Alta Via dei Monti Lattari - Trek Amalfi Coast Since 1997 the Amalfi Coast is inserted between the sites of the UNESCO World Heritage List and this recognition, linked to its uniqueness in terms of identity, artistic and cultural environment makes the navel of the entire Mediterranean Sea basin. The Amalfi republic was called the most prosperous, noble and illustrious city of Longobardia "... here they lived the best navigators of the time and when they came merchants from all parts of the...

Bolting routes it’s a nobile work. Bolters are volunteers but deserve tutelage by territorial agencies: municipality, region, parks. Bolting routes it’s expensive but climbing associations don’t stop their action....

Today starts the reality show adventure celebrity game «Mont Blanc» on RaiDue conducted by Caterina Balivo and the mountaineer Simone Moro. Seven vips coupled to as many alpine guides from Val d'Aosta will compete to conquer the Roof of Europe. A show that was not accepted willingly in the mountaineering world, there were even harsh stances from the CAI of Val d'Aosta and Piemonte. http://direzioneverticale.tumblr.com/post/132895070488/parte-oggi-il-reality-showadventure-celebrity...

Our video has exceeded the official selections of EpicTv for the Boooom Fest Summer 2015, a short film festival dedicated to outdoor sports. Shot in Amalfi coasts and dedicated to the South, the self-produced videos by Direzione Verticale with Renato Carosone's music, was admitted in the official selection of the prestigious web channel dedicated to extreme sports. Presenting in an ironic way, we decided to show and tell a piece of our land, of southern Italy, where nature gives us a...

Mount Cerreto with 1316 metres high is one of the most imposing mountains that give directly onto the sea, the second in height of all the Lattari Mountains. On its top Ocialan (Alfonso Tedesco) founded his temple and his "Palace". This Palace has given hospitality to hundreds of "travellers", mountain refuge and shelter to those who wanted to take heart from the fatigue of the journey, I also found my place as "subject" of the "Kingdom of nature". Here I...

People often believe that I am not afraid, but it is easy to see in the pictures above my jumps the strong emotions that I feel while calculating the risks. Dean Potter Dean has often been called a visionary, an experimenter, a fearless, sometimes controversial ... He accomplished memorable feats and is among the most popular climbers of america and the world. It was a pioneer and a precursor to joining the thin bridge between flight and climbing, conceiving the "freebase"....

Feared, invoked, admired. Without him, our country would not be the same. We speak of Vesuvius, which honors this video signed Direzione Verticale. One of the strengths of the climbing is the opportunity it offers to have new perspectives to admire the natural wonders that surround us. That reminding us why our Italy is also called the "Bel Paese"....

Climbing is also culture, a journey inside oneself but especially to discover fantastic places like Gaeta, a pearl of the Mediterranean from a special point of view, in Direzione Verticale. Montagna Spaccata was the location of our multipitch stage on long routes. We are in a corner of clear skies and warm sunshine, among Italy gripped by rain and risk situations, in Gaeta the area that marks the boundary between central and southern Italy that still has the strong character of the past...

Today 22 February 2015 marks the 50th anniversary of a great goodbye but also of a big feat. When in 1965 Walter Bonatti reached the summit of the Matterhorn along the "mythical" north wall, in one climb had taken at least three records: had opened a new route along the most inhospitable of the Matterhorn, doing it in solo and during one of the harshest periods of the year, in the winter. It was the year of the 100th anniversary of the first ascent of the Matterhorn and the...

Mythical peaks, unforgettable moments and legendary expeditions that have made the history of mountaineering and perhaps of the world. «Stories of men and mountains" the collection of La Gazzetta dello Sport and Corriere della Sera opens with the precious documentary by Rossana Podestà and Paola Nessi W of Walter, for the first time available on dvd. In the collection the feats of Walter Bonatti, Reinhold Messner, Jerzy Kukuczka, Simone Moro, David Lama, Hervé Barmasse and so many other...

At Vico Equense, on the Sorrento peninsula, in the province of Naples, thousands of tons of concrete ruined the beautiful coastline of Alimuri. The building was designed as a luxury hotel right next to a rocky coast and just a few metres from the beach and bay on the coast of Sorrento. The works had stopped in the 1970s, after some legal problems. The municipality of Vico Equense with the help of other institutions, after many efforts have managed to find a way to shoot down one of the...

