Walking the Americas

LONGLISTED IN THE ADVENTURE TRAVEL CATEGORY OF THE 2017 BANFF MOUNTAIN BOOK AWARDS

SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER

BY THE AUTHOR OF WALKING THE HIMALAYAS,WINNER OF THE 2016 EDWARD STANFORD ADVENTURE TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD

Levison Wood has breathed new life into adventure travel.Michael Palin

Walking the Americas chronicles Levison Woods 1,800 mile trek along the spine of the Americas, through eight countries, from Mexico to Colombia, experiencing some of the worlds most diverse, beautiful and unpredictable places.

His journey took him from violent and dangerous cities to ancient Mayan ruins lying still unexplored in the jungles of Mexico and Guatemala. He encountered members of indigenous tribes, migrants heading towards the US border and proud Nicaraguan revolutionaries on his travels, where at the end of it all, he attempted to cross one of the most impenetrable borders on earth: the Darien Gap route from Panama into South America.

This trek required every ounce of Levison Woods guile, tact, strength and resilience in one of the most raw, real and exciting journeys of his life.