Arco Walls - Vol. 1 (Eng)

Arco walls vol. 1
Classic, modern and sporty streets in the Sarca Valley

Vol.1: Arco, Torbole, Val di Ledro, Tenno, Padaro, Dro

This fourth edition of the only complete guide on the multipitch streets around Arco, is the result of the profound passion of one of the absolute protagonists of the climbing in the Sarca valley.

The main novelty is the remarkable expansion of the treated area, which today covers an area that goes From the banks of Lake Garda to the Valle dei Laghi: 23 new sectors for a total of 260 unpublished itineraries, which added to the 520 in the last edition, do 780 streets, scattered in about 33 sectors.

In the face of such a wealth of lines, we decided to divide the work into two, presenting, In this first volume, the part that is to date is richer in new itineraries: the area that includes the low Valle del Sarca, the walls that insist on the Arco plain and Lake Garda.

Among the many surprises of this volume you will find The new streets on the coasts of Loppio at the Passo San Giovanni, in the Val di Ledro and in the little known Volta di Volta di Nò, where new interesting itineraries are still open.

In the second volume, we will deal with the walls that affect the valley near Sacche and Pietramurata and that continue towards the Valle dei Laghi, where the novelties are still very evolved: the possibilities on the walls of Fraveggio, as on the walls in the throat of the limarò are anything but exhausted.

As in the three previous editions, The guide is accompanied by the precise drawings of the author, completely renewed For the occasion, accurate historical and logistical notes and one complete evaluation on the beauty and difficulty of the itinerary. Finally, some historical protagonists And current of mountaineering in the valley they enrich the work by telling, through short writings, emotions and adventures experienced on the walls of the Sarca.

Diego Filippi, born in Trento in 1967, is a mountaineer, CAI academic and Alpine Guide. Deep connoisseur of the Sarca valley and persistently in love with his walls, he wanted to testify this passion with accurate and precise work, the result of years of research and constant updates. This fourth edition represents the sum of his experiences as an expert and prolific of openings, who knows how to combine the great classical tradition with the new and most current forms of climbing.