After his journey to the Yosemite valley in 1979 Roberto Bassi discovered a new dimension of climbing: no longer peaks to be conquered, but rather extreme difficulties to be overcome with movements of the body, without any external assistance. Thus he also developed free climbing in Europe. Zanzara e Labbradoro gathers together the testimony of Roberto Bassi’s closest friends, who recall his story as a person and a climber, his decisive role in the development of free climbing and the changes to the culture of the mountains in the last few decades.