond and struggle with your trail partner..… Recommended for armchair travelers and anyone interested in hiking the Alps." – Library Journal
"Informative, entertaining, and original… a pioneer in a groundbreaking genre of travel writing." – Midwest Book Review
"Wilson brings his considerable intellect and wry sense of humor to this epic adventure, and the result is brilliantly accessible and wonderfully subversive." – Richard Bangs, author of Quest for the Sublime and PEAKS
"Marvelous account of a long hike…told with a fine eye for detail and a keen sense of humor." – Royal Robbins, legendary rock climber
"For outdoor enthusiasts, this book will awaken the travel bug within and inspire adventure. For others, it's a worthwhile armchair journey through beautiful country with friendly guides." – ForeWord Magazine
""Over the Top & Back Again" suggests that maybe a little madness isn't too crazy after all." – WEND Magazine
"It's great fun trekking through the Alps with the Wilsons…They do all the hard work – and we get all the pleasures – rendered with warmth, insight and humor in Brandon's inimitable style." – Maui News
"Wilson walks the way Forrest Gump runs. He's driven to it…As for the connection between the outer journey and the inner journey, Wilson never pushes it. You get it in small bits, as he does, because that's the way it comes. It has a lot to do with savoring the simple pleasures of life that surround us every day. Wilson's books point the way toward this happy state of mind: just be bold and endure a few vicissitudes." – GoNOMAD.com
"Makes you want to grab your walking stick, step into your hiking boots and climb a mountain." – Christopher Elliott, syndicated travel writer
- Sales Rank: #2011680 in Books
- Brand: Brand: Pilgrim's Tales, Inc.
- Published on: 2010-10-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.02" h x .54" w x 5.98" l, .78 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 240 pages
- Used Book in Good Condition
Review
"Wilson's casual writing style showcases his humor.... For outdoor enthusiasts, this book will awaken the travel bug within and inspire adventure. For others, it's a worthwhile armchair journey through beautiful country with friendly guides." ~ ForeWord Reviews
"Beware of muscle pain... in the belly, from laughing too much! ...Full of idealism and tenderness towards human nature. With maps, unusual photos (black and white) and hilarious cartoons to top it off, the book is devoured much quicker than it takes to do the hike!" ~ Nathalie Morelle, Association Via Alpina, France/UK
"Wilson is the king of 'tell it like it is' travel writing! ...You'll feel the chill from the sleet, steam from the shower and the aroma wafting from a well-earned meal as you trek along from chapter to chapter!" ~ Donna Coomer, Between the Lines Reviews
"This is my favorite kind of adventure tale: Against all odds, in the face of health, weather, interpersonal, navigational and culinary issues, Brandon Wilson and his somewhat reluctant wife hike it because it's there - or, it's supposed to be. I laughed, I winced, and then I started checking to see when I was next scheduled to be anywhere near the Via Alpina." --Kyle Wagner, travel editor, The Denver Post, October 31, 2010
"This lighthearted hiking narrative reflects the positives of such an experience: overcoming hardship, laughing at their inability to find trail blazes, Europe's apparent fear of switchbacks on trails ascending 1000-plus meters per col, and the bond and struggle with your trail partner. Another celebration of simply putting one foot in front of the other with everything you need on your back and faith in the trail ahead....Recommended for armchair travelers and anyone interested in hiking the Alps." --Library Journal, Sheila Kasparek, October 15, 2010
"In upping the venerable French saying, 'jamais deux sans trois,' Brandon Wilson explores not just three, but pushes the alpine experience to extremes by traversing eight countries, and they have been fortunate for this laureate. Brandon Wilson brings his considerable intellect and wry sense of humor to this epic adventure, and the result is brilliantly accessible and wonderfully subversive." --Richard Bangs, adventurer/author of Quest for the Sublime, PEAKS and books that celebrate travel adventure
"Marvelous account...told with a fine eye for detail and a keen sense of humor." --Royal Robbins, legendary American rock climbing pioneer
"Loved Brandon's humor, gutsiness and joie de vivre. My favorite line is, "It's not so much the places you see; it's the folks you meet along the path. Traveling simply, you throw yourself out into the Universe with abandon, depending on fate and the kindness of strangers. Put simply, it means trusting, letting go, and letting life unfold in a natural and beautiful way." --Ron Strickland, founder of the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail and author of Leave A Trail National Scenic Trail and author of Leave A Trail
From the Publisher
This is the fourth book in Brandon Wilson's adventure travel series. Other titles include Yak Butter Blues (an IPPY Award winner), Dead Men Don't Leave Tips: Adventures X Africa, and Along the Templar Trail, the Lowell Thomas Award-winner for 2009 Best Travel Book.
If you enjoy true travel adventures, (unsanitized for your protection), join us for another escapade as Brandon and his wife set off on foot for a 1200 mile odyssey across the Alps.
Some might call it "Schadenfreude on steroids."
Over the Top & Back Again is the first Via Alpina thru-hike travel narrative published in English, with 53 photos, maps and custom illustrations by Ken Plumb. It provides a humorous first-hand preview for those who dream of making a similar journey themselves--on foot or maybe just in their mind.
From the Author
"The Alps are so much more than gnomes and cheese. For folks seeking peace in these difficult times, I can think of no better solution than to simplify, disconnect from the distractions of the world and head off the beaten track.
Sure, it was one heckuva challenge, our toughest ever. But ultimately, I hope this tale of our journey will help open this unique trail to others. Plus, there's no better, more exciting, weight loss plan!"
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
Over the Top and Back Again
By Sylvia Nilsen
Many travel books entice readers to follow in the writer's footsteps. Bryson and Theroux have contributed to a global rise in train and towpath travel and Paolo Coelho's `Pilgrimage' and Hape Kerkeling's "I'm off Then" sent thousands of copy-cat peregrinos from Brazil and Germany onto the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage trail in Spain. This latest offering from Brandon Wilson could start an avalanche of adventure hikers on the Via Alpina!
