Versante Sud Mountain Safety mountaineering guide

Versante Sud Mountain Safety is a mountaineering guide that allows you to discover and learn about the materials, maneuvers, and techniques to best tackle climbing in the mountains.

Starting from the premise that the mountain and its walls are inherently never free from significant objective dangers, this manual describes techniques and materials, their use, and their application in the environment. Beginners, as well as those who already know and use the concepts illustrated here, can draw useful insights and advice to better approach mountaineering and climbing.

Among the topics covered, you will find materials, knots, belaying and rope maneuvers, techniques for progression in a rope team, climbing safety, and difficulty assessment.

Each topic is addressed according to a precise and recognizable scheme that starts from the "situation of use" to the "construction" and the "technical characteristics," using photos and diagrams in the explanations to make everything simpler and clearer.

There are also numerous boxes and windows to graphically highlight key concepts, as well as any usage errors, curious or historical notes, practical suggestions, and warnings to avoid potentially dangerous situations.

This guide is the result of the collaboration of three prominent authors. Alpine guides of undisputed experience, who are at home on the most challenging walls of the Alps and the world: Carlo Gabasio, Luca Macchetto, and Paolo Tombini.