Walks and Climbs in the Pyrenees

General Guides

•    The Rough Guide to the Pyrenees by Marc Dubin (The Rough Guides, 5th ed. 2004) – excellent coverage in typical no-nonsense Rough       Guide style, of use to all visitors to the range.
•    Mountains of the Pyrenees by Kev Reynolds (Cicerone Press, 1982) – a first attempt in English to record the history of climbing and           exploration throughout the region covered by the present guidebook.
•    The Pyrenees by Bob Gibbons and Paul Davies (Batsford, 1990) – gives brief information on various aspects of the range, including           walking, climbing and skiing.
•    The Pyrenees – IGN Touring & Leisure Guide (IGN/Robertson McCarta, 1991) – basic information, mainly for motorised visitors to the           French side.
•    The French Pyrenees by John Sturrock (Faber & Faber, 1988) – coast-to-coast guide giving good background information, history and so        on without actually getting into the mountains.
•    Landscapes of the Pyrenees by Paul Jenner and Christine Smith (Sunflower Books, 2002) – a slim touring guide (with a handful of short       walks) by the authors of the original Pyrenean Rough Guide.
•    Wild Spain by Frederic V. Grunfeld (Ebury Press, 1988) – includes chapters on the Pyrenees of special interest to wildlife enthusiasts.           Details where to go, what to see, and how to get there.
•    The Man Who Married a Mountain by Rosemary Bailey (Bantam, 2005) – the story of mountaineering’s greatest eccentric, Count Henry       Russell.
•    The Pyrenees by Hilaire Belloc (Methuen, 1909) – a Pyrenean classic; a travelogue still worth reading almost a century after it was               written.
•    From Sea to Ocean by J.M. Scott (Geoffrey Bles, 1969) – an entertaining account of the author’s two journeys on foot across the               Pyrenees from coast to coast; first on the Spanish side, then the French.
•    The Enchanted Mountains by Robin Fedden (The Ernest Press, 2000) – originally published in 1962, this lyrical account of three climbing
      trips to the Pyrenees in the mid-1950s is a minor classic of mountaineering literature that captures the romantic nature of the range as
      it was before tourist development. Deserves to be on the bookshelves of all who love these mountains.

Walking, Trekking and Climbing Guides

•    The Pyrenees by Kev Reynolds (Cicerone Press, 2004) – comprehensive valley-to-valley coverage for all mountaineering activities –           walking, trekking, climbing and skiing.
•    Classic Walks in the Pyrenees by Kev Reynolds (Oxford Illustrated Press, 1989) – a selection of the best walks throughout the range,           illustrated with colour and black-and-white photographs.
•    Long Distance Walks in the Pyrenees by Chris Townsend (Crowood Press, 1991) – similar to the above, 10 multi-day routes are                   described in the High Pyrenees; well illustrated, and with useful planning information.
•    Rock Climbs in the Pyrenees by Derek L. Walker (Cicerone Press, 1990) – the first English-language climber’s guide (with topos) to the       range, with routes on Pic du Midi, Ordesa cliffs, Riglos, Vignemale, in Valle de Tena and Sierra de Guara.
•    The GR10 Trail by Paul Lucia (Cicerone Press, 2002) – the classic long-distance walk from Hendaye to Banyuls described in 50 day               stages, plus variantes.
•    Through the Spanish Pyrenees GR11 by Paul Lucia (Cicerone Press, 2nd ed. 2000) – a detailed guide to this long-distance route which           traverses the Spanish Pyrenees in 44 stages.
•    Pyrenean Haute Route by Ton Joosten (Cicerone Press, 2004) – highly recommended guide to the magnificent coast-to-coast High Route       described in 42 stages.
•    The Mountains of Andorra by Alf Robertson and Jane Meadowcroft (Cicerone Press, 2005) – a guide to walks, scrambles, via ferrata           routes and treks in the tiny Principality.
•    100 Walks in the French Pyrenees by Terry Marsh (Hodder & Stoughton, 1992) – a handy guide to walks of varying grades in and               neighbouring the PNP.
•    Trekking in Spain by Marc Dubin (Lonely Planet, 1990) – multi-day walks in the wild regions of Spain, with sections devoted to parts of           the Pyrenees.
•    Walking in Spain by Miles Roddis and others (Lonely Planet, 1999) – much of mainland and island Spain covered, with a section on the       Spanish Pyrenees and Andorra.
•    Trekking in the Pyrenees by Douglas Streatfeild-James (Trailblazer Publications, 3rd ed. 2005) – deals mostly with sections of GR10 and       GR11.
•    Pyrenees 1, 2 and 3 by Roger Büdeler (Rother, 2003/4/5) – a series of three guides to walks in the central Pyrenees, translated by Gill       Round.