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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Watching the sky to try to forecast the weather...
By Redazione Published: 12/06/2012
During the approach to the mountain, as dawn is breaking, watching the sky on the eve of an important ascent — or of a less demanding hike — is surely the gesture that every mountaineer…
How do you choose a route?
By Redazione Published: 12/06/2012
Choosing a destination and a route is one of the fundamental steps in preparing a hike or a climb.You could say that human beings have already explored most of the planet, and in particular Italy,…
Introduction to orientation: dos and don'ts for never getting lost…
By Redazione Published: 12/06/2012
By the term orientation we mean the ability to work out your own position within a territory. Orientation is that ability, and those techniques, that let you recognise your position within an unknown territory or,…
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
By Alessandro Vittore Published: 12/06/2012
All the information you will find on this page is for information only and is not meant as teaching. For those who are not experts we suggest contacting an organisation legally authorised to teach first…
How do you pack your rucksack?
By Redazione Published: 12/06/2012
The hiking rucksack, together with the ice axe and the boots, is the soul of the mountaineer, without which mountaineering outings would no longer be the same.To make your outing a pleasant time you only…
Atmospheric pressure
By Redazione Published: 12/06/2012
Air has its own weight, and so you can measure the pressure it exerts on the earth's surface.Since the weight of air increases with its density and decreases with temperature, it follows that high pressure…
Creating your own travel diary
By Giuseppe Albrizio Published: 12/06/2012
Not only for remembering, but also for… For those who are just starting to walk mountain paths, but also for those who have been walking them for quite a while, a very worthwhile piece of…
A decalogue for sustainable hiking
By Redazione Published: 12/06/2012
In an age of environmental change (climate change, erosion of the land, diversion and pollution of watercourses, destruction of woodland,... ), in an age of alienating lifestyles that subject us to considerable levels of stress,…
Fog, the hiker's nightmare
By Alessandro Vittore Published: 12/06/2012
Fog is a complex meteorological phenomenon that occurs under particular conditions of temperature and saturation of the water vapour suspended in the air.You get fog whenever the water present in the air in the form…