A guide’s work and attention is heightened whereas individuals are especially fragile and a wider cooperation with theachers and counselors is needed.

Mountain therapy, embodied by hiking and experiential training, is nowadays recognized in italy, eve though not widely developed. it entails working alongside teachers and counselors to introduce important themes such as effort, patience, persistence, goals, sharing, groups, attention and helping each other, all using the tools of a new environment, of hiking and games.

These elements, which are unique of the mountain, helps unhinge behaviours and relations, prompting a search for new solutions that stems from distancing the mind from daily routine. thus is possible to work on various kinds of fragilities, social, cultural, physical, mental, in different realities such as confinement, addiction, school and family.

My growth has been deeply influenced by a number of significant experiences carried out with Prowalking and associations focused both on troubled youth, thanks to financial contributions of Lombardy region, and on helping abused women.