About the book

Slovenian rock walls is a representative selection of the 160 best classical-type climbing possibilities that the Slovenian mountains have to offer. Besides the great number of described directions and beautiful, clear illustrations and photographs, you will be glad to find some newer climbing "delicacies" – advanced level ascents that will even please the young, demanding generation. The authors' comment: "This work is supposed to help broaden Slovenian alpinists' knowledge of home mountains, for they frequently know the walls of Mont Blanc better than their own neighboring valleys. Due to the abundance of the related material, climbing guides are increasingly becoming limited to narrow regions and do not encourage climbers to broaden their horizons in this respect. But the Slovenian Alps are a unified, nicely rounded area. Getting to know Slovenian mountain walls as a whole is a difficult task in every climbing career." From the review by Pavle Kozjek: "A book that based on its content would have to be placed somewhere between mountaineering literature and a climbing guide, has been obligatory literature for anyone with high aims in the Slovenian mountain walls. Not just because it has never had any real competition in its field – maybe even more so for another reason: when you take it in your hands and read a paragraph or two, you immediately begin glancing at your pitons and ropes in the corner ..."