L'escalade tu connais ? (2025)

Climbing, the fourth school sport, took part in the Olympic Games in 2021. 

Catherine Destivelle, three-time world climbing champion, takes you into the vertical world and the game of climbing, on artificial structures or in nature. Beyond practical advice, you will discover tools and techniques, heroes and legendary walls. This book explains the equipment and safety maneuvers essential to climbing practice, as well as the methods and movements.

A demanding sport, climbing requires physical as well as mental qualities to cope with heights. But what a reward! Climbing will offer you great joy, intense emotions and an athlete's body!

• Language: French
• Catherine Destivelle is a world-renowned French mountaineer and climber. A pioneer in her field, she has distinguished herself in both sport climbing and solo ascents in the Alps and the Himalayas. An iconic figure in the mountain world, she is today also a publisher and author.