Versante Sud Val di Mello climbing guide

Versante Sud Val di Mello is the climbing guide for traditional and sport routes in the cradle of Italian free climbing.

“Among the alpine valleys, Val di Mello is unmatched. Above sheer walls, below a tranquil flat valley carved by the turquoise waters of the stream. It is a mythical place in the geography of climbing, where in the 1970s a group of young people reinvented climbing, creating routes on unboltable walls, immersed in powerful and monumental nature.

This is also what this guide discusses. A comprehensive monographic work, where each itinerary should appear with its character and strength, from those of the pioneers to the latest achievements. We have received written contributions from some of these explorers, firsthand testimonies of a legendary epic that marked a historical period and revolutionized the way of conceiving and practicing mountaineering; indeed, this is the cradle of Italian free climbing.

Following the stories of Masa, Merizzi, Miotti, and Boscacci is like breathing the light and cutting air of those years. But above all, it is returning to the point where it all began, to the courage and imagination that had no desire for power, but that managed to educate the generations that came after. Therefore, read to understand and rediscover a world of stone of unparalleled quality.”