Alpine ice 2 - Alpi Centrali e Orientali, Austria, Slovenia

The number of castings reviewed has more than doubled compared to the old guide which was already extensive. It was therefore necessary to divide it into two different volumes: Alpine Ice vol.1 France, Switzerland, Italy – Western Alps and Alpine Ice vol. 2 Italy – Central and Eastern Alps, Austria and Slovenia. The two books are obviously interconnected and together they compose the complete picture of the Alpine arc. There are approximately 650 climbs described in this second volume and, as with the first, to facilitate those who find it difficult to orient themselves, the "mug" photos of each flow, the geographical coordinates of the car parks and of almost all the streets have been included, via a simple QR code. Increasingly precise information which must not, however, take away the sense of the unknown that remains in undertaking the climb of a waterfall, but must be stored and analyzed in order to reduce risks to a minimum. The work is completed by some stories of ascents and a memory of Luca Vuerich, the very strong Friulian mountaineer who passed away in 2010. In short, a treasure chest of seductive proposals for adventurous climbers, an invitation to travel outside the usual destinations, and a hymn to the wildest Alps.