Press Review & Curiosities
Reviews written on the basis of a genuine critical reading. We assessed the texts with a proper literary, technical and stylistic critique of mountain books.
Dolomiti, giorni verticali (Dolomites, vertical days) by Stefano Ardito
By Redazione Published: 13/06/2012
Climbs on the Pale Mountains… The Dolomites are famous mountains, the most beautiful and most “climbed” in the world. From the years of the 19th-century pioneers to those of grade IX and X, many generations…
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…
Gran Sasso in Movimento (The Gran Sasso on the move)
By Redazione Published: 13/06/2012
When, on the occasion of the Fourth Salone della Montagna (held in Rome on 22 December 2007), we met Dr Daniela Antonini, Head of the IMONT Secretariat, we were bowled over by her helpfulness and…
Mountains and water
By Redazione Published: 13/06/2012
Instructions for building our memoryWithout the mountains water would be dead, nor would it be possible to draw from it the vital resources we all know. Without the mountains the earth would be covered by…
Legends of the Monti Sibillini
By Redazione Published: 13/06/2012
The book, published by Edizioni “Voce del Santuario Madonna dell'Ambro” (Montefortino, AP), is already in its 5th reprint. The price of €8.00 seems more than reasonable for a text of considerable value which first of…
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…
Monti Lepini: 22 hikes on foot and 6 by MTB
By Redazione Published: 12/06/2012
A small format, suitable for carrying in your rucksack and easy to consult, which, together with the excellent quality of the paper and above all the good route descriptions, makes this publication a practical and…
Dan Osman - Inseguendo la paura (Fall of the Phantom Lord)
By Redazione Published: 12/06/2012
All stories are stories told. The one in this book is one of the many stories that could be told about the life of Dan Osman. A life certainly observed from a privileged position, but…
"Bambini in Appennino", a book by A. Frezza and A. Osti Guerrazzi
By Redazione Published: 12/06/2012
To our children we want to leave something wonderful, something that counts, even if it is only the memory of a day of family happiness spent in nature. Often, though, those who have wanted to…