Set against the backdrop of New Hampshire's White Mountains, a man and
a dog embark on the challenge of a lifetime in this true story of love,
loss, and the resilience of the human and animal spirit.
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.