sportclimbing in the Aosta valley
This climbing topoguidebook for the Aosta Valley describes 2450 single pitches and 316 long routes. The Aosta Valley (Valle D'Aosta) has hundreds of single pitch and multi-pitch rock routes on well bolted gneiss rock. These routes are spread across a good range of grades with many delicate face climbs that range from 10m to over 350m long. The Aosta Valley is situated in the North West corner of the Italian Alps it is on the opposite side of the Mont Blanc tunnel from Chamonix. There is climbing throughout this valley from Courmayeur to Aosta and onto Point Saint Martin. Bilingual, all areas are comprehensively described. Particularly successful are the pictograms, which really give a lot of information in a simple design (height of the rock, orientation of the climbing spot, ideal months, parking quality, approach time, suitability for children of the base of the wall of the sector, the number of routes in the respective grade, suitability of the wall in the rain; and then a lot of symbols that define the specific demand (technical route or finger strength etc) as well as depict the slope of the wall). The site plans provide the overview one needs. Everything else is topos on graphs of the climbing spots. Thick and comprehensive.
616 pages language italian / english edition 2022 / revised reprint 2025
M. Bal, P. Raspo
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Ossola Rock - due to the constant increasing number of routes in the Ossola area, the authors have decided to publish two climbing guides for Ossola. One for the short routes/climbing gardens in the area and one - still in preparation - for the multi-pitch routes.This guidebook covers the climbing crags in the Ossola area, including new climbing areas in the Verbano-Cusio-Ossola region, primarily Torraccia, Il Castello al Passet and La Cascata, as well as important extensions to classic areas such as Ponte Romano. There are also new trad areas such as Ossolandia, which is a good alternative to the well-known rock faces of Yosesigo and Cadarese.But there are also the classic areas of Macugnaga, Simplon, Croveo, Formazza and Vigezzo. And yes, we also bring back the one or other forgotten wall. With its multitude of routes and variety of rock faces, this region is now known far beyond the Italian border.That's why the new guides are also available in German and, with up-to-date photos and a very user-friendly layout, we warmly invite you to share the joy of all these areas with us.
Area: north western Italy Rock: granite, serpentine Difficulties: 2 to 8 french scale / single pitches Protection: sport and alpin climbing conditions Season: spring, summer, fall
496 pages Language: German Edition 2025
E. Serino Versante Sud
The Jägihorn is located at the back of the Baltschiedertal / Valais and reaches an altitude of 3407 meters above sea level. The mountain offers a variety of climbing opportunities.From the well-secured climbing garden to many pitches of clean climbing, there is something for everyone. This diversity in combination with the beautiful rock of the best quality and the spectacular landscape makes the Jägihorn an indispensable climbing destination in Switzerland.In this climbing guide you will find all the important information you need for an unforgettable climbing tour on the Jägihorn!60 pagesLanguage German / EnglishEdition 2023J. WildisenSelf-published
Crags and multipitches in Western Piedmont vol.1
SUSA VALLEY
This guidebook casts a wide glance on climbing destinations in a must-go area for climbers in Turin: Susa Valley and the western valleys in the district of Turin, reviewing and presenting areas such as Val Pellice, Rocca Sbarua, Susa Valley and Val Chisone. This work will take the climbers on a journey of exploration of fundamental crags and walls, recounting as well the history of climbing in Piedmont.
After the first two successful editions, dating back to 2005 and 2011, it is finally time for the third issue. Many new places and walls have been explored, equipped and bolted: therefore, the project is split in two separate volumes. The second one, reviewing the southern valleys, is going to be published in 2022.
This first volume deals with the larger and most populated valley in Piedmont: it features more than 400 pages and 120 crags, from Avigliana to Bardonecchia and Claviere, venturing as well to the first walls and crags just beyond the border with France.
480 pages
Language: Italian
Edition 2022
E. Cacchio
Versante Sud
The third edition of the climbing guide to Valsesia, but this time dedicated exclusively to sport climbing. In the course of the last years new and interesting climbing gardens have been created and with great effort the locals gave new life to some long forgotten spots. These include the historic climbing garden "Fun'd'Scotte in Alagna, very comfortable in summer and with many beautiful routes of medium difficulty, or "Badia" in Quarona, where more difficult routes await the climbers. There is also no lack of new multipitch routes, such as on the wall Parete Calva, one of the wildest and most difficult walls of Valsesia.With this book our authors want to attract new climbing enthusiasts to this area and prevent this beautiful area with a long climbing tradition in Valsesia from being forgotten.192 pagesLanguage ItalianEdition 2015D. Borelli, N. DegasparisVersante Sud
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