Swiss hiker defies Parkinson’s, plans new challenge

NYON, Switzerland, July 21 – A Swiss man with Parkinson’s who hiked more than Yves Auberson, who has Parkinson disease and recently walked 683.5 miles across the Alps to raise awareness of the debilitating neurological disease is gearing up for his next challenge after undergoing an operation to implant electrodes in his brain.

Yves Auberson overcame muscle spasms and other symptoms to make the three-month trek last year. Setting off eastwards from Montreux where he works as a coach in a clinic, he scaled high-altitude peaks, passing cows grazing in lush green pastures. Auberson was elected Personality of 2020 by the public in the region around his hometown of Nyon, near Geneva.