The new edition of the Valle d'Aosta Sport Climbing 2025 guide, authored by Massimo Bal and Patrick Raspo, is an essential work for every climbing enthusiast in the region. A true encyclopedia of vertical climbing: 2468 single-pitch routes and 316 multi-pitch routes, distributed throughout the Aosta Valley, described with precision, passion, and care.
Each route is accompanied by detailed technical descriptions, accurate sketches, and unpublished photographs, designed to help navigate easily both on the rock and during planning at home. From the most frequented crags to hidden gems, this guide is the ideal tool for those who want to explore — or rediscover — the great variety of climbing in Valle d'Aosta.
The Authors:
; Massimo Bal: Alpine guide of the Valpelline Society, National Instructor of Alpine Guides and international climbing champion, Massimo is also an tireless bolter and explorer of the territory. He knows the Aosta Valley rock by rock.
; Patrick Raspo: U.I.A.G.M. alpine guide since 1997 and National Instructor since 2000, works in the Aosta Valley Alpine Rescue. He is a great enthusiast of opening new routes and vertical travels. In addition to an important mountaineering curriculum in the Alps and Dolomites, he is also active in canyoning, ice climbing, heliskiing, and off-piste skiing. A versatile mountaineer with a 360° vision of the vertical world.