Guidebooks

CÉÜSE: The guide, which covers all sport climbing in the area, has been completely revised and updated since the last edition in 2013. New routes have been constantly developed. This new guide is another great contribution to the continuous development of sport climbing in one of the best sport climbing areas in the world.

Climbing in the Sandstone of the Palatinate Rock Country! A picturesque landscape with medieval castles, a diverse gastronomy offering delicious regional cuisine and good wine, and an almost inexhaustible number of climbing opportunities. The red sandstone provides a wide variety of forms: You can find rugged crack lines here as well as wonderfully textured honeycomb walls...

It’s back! Hot off the press, the 2023 edition is the most comprehensive yet, with new crags, routes and all the most up-to-date info included. As always, this guide has been compiled with care and passion by longtime locals, Katie Roussos and Aris Theodoropoulos. The jaw-droppingly beautiful island of Kalymnos needs little introduction. It’s without a doubt one of the most...

The Cantabrian Mountains is one of the best and most beautiful places for Sport Climbing in Europe, few areas concentrate, in only 150 linear km, such a high quantity, variety and quality of routes. This guide presents and documents many of these routes. Sport Climbing in the Cantabrian Mountains is the only guide that allows you to discover with guarantee this great area of...

The best climbing area in the Alps? The Dolomites - no question about it. Not only for Ivo Rabanser, the Val Gardena mountain guide, developer and guidebook author. About 200 climbs (including 29 routes newly included in the 2nd edition) are described in detail and illustrated with super-exact topos, each climbing route is marked in a meaningful wall picture. The focus is on...

The new "Schweiz plaisir OST" offers enough material for a lifetime of climbing. Whether beginner or expert, as a couple or with the family, short or long, summer or winter, there is a suitable area for everyone and for all seasons and preferences. "plaisir OST" starts in the Melchtal with its grippy, cross-banded limestone. It continues through Central Switzerland to...

Bundle: 3 climbing guides from Blu Edizioni - Bouldering a Valdinferno - Bouldering in Valle Gesso - Miroglio Falesia e Bouldering Bouldering a Valdinferno: The Climbing Guide includes over 350 bouldering problems at all levels of difficulty, so it has plenty to offer beginners and pros alike. The area is located not far from the Ligurian coast and about 50 km from the very...

Lebanon rock climbing guidebook The first climbing guidebook for Lebanon is finally released allowing all its readers to know more about the history of climbing in Lebanon and the different climbing sectors. For climbers visiting the country from abroad it is a guide on how to indulge in a proper Lebanese experience. Included in the first edition: • 480 single pitch sports...

In cooperation with highly motivated, international editors, our team has worked tirelessly on the latest issue of Route Setter Magazine. The magazine features an array of articles, stories and interviews, researched and written by industry experts worldwide. An integrated catalogue provides an overview of top products from hold manufacturers and suppliers. The Route Setter...

Route Setter Magazine #4 - the trade magazine for the indoor climbing industry The fourth issue is available! In cooperation with highly motivated, international editors, our team has worked tirelessly on the latest issue of Route Setter Magazine. The magazine features an array of articles, stories and interviews, researched and written by industry experts worldwide. An...

The first issue of Route Setter Magazine sold out quickly, the second and third edition are best sellers. Be sure to grab one of the last copies together with the newest edition #5, which will be released on 25th November 2022. Route Setter Magazine (bundle inclusive) can only be ordered individually and cannot be combined with other Vertical-Life products in one order. If...

This guidebook about the top climbing area of the republic - the Frankenjura - is already published in the 12th edition (status of new tours = June 2021). Like the eleven previous editions, which were highly praised by all climbing magazines, the guide is very carefully researched. With exact access descriptions and area maps as well as detailed topos, guidebook author...

Setesdal in southern Norway is no longer an insider tip. In the versatile and popular climbing area, however, everyone is happy: boulderers can enjoy countless problems from easy to hardcore, intrepid climbers can prove their courage on clean adventure routes and pleasure lovers get their money's worth on perfectly secured plaisir routes. Since the last edition, 150 new...

As usual, Sebastian Schwertner brings light into the Franconian undergrowth in the 13th edition through detailed topos, exact approach descriptions and area maps. Compared to the previous edition, the climbing guide Frankenjura Volume 2 has been expanded by another eight pages to a total of 584 pages. Together with the volume 1 clearly more than 1100 pages finger-hole...

The Dolomites are undoubtedly one of the most beautiful mountain ranges in Europe and are the epicenter of alpine rock climbing. The author, Florian Wenter, brings into focus the best multi-pitch alpine sport climbs, and this guide covers 138 well-protected routes in Val Badia, Alta Pusteria, Val Gardena, Val di Fassa, Falzarego and Cortina. Many of them are already...

New fully updated edition of Talo Martín's La Pedriza bouldering guide, 8 years of hard work since the first edition. La Pedriza is one of the areas with more blocks in Spain and proof of this are its 78 sectors, where there is a lot of diversity to choose from: no less than 3470 blocks. With an exceptional and very adherent granite, in slabs, walls, prows and overhangs,...

The fourth edition of Harzblock covers the bouldering areas in and around the Harz mountains on 528 pages. Over 2500 boulder problems are described in detail with photo topos, pictograms, first ascent information and comments. In addition to the main area Oker Valley, other granite areas in the northern and eastern Harz are listed, as well as the sandstone areas in the...

Leonidio & Kyparissi Leonidio, a gorgeous traditional town in Eastern Peloponnese, has become a major climbing area known for well-bolted single pitches and fully bolted, long multi-pitch routes on excellent limestone. This guide includes 83 crags (51 in the book and +32 extra in the app) with nearly 2500 sport routes for all levels.

This is the comprehensive guidebook for the rock climbing area around the city of Brosov in central Romania. All of the crags are located in 4 distinct areas, which are the; Postavaru Massif; Piatra Mare Massif; Piatra Craiului Massif; and Bucegi Massif. The guidebook covers 17 major rock climbing areas detailing nearly 700 sports climbing routes and 40 Alpine routes across...

Climbing & Bouldering Guide Maltatal Since the first edition of the climbing guide was published in 2015, the Maltatal has developed from a former insider tip to a real top spot. And not without reason: it offers a wide range of first-class climbing and bouldering opportunities. With the new, completely revised 2nd edition, a comprehensive and up to date guide for this...

The third issue is available! In cooperation with highly motivated, international editors, our team has worked tirelessly on the latest issue of the Route Setter Magazine. The integrated catalogue provides an overview of top products from hold manufacturers and suppliers. The Route Setter Magazine is published annually in November. Route Setter Magazine (bundle inclusive)...

The first issue of Route Setter Magazine sold out quickly, and the second edition is a best seller. Be sure to get one of the last copies together with the new edition #3. Route Setter Magazine (bundle inclusive) can only be ordered individually and cannot be combined with other Vertical-Life products in one order. If you would like to purchase additional items, please place...

Roger Nattrass first raised the bar with his Climber’s Guide to Natal Rock back in 1994. Now he has produced a new guidebook that is simply outstandingly! All subsequent SA guidebook authors will curse the high standard that he has set for the genre. It must have cost a bomb to print as it is full colour throughout (on glossy art paper) with over 180 photographs, some of...

A Climber's Guide to the Umgeni River Valley