This is the definitive rock climbing and sports climbing guidebook around Arco and the Sarche valley near Lake Garda, and the Giudicarie valley near Trento in Italy. This guidebook covers all the bolted sports routes in and around the Arco area, which features 106 different crags detailing in excess of 3,700 routes across all grades on limestone rock.

Published in June 2010 this excellent guidebook for rock climbing and sports climbing for the Arco region is in English text throughout. All the routes are illustrated on clear topo diagrams with French grades used throughout.


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This guidebook covers all the long multi-pitch rock climbing routes in the Arco to Sarca valley, near Lake Garda in Italy, detailing many classic and modern routes. In total 32 separate crags are detailed, including all the crags at Piccolo Dain (with routes up to 450m long), Monte Brento (with many routes between 800m & 1,000m long) and Monte Casale (with routes up to 1,400m long). Many of these routes definitely require a mountaineering approach along with the placing of natural protection such as Cams and nuts.

Published in May 2009 this guidebook is in English text only.


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Lario Rock Falesie is the definitive guidebook that covers all the sport climbing on crags and walls situated between Lecco and Como, including the Grigne massif. The mild weather, mitigated by Lake Como, the relative low altitude and the abundance of limestone walls make this area one of the most popular in northern Italy.

Concentrated around the town of Lecco on the shore of Lake Como, this guidebook details 99 separate crags and 1,000's of routes at all grades. The majority of the routes are single pitch along though many bolted multi-pitch routes are also included. A separate guidebook detailing the many longer multi-pitch routes (up to 500m long) for this area will be published soon, called Lario Rock Pareti.

Published in June 2011 this guidebook is written in Italian and English text throughout. All the routes are illustrated on clear colour topo's along with French grades.


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This collection of 102 classic rock climbs in the Dolomites has everything from long alpine style routes to short sports routes within the UIAA grade range of III to V11 (UK grades HVD to E2).

Published in 2008 this guidebook is entirely in English text.


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This guidebook describes some of the major bouldering areas in northern Italy; including around Bolzano in the Dolomites; Val di Mello and Cimaganda on the border with Switzerland; around Torino; and in Liguria around Genova. In total more than 30 separate bouldering areas are documented detailing over 4,000 bouldering problems across a wide range of grades. All the problems are illustrated on photo-topos with Fontainebleau grades used throughout.

Published in April 2007 this guidebook is written in Italian, German and English text throughout.


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The Mello Boulder guidebook describes the bouldering to be found at Val Di Mello and Valmasino. It also describes the bouldering at Cimaganda, Prestone, Val Dodengo, San Cassiano, Valmasino, Selvapiana, Spriana, Bormio and Masso D'Arquino. In total more than 2000 bouldering problems are described across a wide range of grades. All the problems are illustrated on photo-topos with Fontainebleau grades used throughout.

Published in 2008 this guidebook is written in Italian, German and English text throughout.


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This definitive guidebook describes all the rock climbing and sport climbing to be found around Finale Ligure in Italy. The guidebook details 130 separate sectors and crags, and lists in excess of 2,700 routes that lie in a succession of valleys behind the town of Finale Ligure. The guidebook details mainly single pitch routes, though there are some bolted routes up to 250m long across a wide range of grades (F3a to F8c+).

Published in November 2011 this guidebook is written in English text only. All the routes are illustrated on clear colour topo's along with French grades.


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This definitive guidebook describes all the rock climbing and sport climbing to be found around Finale Ligure in Italy. The guidebook details 29 separate crags, and lists many thousands of routes that lie in a succession of valleys behind the town of Finale Ligure. The guidebook details mainly single pitch routes, though there are some bolted routes up to 250m long across a wide range of grades (F3a to F8c+).

Published in December 2011, this guidebook for rock climbing at Finale Ligure is in Italian, German and English text. All the routes are illustrated on clear colour topo's along with French grades.


