On Sacred Ground

<h4><strong style=color: rgba(92 0 0 1)><em>On Sacred Ground</em></strong><span style=color: rgba(92 0 0 1)> continues the epic journey begun in </span><em style=color: rgba(92 0 0 1)>The Earth Beneath My Feet.</em><span style=color: rgba(92 0 0 1)> </span></h4><h4><br></h4><p><span style=color: rgba(68 68 68 1)>Not everyone would consider a 7000-mile walk a particularly </span><em style=color: rgba(68 68 68 1)>sensible</em><span style=color: rgba(68 68 68 1)> idea. Especially if it involved living outside for eighteen months and travelling alone through high mountains and wild forests. But to a young Londoner the idea made perfect sense...</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(68 68 68 1)>In May 1997 Andrew Terrill set out on an extraordinary journey: a walk from Calabria in southern Italy to the top of Norway via the highest wildest and remotest route he could find. Seeking freedom and adventure connection with nature and a life of meaning and purpose Terrill chose to take an unconventional path into Europe's hidden wild side unaware it would be far wilder than he'd ever expected.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(68 68 68 1)>The adventures that followed in the first ranges he crossed - the Apennines and Alps - are described in </span><strong style=color: rgba(68 68 68 1)><em>The Earth Beneath My Feet</em></strong><span style=color: rgba(68 68 68 1)>. Now continuing north Terrill must face the full fury of winter in the remote forests of central Europe then even harsher conditions in the snowbound wilderness fjells of Norway and the Arctic. Struggling through untracked snow and painful cold and enduring loneliness Terrill will confront challenges that will test him to the limit. But if he can overcome them there are rewards down the trail beyond anything he could have ever imagined.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(68 68 68 1)><em>On Sacred Ground</em></strong><span style=color: rgba(68 68 68 1)> takes the reader on an immersive journey into Europe's wildest and least-known places and into a simpler way of life where every day is different and every dawn comes bright with possibility. It is a compelling tale of youthful energy and optimism an old-fashioned adventure yarn from a time before smartphones and social media and an inspiring true story of connection insight and growth. Above all it is a celebration of the natural world - and of a young man's quest to find his true place within it.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>This hardcover edition features fourteen maps and 128 black and white photographs (thirty-four more than the paperback.) It is a captivating multi-layered narrative that will transport the reader into the wild. Anyone who has experienced the powerful pull of wanderlust heard the call of the wild or yearned for travel and adventure will find a great deal to enjoy.</span></p>