The title „Sportclimbing in Sicily – San Vito lo Capo” promises climbing with Mediterranean flair. Marble and limestone rocks with beautiful tufas lie directly next to the sea, not far from the small town of San Vito lo Capo in the northwestern part of Sicily. The southern ambiance makes this place a small paradise, offering the chance to climb almost year round. Only during...

Amalfi Coast: Climbing Guide Sport Climbing This climbing guide describes the climbing areas around the idyllic coastal towns of Amalfi, Positano, Sperlonga and Palinuro. In the climbing areas, you will come across countless climbing rocks made of the best limestone. Right by the Tyrrhenian Sea are vertical walls with tantalising sinks and several spectacular overhangs. Some...

Summer Sportclimbing and Multipitch in Summer, Arco and Surroundings The climbing guide book ‘Arco Summer Spots’ by Vertical-Life was published specifically for climbing in the warm season in Arco, Sarca Valley, Trento, Rovereto and Valli Giudicarie and its surroundings. If you enjoy your summer vacation at Lake Garda, do not forget to bring your climbing gear. You find...

Bouldering Areas for Summer and Winter in Southtyrol This bouldering guide book is the most up-to-date and presents 22 of the most beautiful and diverse bouldering areas in Southtyrol. It was created in collaboration with the Alpenverein Südtirol (AVS), our local Alpine Club. The sportclimbing and bouldering area ‘Steinerne Stadt’ counts to the most historic spots in...

The revised & expanded 2nd edition of the Greece Guidebook is here! Greece is a sunny country with gorgeous beaches, rugged mountains, and outstanding cliffs. Until recently, though, Kalymnos was its only claim to sport climbing fame. A book about the very best crags in the rest of Greece has been a longtime dream of the author Aris Theodoropoulos. Now, joined by the same...

The Jura has many times been the scene of significant ascents in climbing history. So it was in 1986 when Antoine Le Menestrel climbed “Ravage” (8b+/c), then the hardest climb in the world, at Chuenisberg near Basel. Seven years later, Fred Nicole took it up a notch higher with “Bain de Sang” (9a) in St. Loup. After this early euphoria, the Jura walls went through a quiet...

The completely updated and extended version of this ever popular climbing guidebook is now available. It includes the best Plaisir climbing areas in the entire region from Lake Geneva and all of the Jura to Schwarzwald (Black Forest) and Vogesen in Germany. App Guide inside Included in the sale price of the Guidebook, you will receive free of charge a Download code for a...

The revised edition of "North Wales Limestone" covers climbing along the North Wales coastal region and includes 2,000 routes (600 more than before) with a focus on well-equipped sport climbing routes. Profits from sales will support environmental and access projects, including the North Wales Bolt Fund, which supports volunteers to develop and maintain climbing routes. The...

A comprehensive guide to the best climbing in Asturias, Leon and North West of Cantabria, in Northern Spain - the region of Cordillera Cantabrica and Picos de Europa.Climate, accommodation and access are covered in the introduction to each area. 235 crags and 4000+ routes are described. Colour photo topos; Spanish and English text.

Best Granite for Bouldering The bouldering area Hoyamoros is located in Spain, two hours east of Madrid in the Sierra de Gredos in western Spain. The area lies at an elevation of 2,200 meters in a glacial valley. The compact granite blocks provide boulders and lines of different levels. Thus, they are appropriate for every kind of climber and boulderer: beginners and...

South Tyrol can boast a very wide variety of rocks and landscapes. Whether on granite, marble, porphyry or dolomite, next to vineyards or against the backdrop of the Dolomites: the climbing and bouldering reflects just as varied and interesting as the country itself. The sport climbing guide was created in collaboration with the South Tyrolean Alpine Club AVS.