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This is the definitive guidebook to the alternative crags around Finale, which describes all the sports climbing in the valleys to the west of Finale in the region of Liguria. In total there are 5 valleys, which are Val Varatella, Val Nimbalto, Val Pennavaire, Valle Argentina and Val Nervia. Together this combined area has 80 climbing sectors and over 1,100 routes across a wide range of grades on solid limestone rock.

Published in September 2007 this guidebook is in Italian, German and English text.


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This is the definitive guidebook for rock climbing on the sea cliffs at Muzzerone and Levante Ligure, situated between Sestri Levante and La Spezia in the Liguria region of Italy. It details 24 major sea cliff crags and lists over 600 routes across a wide range of grades. There is a wide choice of routes from slab routes to endurance overhang walls and multi-pitch routes make this area an amazing sea cliff climbing area.

Published in March 2008 this guidebook is in Italian and English text.


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This guidebook covers the main rock climbing and sports climbing areas to be found on the island of Sicily. The guidebook describes 68 major crags and details well over 1,000 routes. The climbing to be found on Sicily is very diverse and this is very well reflected within the guidebook. It covers everything from single pitch sports routes on the coast and inland, through to multi-pitch routes up to 400m long in the mountains. These multi-pitch routes are equipped in very different styles, from fully bolted routes, to routes where only the belays and crux moves are bolted. However for each multi-pitch route there is a good detailed written description of each individual pitch, plus there is an explanation of what gear is required for the route.

Published in January 2009, this guidebook is in English text throughout.


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This guidebook describes the sport climbing around the famous seaside resort of San Vito Lo Capo, near Trapani in northern Sicily. Along the coast on the west side of San Vito lo Capo, a new sport climbing area has recently been developed. Nearly 4km of coastal cliffs have produced hundreds of quality limestone single pitch routes mainly in the easy to mid grades (half the routes are F6b+ and below), which are detailed in this guidebook. Also included is Castelluzzo crag near Macari and Custonaci crag near Scurati, which are close to San Vito lo Capo, as well as some multi-pitch climbing on Monte Monaco..

Published in 2011 this guidebook is written in Italian, German and English text throughout. All the routes are illustrated on photo-topos with French grades.


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This definitive guidebook by Versante Sud covers all the rock climbing, sports climbing and bouldering in the very south of Italy. The guidebook details 22 major crags, and lists over 700 routes. The climbing is mainly based around the towns/cities of Foggia, Maratea, Potenza, Bari and Matera.

Published in May 2006 this guidebook is in Italian and English Text.


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This guidebook is the definitive rock climbing and sports climbing guidebook for the Tuscany region of Italy. The guidebook describes 47 major crags and details well over 1,000 routes, across a wide range of grades. The climbing to be found in Tuscany is very diverse and this is very well reflected within the guidebook. It covers everything from single pitch sports routes to long multi-pitch routes, including some big wall bolted routes up to 550m long.

Published in June 2008, this guidebook is in Italian and English text, with all the routes illustrated on clear topo diagrams with French grades used throughout.


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The Climbing without Frontiers guidebook covers the sports climbing in southwest Slovenia (including Osp), Trieste in Italy and Istria in Croatia. In total there are 24 different crags and in excess of 1,000 routes to choose from, across a wide range of grades that will suit climbers of all abilities. Some of the main crags covered in this guidebook are; Osp, Misja Pec, & Crni Kal in Slovenia; Napoleonica & Val Rosandra in Trieste, Italy; and Limski kanal, Dvigrad & Rovinj in Croatia.

All the routes are identified on clear topo diagrams with French grades. Published in April 2009 this guidebook is in Slovenian, Croatian, Italian, German and English text throughout.


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This book covers the various rock climbing, sports climbing, bouldering and deep water soloing in France, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Spain and Morocco, and will help you plan your next rock climbing holiday to south western Europe. A general introduction is given to each country, with a lot of photographs, maps and background information, that make you want to go and climb in these countries.

Published in December 2007 and in English text throughout.


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