This edition is only available in Italian.

This book illustrates ice climbing from alpine ascents to dry-tooling, addressing historical and technical aspects as well as the materials suitable for practice. For the first time in a manual of this type, a method is presented, Check & Go, to facilitate the assessment of risks and dangers.
A pedagogical approach, for experts and beginners, to answer their questions and to provide a technical framework of the activity. With written testimonies from the strongest international climbers: Walter Cecchinel, Lüdger Simond, Bruno Sourzac, Will Gadd, François Marsigny, Pavel Shabalin, Tim Emmett, Mark Twight, Ueli Steck, Fred Degoulet, Christophe Moulin, Jérôme Blanc-Gras.
Foreword by the legendary Jeff Lowe!

Jérôme Blanc-Gras, mountain guide and instructor, practices his passions on all continents and in all forms: member of high-level expeditions, ice climber, base jumper... His versatility comes from a strong analytical ability that allows him to tackle a variety of disciplines, transferring acquired and matured experiences from one to another. He loves to share his love for ice with a simple and safety-based approach.

Manu Ibarra, mountain guide and consultant for several companies specializing in mountain equipment, is a sort of modern-day genius. He constantly has new ideas in his head to exchange and he never sits still with his hands busy crafting new objects that allow him to practice his passion for mountaineering. He particularly loves ice, on which he has been leading his clients for over twenty years, from the Scottish Highlands to the mountains of the Drôme where he was born.