Italian Rock - A Rock Climber's Guidebook – Italy, Europe

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Temporarily out of stock

Cover

Paperback - PVC

Published

1 Jan 1988

Edition

First

ISBN

9780902363939

ISBN (10)

090236393X

Size

17.2 x 11.6 x 1.5cm

Weight

250g

Pages

200

No. Maps

dia

No. Photos

Originally Published

1 Jan 1988

Italian Rock

Selected rock-climbs in Northern Italy by Al Churcher

Guidebook has 400 routes in 12 rock-climbing areas of North Italy, Europe. Covers Finale (Genoa coast), Valle Susa and Rocca Sbarua (west of Turin), Machaby and Valle dell’Orco (Aosta), Balmanolesca (Lake Maggiore), Lecco, Mello and Valtellina (Lake Como), Arco (Lake Garda) and Muzzerone, Monte Procinto and Bismantova (La Spezia). More...

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Seasons

Year round, although ideal in late spring and early autumn. Summer may need a stoic approach to Read More... the heat. Winter in the higher areas may be too cold.

Centres

Access through most of the main towns of northern Italy including La Spezia, Genoa, Turin, Aosta, Read More... Milan, Verona, Venice, and Bologna.

Difficulty

Covers the range of difficulty but includes a good whack of harder routes (40 of E5 and above).

Must See

Italian rock, sunshine, food and wine. And some climbing too.

Preface

Introduction

MACHABY
    Corma di Machaby (Main Cliff)
    The Paretina
    Gruviera

VALLE DELL’ORCO
    El Sergent
    Caporal
    La Piramide
    Torre di Aimonin
    Scoglio di Mroz

LA VALLE SUSA
    Caprie
        Pilastro San Marco
        Parete di Eriador
    Foresto
    L’Orrido di Foresto
        Le Paretine Bianche di Marmo
        Striature Nere
    Bardonecchia
        Parete dei Militi

ROCHA SBARUA
    Sbarua Centrale
    Sperone Rivero/Torrione Grigio

FINALE
    Monte Cucco
    Bric Pianarella
    Rocca di Perti
    Montesordo
    Rocca di Corno

MUZZERONE (LA SPEZIA)
    Parete Centrale (Central Wall)
    Parete delle Meraviglie (Wall of Wonders)
    Pilastro del Bunker
    Parete Striata (Striped Wall)

MONTE PROCINTO
    Zona delle Cattiverie
    The East Face
    The North Face

BISMANTOVA
    Zona delle Gare
    The South Face
    Pillone Giallo
    The Summit Climbs

ARCO
    Cima Colodri
    San Paolo
        Promontorio di Kroz
        Pilastro delle Virgini
        Muro delle Civette
    Nuovi Orizzonti
    Le Placche Zebrate
    La Gola di Toblino
    Spiaggia delle Lucertole

THE LECCO AREA
    Corna di Medale
    Antimedale
    Corno del Nibbio
    Sasso d’Introbio
    Bastionata del Lago
    Torrione del Val Realba

MELLO AND THE VALTELLINA
    Cascata del Ferro
    Precipizio degli Asteroidi
    Sperone Mark
    Tempio dell’Eden/Trapezio d’Argento
    Dinosauri
    Scoglio della Metamorfosi
    Sasso di Remenno
    Sirta

BALMANOLESCA