In skiing, freeride is the off piste activity in fresh snow, having as purpose the enjoyment and the sense of freedom which highlights the contact with nature, the free spaces, the fun, in some cases, the importance of the group, making secondary the competition. We go up the mountain by ski-lift and, for short stretches, sometimes, snowshoes or sealskins. In Italy the practice of off-piste skiing has been regulated in law 363/2003. Stage of freeride in the heart of the Southern Alps with...

The discipline of climbing as an inspiration for the new collection of Dirk Bikkembergs and as always the elements that distinguish it are physicality and sportsmanship. To welcome the public, as "most scenic" that "climbers", super hefty in super tight jeans, carabiners, ropes, backpacks, climbing harnesses and technician vest equipped with pockets. Bikkembergs is inspired by the climbing emphasizing the physicality with statuary models that open up the last day of...

Climbing in Campania and in the Amalfi coast in winter, offers unique landscapes between stormy and ruched sea, lights that lie between the threatening clouds, the mule tracks that travel on fragrant lemon terraces, the smell of homemade desserts like the struffoli and hot sfogliate. The climbing here is an emotion that we must consume on south facing walls, which is a pleasant habit. The areas recently implemented in Positano are brand new nailing, virgin rock is a perfectly compact...

Having a small in-house Verdon is not for everyone, but at La Selva it is! Travels of 35 meters, killer vacuum and drops! From the front door we do a route (figo) and here we are on a ledge, pull on a bag with every comfort and let's go, a day suspended in midair by dominating the coast! Obviously discovered by brilliant Gunter, today we inaugurate the ledge after a thorough makeover. We baptize it, Jardin des Sauvages! Here are the routes of La Selva (jardin des...

Ice climbing stage (ice falls) in the heart of the Gran Paradiso massif. Staying at the charming Rifugio Massimo Mila. Ice climbing (also referred to as ice falls) is a discipline arising from mountaineering and climbing. It is about climbing with the help of ice axes and crampons, and with the use of other materials, on icy formations like the couloirs and ice gully or seracs, high in the mountains or on the ice in the middle mountain. You can hook up on the ice using ice screws. The...

A corner of clear skies and warm sunshine, among Italy gripped by rain and risk situations, in Gaeta the area that marks the boundary between central and southern Italy that still has the strong character of the past southern kingdom of the two Sicilies. Between "tielle", Gaeta olives and mozzarella in the Lazio coast people have both the "roman" and the "naples" accent, a combination of often conflicting cultures. The stage has as scenery the Montagna Spaccata,...

Fresh air at La Selva, coming the bigs! Rolando Larcher and Luca Giupponi didn't forget the drill in their first "wild" staying, hence "Benvenuti al Sud"! From this team we can expect nothing less than beauty and toughness. The news, however, is that this time the monsters donated us a not difficult and accessible route for many. Without a record, however, these guys do not move and so here it is this giant, in front of the Piscione, it is the longest route in...

Alessandro "Jolly" Lamberti on Egger 8b+(?) (hyperlapse). In the beautiful beach of Molpa, Capo Palinuro, one of the most beautiful cliffs of the South Centre, one of the most beautiful lines for the high difficulty. The level proposed is around the 8b+/8c, but in winter conditions, without the strong Sun (October 26 we were still swimming in the sea) may be slightly easier. A new book by Alessandro "Jolly" Lamberti is coming. Available from November 15. RUN...

Climbing Guide Coast of Amalfi Alternative tourism in the Amalfi Coast for promotion and dissemination of the idyllic beauty of the Campania region. Direzione Verticale engaged in dissemination of information, data collection, outdoor communication on each channel, to an always clear and precise fruition of content but above all to bring more users to the area and then develop an increasingly important tourism induced. Around the magical coastal towns of Amalfi, Positano,...

Production: Direzione Verticale Graphic design editing: Francesca Natale Locations: Positano, Punta Campanella, Lettere,...

Who recognize the vital work done by route setters? A work made even more precious and noble for its almost always free and voluntary nature. If today you can climb with wide safety margins throughout Italy, is due almost exclusively to the work of these volunteers. Anyone can contribute with an euro....