But, for someone who suffers from vertigo at the top of an escalator, this book had the complete opposite affect on me! The constant use of those `F-words" gave me goose-bumps - freezing, frigid, frost....brrrr! And those terrifying `P-words' - perilous, precarious, precipice - combined with words like ledge, ladders and chains - were enough for me to make up my mind that if I ever got itchy feet to trek the Via Alpina, I would chain myself to a deck chair in Siberia, feet dunked in a below freezing ice-hole, until the feeling passed.
Brandon and his intrepid wife Cheryl had a narrow 4 month window in which to trek 1200 miles of the Via Alpina, crossing 8 countries, climbing 3000ft from valley to mountain every day in rain, sleet, frost, snow, thunderstorms, howling gales, white-out fog, mud, scree slopes, shifting shale, landslides and disappearing tracks. This took some serious trekking (only one day off in the first three weeks) and like the Grand Old Duke of York, they marched up one hill (in this case an Alpine Mountain) and down again every day for 110 days. Brandon's engaging style swept me along on this razor-tooth, roller coaster trek and at times I could smell the spring herbs, and their sweaty socks!
I have the greatest respect for the wandering Wilsons who have hunted dik-dik in Africa (Dead Men Don't Leave Tips), been shot at in Tibet (Yak Butter Blues) and ducked bombs on his way to Jerusalem (Along the Templar Trail). This latest adventure was a monumental feat, even for a strong, healthy man, but especially for the injured Cheryl who soldiered up every mountain rock-face and down excruciating ascents with a knee injury, climbing the equivalent of a dozen Mt. Everests from sea level. Imagine for a moment that Edmund Hillary wrote in `View from the Summit' "and then Mrs Hillary came climbing up after!"
Take your time to read this book. If you read it in a few days, as I did, you will be exhausted by the end!
Sylvia Nilsen has trekked a number of Camino routes in Spain and France, the Coast to Coast in England and the Via Francigena from Switzerland to Rome. One day spent on a ledge, hanging onto chains above an abyss in the Alps was enough! Although the official via-alpina.org website states that, "The trails are not technically difficult and are accessible to all walkers (with the exception of snowy periods)" she won't be trekking the Via Alpina anytime soon!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
WANNA GET REALLY HIGH? READ THIS BOOK!
By MAHINA
There is nothing quite like trekking 'with' Brandon Wilson and his wife, Cheryl. I treasure each and every book Brandon Wilson has written. He has a very special gift in which he is literally able to transport a reader to the place he is currently walking. This read is very, very special. In many ways, its more personal than the others! He continues to learn and share the art of humility. This time with much more humor.
Just as he wakes up each morning to begin another day, he also takes you! You are not just reading. In [his] world, one you thought you might be able to imagine, he unfolds this enormous, several-countries, trek. He is always immediate, in the now. You are too! At once he so personal and then again through the magic of his writing you step completely INTO his journey. You too have been invited to challenge each and every step! [Its really something, after reading for several hours, to literally look up and find yourself in your own home!]
What I experienced (once again) was how his non-fiction becomes my realty with each page. I could 'feel' the blisters of the up and down, up and down and down and up. I become starved [with him] and oh-so-very-wet from the constant and unforgiving rain. I'm shivering in [his] cold weather, wondering if there is hot food, a warm fire anda I-don't-care-how-hard-it-is-bed .... just let there be one at day's end! Perhaps at the next dawning, you will screech at sun's delight! You hold your breath, wishing it oh oh so to be true! In some ways Brandon's book reads like a thriller!
I could 'see' the Alpine vistas with him. I heard myself laughing aloud when meeting all the different native people. I could smell not only the beauty of alpine air and the majesty of it all, but I could even smell myself from [his] effort! HA! What a delight! 'We' become additional companions, as his readers. What a gift!
Truth is, with each of his books, Brandon makes one remember to be sensitive to even the smallest of Life's treasures. We learn to trust our relationships even more through reading his. And he teaches us to salute the smallest of victories, forgive our mistakes and what it takes to forgive others and move on, no matter what.
After all, as he demonstrates once again through his fine writing style, we are only 'one step' away to our own humanity, as well as oh so close to others.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
Brandon's at it again
By Timecheck
"Brandon's at it again" I thought as I looked over at the newest book on my wife's bedside reading pile. Over the Top & Back Again - Hiking X the Alps.
Having devoured Brandon Wilson's earlier books, and eager to read the next, I snatched it off her pile. His opening chapter title is appropriate: Leap Into Madness. Ever heard of Via Alpina? I hadn't either. It is a new trail putting together many old trails to form a route from Trieste, Italy over the Alps, through France and ending in Monaco.
Just the kind of thing I expect from Brandon, except there is a twist. This time he convinces his ever-trusting wife Cheryl to go along. Bad decision, Cheryl, unless you believe that mutual suffering brings marital togetherness.
The route has variations, marked by colors. The high route, the hard route, is red. Guess what route Brandon picked. Right. Did I mention that this puts them in the high Alps going hut to hut for five months? This is shaping up to be a good book. Not something I want to do, but good entertainment, watching couples coping with difficulty.
I don't want to spoil the story for you, so I'll just quote a few phrases. "Dammit. Just what have we gotten outselves into this time?" "The Universe ...had Other Plans" "Where is the trail?" "she tore off her clothes".
For any reader of traveler's adventures, but particularly for those of you that have hiked long distance trails, this book will be a delight. In the process of reading it, you will learn a lot about small village life in Europe, and most dangerously, you will have implanted an idea in the back of your mind. Via Alpina, maybe we should look into it.
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