Alpinismo y desafío de la alta montaña

Synopsis of Alpinismo y desafío de la alta montaña

«Alpinismo y desafío de la alta montaña» is the practical mountaineering manual by Javier Sintes Pelaz (Ediciones Desnivel, paperback, 602 pages).

It gathers the experience of a team of Spanish mountaineers for moving safely in the mountains: equipment, navigation, meteorology, medicine, rock climbing techniques, free and aid climbing gear, snow and avalanches. It adds an appendix with climbing schools in Spain and high-mountain areas in Spain and Europe.

First edition published in November 2003, entirely in Spanish; it falls under Sports and Recreation, within climbing and mountaineering.

Aimed at mountaineers, hikers and trekkers who want to gain safety and technical knowledge in the high mountains.