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.
Ski mountaineering in Lagorai and Cima d'Asta - 150 routes
By Redazione Published: 20/08/2012
After a short introduction of just a few pages the author wastes no time and already on page 28 we are off with route number one. Each route is topped by an introduction of a…
Regio tratturo from Pescasseroli to Candela
By Redazione Published: 09/08/2012
Società Editrice Ricerche, as usual, confirms its style, its editorial competence and its eagerness to keep proposing new products. In the pages of the new guide we once again find the ability to experiment with…
Hiking guide and map atlas for exploring the Majella
By Redazione Published: 11/07/2012
. A human mountain, maternal and at the same time harsh towards the people who live on its slopes. It is with the same sense of deep humanity and sensitivity that the authors... The only…
Into Thin Air (Aria Sottile), the film
By Redazione Published: 27/06/2012
Hundreds of controversies have poured down on Jon Krakauer's book, and the events of the tragic 1996 climbing season on Mount Everest will certainly never stop being covered by rivers of words.We wanted to see…
Alpinisti Sottaceto (Pickled Mountaineers) - Manuel Lugli
By Redazione Published: 22/06/2012
We bought it, yes, “Alpinisti Sottaceto” (Pickled Mountaineers) is a book that holds within it all the power of a packet of fruit sweets.The sweets are short mini-biographies of mountaineers, some better known to the…
Appennino Tosco-Emiliano (the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines)
By Redazione Published: 21/06/2012
Often, when people talk about Italian mountains, their thoughts fly to the ranges of the far North, but important peaks are also found in many other parts of the "boot". Just think of the Ligurian…
Alpinismo Estremo (Extreme Alpinism) - climbing light, fast and efficient
By Redazione Published: 20/06/2012
If by pragmatism we mean a knowledge of reality and the ability to act upon reality itself, then this Alpinismo Estremo manual is certainly full of it.And if the mission of a manual is to…
Geologia e Forme del Paesaggio per Escursionisti (geology and landforms for hikers)
By Redazione Published: 13/06/2012
A handbook aimed at hikers and mountaineers that had long been missing from the publishing scene, a very useful tool for observing and understanding the physical landscape of the "high lands".A careful, scientific analysis, the…
Monti della Tolfa - hiking map and guide
By Redazione Published: 13/06/2012
You can't talk about a book without talking about the publisher behind it. If there is one goal Edizioni il Lupo fully achieve, it is the goal they set themselves of spreading the love of…