Cogne è da anni considerata un'eccellenza nell'escursionismo; il suo territorio immerso nel Parco Nazionale del Gran Paradiso si presta ad interessanti escursioni giornaliere immerse nella natura. Il volume "Tour de la Vallée de Cogne" si inserisce in questo contesto come un prezioso addenda fornendo un'interessante tour di più giorni tra le valli di Cogne.

Autore: HapaxAnno di pubblicazione: 2004Lingua: ItalianoL'AIAT Cogne - Gran Paradiso ha commissionato questa cartina 1:25000 per tutti gli amanti della Valle di Cogne.La cartina è aggiornata con la nuova numerazione della sentieristica del comune di ...

At the time of writing this article, many things seem to have changed since the book: Iran is experiencing a new wave of anti-government demonstrations and the risk of violent repression is very real, if not already realised.

Until recently, in primary schools, a refrain was taught to learn the names of the different main mountain groups that make up the Alps: "BUT WITH GRAn PENa LE RECA UP!", where the first syllable of each word represented the beginning of the name of an Alpine sector (MArittime, COzie, GRAie, PENnine, LEpontine, REtiche, CArniche and GIUlie).

subtitle: Tragedy on the EigerOriginal Title: The Climb Up to HellAuthor: Jack OlsenCollation: PaperbacksYear of publication: 2002Language: ItalianNumber of pages: 224Format: 12 x 16 cm Paper: PatinatedRolling:81€Almost 44 years have passed since tha...

Almost 44 years have passed since that August of 1957 when the two rope teams Corti-Longhi and Nothdurft-Mayer, later united into one, found themselves in serious difficulty on the legendary north face of the Eiger. Many people remember those times well, others do not just because it was around the time of their birth; statistically, only a minority cannot remember them because they are of a later generation. Yet even to us, who are part of the 'majority' here, it seems like another geological era.

Author:Jack OlsenAuthor Site: LinkPublisher: Centro Documentazione Alpina, TurinPublisher: PaperbacksYear of publication: 2002Language: ItalianN° Pages: 224Format: 12 x 16 cmPaper: CoatedBinding: PaperbackPrice: 9.81€ 

Ru, Bisse, Suonen, Waale... these are not mysterious words from some magic formula, but simply different terms for the same thing in various Alpine regions: the ancient irrigation channels.

Going to the stones with clear ideas, knowing what to look for and what you can find. But also to go by stone lightly, with a little bit of madness, because the stones are watching us from another world. The incipit of the opening chapter encapsulates the essence of this publication, which is to know the geological rudiments in order to be able to tackle hikes with a minimum of

Places, people, trades, events, documents: these are just some of the topics that make up the twenty chapters of the new historical-photographic book dedicated to an area generally neglected by this type of publication: the Corteno Valley.

Denis Guedj is of Algerian origin and teaches History of Science at Paris VIII University. This is an important detail, because it explains a great deal about the genesis and content of this simple novella: 70 pages apparently best suited to children curious about history and fascinated by the progress made by mankind. Disguised as a tale, we in fact follow a real lesson on the stages that characterised an unrepeatable season of humanity.

The Alte Vie of the Aosta Valley lead the hiker into the magical world of the high mountains. Massimo Martini and Luca Zavatta describe the route of the Alte Vie, 1 and 2, in the new version with departure from Donnas and arrival in Courmayeur: 368 k...