Versante Sud Spit in Dolomiti climbing novel

Versante Sud Spit in Dolomiti 40 years of battles is a climbing novel that retraces the history and evolution of the style that has characterized ascents in the last century, especially since the revolutionary appearance of the spit!

From the purist proclamations of Preuss and Messner to the direct routes, from the romantic and courageous vision of generations of climbers to high-difficulty sport climbing, you will traverse a path during which the world of the climber has completely changed.

The spits appeared in the Dolomites in the early '80s, coinciding with the explosion of sport climbing. A technical and cultural revolution that began to transform the world of climbing, marking its future indelibly.

It has been 40 years since the appearance of the crags, the first legends of sport climbing, and the first sport routes on the big walls. Today, these are counted in the hundreds, and on the valley walls, the spit is universally accepted, but it is not always so in the Dolomites, and in many areas, it remains taboo.

Thanks to the pen of Alessio Conz, you can retrace this story. Told by a climber who started climbing in the early '80s, frequenting the Sarca Valley and the Dolomites. He has worked as a surveyor, rock cleaner, hut manager, and finally as a Mountain Guide. He has published several climbing and hiking guides, various articles, and stories.