Mont Blanc Walks - A Walker's and Trekker's Guidebook

50 of the best walks and 4 multi-day treks, covering both French and Italian sides of Mont Blanc and based around Chamonix or Courmayeur. Multi-day treks for Vallorcine to Plaine Joux, the Tour des Aiguilles Rouges, Vallorcine to Servoz and a circuit of the Italian Val Ferret.

Mont Blanc Walks

50 of the best walks and 4 short treks

Author

Hilary Sharp

Cover

Paperback - PVC

Edition

First

ISBN_13

9781852844141

Availability

Reprinted

Price

£12.95

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Front Cover (1)
Location Map (1)
Overview Maps (1)
Sample Routes (1)
Sample Photos (2)

Seasons

Mid-June to mid-September is the main season; before this there will be snow at higher and possibly lower levels, and earlier and later the huts will not be open.

Centres

St Gervais, Les Contamines, Servoz, Les Houches, Chamonix, Argentiere, Vallorcine and Courmayeur on the Italian side.

Difficulty

Mainly day walks, with some shorter walks and 4 short treks. Some summits. Ranges from easy walks to tough routes for experienced high-mountain walkers.

Must See

Lac Blanc, the balcony routes, the Chamonix Aiguilles, Mont Blanc on clear days and (even better) clear evenings. Alpine flowers and wildlife. Chamonix is an experience too.

A full-colour guide to the very best walking around Chamonix and Mont Blanc, the world capital of mountaineering. It is written by locally based British guide and photographer Hilary Sharp, a real expert on the range. With 50 outstanding walks and 4 multi-day treks, this covers both the French side around Chamonix and Italian side around Courmayeur. Illustrated with outstanding photographs by the author and sketch maps of the routes.