Versante Sud Clean Climbing climbing guide

Versante Sud Clean Climbing climbing guide For years, friends and nuts have been convenient tools to supplement the protections already in place, often at bolts, on multipitch routes, and only in certain areas like the Val di Mello and the Valle dell’Orco have they been, and still are, an essential part of the ascent. For some years now, whether due to the revaluation of some areas of unbolted single pitches in the Valle dell’Orco, or the emergence of paradises for clean climbing like Cadarese and Yosesigo in Val d’Ossola, the passion for these tools has exploded, among other things, becoming increasingly safe and functional thanks to the studies of the main manufacturing companies. This manual focuses on clean climbing techniques for single pitches, aware that good protection techniques in natural gyms easily lead to the use of passive protection on long routes, for those who are already able to move on traditionally protected multipitch walls. But it is not just a technical manual; it also describes the history and climbing culture that the authors contribute to in an essential way to the dimension of dreams and to multiply the emotions that every climber is constantly seeking: a route is a line on the rock, but if you know who climbed it, when, how, and why, each route takes on a different, special, and unique flavor for each of us. For this reason, a large introductory chapter narrates the evolution that this discipline has undergone in space and time, and a part of the manual presents 31 biographical profiles of the main stars of this activity. The book proposes a series of locations in Italy and Europe, from the closest and most accessible to the most distant and challenging, where such lessons can be applied.