Handbooks and Manuals
Practical hiking manual (€14.50)
By Redazione Published: 28/12/2012
The mountains of the Apennines are made for hiking. What is hiking? It's discovery, an alternative to plain tourism, hiking as a sport. No sporting activity has ever had as many countless facets as hiking.…
Rocce della Liguria (Rocks of Liguria) - Eugenio Poggi
By Edizioni il Piviere s.r.l. Published: 24/08/2012
it is also a useful and practical tool for interpreting rocks, their genesis and evolution over the geological eras. A popular edition, accessible even to non-specialists...The volume belongs to the new, handy series “I Pivierini”,…
Alpinismo Estremo (Extreme Alpinism) - climbing light, fast and efficient
By Redazione Published: 20/06/2012
If by pragmatism we mean a knowledge of reality and the ability to act upon reality itself, then this Alpinismo Estremo manual is certainly full of it.And if the mission of a manual is to…
Geologia e Forme del Paesaggio per Escursionisti (geology and landforms for hikers)
By Redazione Published: 13/06/2012
A handbook aimed at hikers and mountaineers that had long been missing from the publishing scene, a very useful tool for observing and understanding the physical landscape of the "high lands".A careful, scientific analysis, the…
Fiori di Montagna (mountain flowers)
By Redazione Published: 13/06/2012
Knowing, recognising and observing the species...For those who like to spend time in the mountains, a good handbook for recognising flowers can be really very useful.DeAgostini offers an excellent guide with no fewer than 500…
Sicurezza in Montagna (mountain safety) by Tombini and Machetto
By Elena Cardellicchio Published: 12/06/2012
Obviously some topics are covered only in broad outline and would deserve more space...Technical mountain handbooks are often boring and repetitive, so much so that they drive away even the most dedicated readers; instead, leafing…
Il grande libro della montagna (The great book of the mountains)
By Redazione Published: 30/10/2011
Going to the mountains. Yes, but how? How do you choose your gear? How do you plan a walk? How do you tie knots? How do you climb? How do you behave in an emergency?The…
In Su e in Sé - Mountaineering and psychology
By Barbara Colaninno Published: 19/11/2007
The book analyses some themes of mountaineering from a psychological point of view.In su (“upwards”), a fundamental part of mountaineering, refers to verticality, to reaching the summit. But not only that! It also refers to…