Mountain and Hiking Handbook
The mountains of the Apennines are made for hiking. What is hiking? It is discovery, an alternative to plain tourism, it is sport. No sporting activity has ever had as many countless facets as hiking. Discovering these facets is already a journey in itself
This practical hiking handbook aims to gather the essential information you need to get ready to go into the wonderful mountains of the Apennines in complete safety. It was put together from the practical experience built up within the Gruppo Escursionistico Aria Sottile. The contents, taken from the website www.ariasottile.net, have been revised, expanded and improved. The reading and the common thread running through the topics have been improved. Tips have been added and the layout refined for quicker reading.
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Is a GPS better than the classic paper map?
By Redazione Published: 14/08/2013
There is no point asking questions that demand “black” or “white” answers. The truth lies in neither of the two options. We would like to offer some advice on method. First of all it is…
How to dress for the mountains?
By Redazione Published: 26/07/2013
Choosing clothing for the mountains is one of the hardest things of all.Anyone who decides to go into the mountains for a demanding hike, whatever the season, cannot know in advance what weather conditions they…
Three-month training checklist sheet
By Redazione Published: 13/02/2013
A practical, printable handbook for setting up your training and keeping a week-by-week record. Just running regularly on a schedule like this one considerably improves our health and our ability to move about in the…
Gloves for the mountains, hiking and winter mountaineering
By Redazione Published: 13/01/2013
How do you choose mountain gloves?Gloves are there to cover the hands, the most peripheral part of the whole body together with the feet.The hands, a little less than the feet, suffer the risk of…
Test and review: Millet Dual JKT Soft Shell technical jacket
By Redazione Published: 12/01/2013
Millet's Dual JKT Soft Shell technical jacket is a versatile shell (soft shell) for both winter and summer.I was able to test the jacket both in winter conditions and in summer conditions, and it gave…
Nikon Coolpix AW100 camera test - No limits to exploration
By Redazione Published: 10/09/2012
Among the many cameras in the range designed for adventurers and explorers, the Nikon Coolpix AW100 stands out because, all things considered, it packs in the highest number of useful and interesting features.We want to…
Poison ivy, or the climber's nettle
By Dottor Kelios Bonetti Published: 09/08/2012
For some time now people have been talking about poison ivy. At our home crags there are only rumours going round, a lot like urban legends, while in America climbers recognise it on sight the…
Training plan I
By Redazione Published: 22/06/2012
The main obstacle is the (apparent) lack of time to set up a training session in which to go running...Anyone who wants to start running in view of physically demanding hikes will come up against…
Maintaining your training
By Redazione Published: 22/06/2012
The important thing is to keep going When you reach 40 minutes of running you have already achieved an excellent result and we are entering what is pre-competitive activity. Stopping training quickly takes us back…