The Big Book of Climbing

＂An epic introduction to the wide world of mountaineering and climbing.＂ --Pete McBride, Nat Geo Explorer and Adventurer of the Year

BolognaRagazzi Awards 2024, Special Mention, Non-Fiction

Rich in historical, practical, and naturalistic information, The Big Book of Climbing details basic concepts of this practice, which has gained great popularity in recent years.

Who were the first people to reach the summits of the world’s highest mountains?

What materials did they use?

Where are the tallest mountains located?

When did sport climbing emerge?

What is bouldering?

From the rugged beauty of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park to the remote landscapes of Patagonia’s Fitz Roy, the towering peaks of Everest in the Himalayas to Europe’s iconic Mont Blanc, this large-format illustrated work explores the evolution, beauty, and history climbing.

Brimming with incredible feats, stories of overcoming obstacles, and a wealth of information, The Big Book of Climbing includes information on how to ascend a peak in different seasons and with various types of climbs and covers important milestones and fundamental figures in the history of mountaineering.

Ximo Abadía is an illustrator and graphic designer, but also a climbing enthusiast. His passion for comics and drawing began when he was a little boy who liked to draw on his desk in class. A habit that stayed with him until university, and which later led him to become an internationally published author and illustrator of children’s books, graphic novels, and comics, recognized at prestigious fairs and festivals such as Bologna and Angoulême. Originally from Alicante, he currently lives in Madrid.