Sicurezza in montagna

Materials, maneuvers and techniques to best tackle mountaineering and climbing. The concept of safety applied to an environment, such as that of the mountain and walls of all sizes, naturally complex and by its nature absolutely never free from objective dangers, even significant ones, may sound like a paradox. In fact, this manual is not a "recipe book for safe mountains", nor does it intend to become "the mountaineer's manual of the new millennium"! We have tried to describe techniques and materials, their use and their application in the environment. The novice, but also those who already know and use the notions illustrated here, will be able to draw useful ideas and advice to better tackle mountaineering and climbing. A first substantial part of the manual illustrates in detail all the hardware that is normally used in all vertical disciplines, from the crashpad to the most sophisticated materials for bigwalls and high altitudes. The maneuvers and knots, in addition to being photographed in detail in the pages of the book, can be viewed in videos that can be downloaded with QR code to provide intuitive and complementary support to their illustration. The reflections and insights on new materials and on ongoing climate changes make this text absolutely current, a manual that absolutely cannot be missing from the library of anyone approaching the mountains and the various disciplines of climbing and mountaineering at any level.