“I was travelling all the time but saw nothing. Just gyms.
While outside a whole world was just waiting to be discovered.”
JACOPO LARCHER

At 30, the climber Jacopo Larcher has come a long way, with accomplishments including championships in competition climbing. But the one constant in his life, as he explains in his book, is evolution and change, both as an athlete and as an individual. And never mind keeping to his comfort zone.
So, in yet another, radical evolution, he became a mountaineer and explorer, following in the footsteps of great masters of the past, from Bonatti to Messner. His focus shifted to the many aspects of mountaineering, from traditional climbing to long routes, from ice climbing to expeditions, including some memorable challenges at La Reunion, in Siberia and the States (El Capitan, California).
The story of an athlete meant not just for mountain buffs but for all readers, not least young adults, who will identify with Jacopo’s fears and enthusiasms, his shyness and determination, his courage in starting over again when he realized that rock gyms were not enough anymore, and stepped outside to explore the world.