Sguardi dall'Alto

Those familiar with the excellent journal Alpinist will be familiar with the work of Malfer whose marvelous portraits grace the pages of the Faces section. This wonderful book captures, in exquisite detail, the faces of 242 climbers who have impacted the history of Italian mountaineering in the last century. Malfer has captured the ravages of time spent in the mountains exposed to storm, snow, ice, and sun. Portraits include those of Anghileri, Bianchi, Bole, Bonatti, Cassin, Compagnoni, Desio, Diemberger, Ferrari, Forno, Gogna, Harrer, Kammerlander, Lacedelli, Maestri, Maraini, Martini, Messner, Moro, da Polenza, de Stefani, plus many other Italian alpinists. This book weighs five pounds. In Italian, no English translation.