Following Atticus / Ryan, Tom

The author describes the experiences and challenges he faced when he set out, with his miniature schnauzer--Atticus M. Finch--to climb New Hampshire's forty-eight mountain peaks to pay tribute to a close friend and raise money for charity.

Relates how the author and his dog named Atticus M. Finch attempted to climb all forty-eight of New Hampshire's four-thousand-foot peaks twice to pay tribute to a friend who died of cancer and raise money for charity.