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Paperback - PVC
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20 Jan 2010
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9781852845681
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1852845686
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17.2 x 11.6 x 1.9cm
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256
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20 Jan 2010

Trekking in Austria's Hohe Tauern

Venediger, Glockner and Reichen Groups by Allan Hartley

A guide to trekking in the Hohe Tauern in Austria's Eastern Alps, a World Conservation Area, through Tirol, Salzburg and Karnten provinces. Describes four hut-to-hut treks, of different difficulties, in the Gross Glockner, Reichen and Venediger mountain groups, and a fifth tour of the whole region and includes a comprehensive hut directory. More...

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Seasons

the summer alpine season runs from mid-June to the end of September; snow can linger to June and Read More... early July; mid-July through to mid September is warmer and more settled

Centres

Matrei in Ost Tyrol for the Venediger Group; Kals for the Gross Glockner; Mayrhofen for the Read More... Reichen group

Difficulty

paths and tracks are waymarked and frequently signposted; unless you intend to venture onto Read More... glaciers no special equipment is needed, nor additional climbing skills required

Must See

some of the best alpine scenery in the Eastern Alps; Gross Glockner, Gross Venediger and Reichen Read More... Group containing the greatest concentration of 3000m peaks in the Eastern Alps
 
 

Allan Hartley’s colour photo-studded gospel of Europe’s largest National Park and World Conservation Area concentrates of three mountainous areas. The guide provides descriptions of various hut-to-hut tours in the region, along with excursions and recommended climbs.

This along with the wealth of detail included makes it ideal for first time visitors to the Alps, especially family groups with adventurous kids.

(Trek & Mountain magazine, April 2010)

 
 
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