Tour of the Vanoise - France - A Trekker's Guidebook

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Paperback - PVC

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4 Jun 2009

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Second

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9781852845902

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17.2 x 11.6 x 1.4cm

Weight

230g

Pages

160

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4 Jun 2009

Tour of the Vanoise

A trekking circuit of the Vanoise National Park by Kev Reynolds

2nd edition of a comprehensive guide to walking the Tour of the Vanoise, the second most popular tour after the Tour of Mont Blanc and a 10-12 day circuit through the French Alps, between Mont Blanc and the Écrins. Includes suggestions for shorter treks: Tour des Glaciers de la Vanoise, Tour of the Eastern Vanoise and Traverse of the Vanoise. More...

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Activities

walking, backpacking, trekking, hut-to-hut touring

Seasons

mid-June to mid-September with possible snow early in the season

Centres

access through Chambéry and Genoble; Modane, Termignon, Bessans, Bonneval all in the Maurienne Read More... valley, Val D’Isère, Tignes, Prolognan

Difficulty

a two-week summer alpine mountain trek, plus short tours, camping or staying in mountain huts and Read More... refuges

Must See

the high Vanoise near the Grand Casse, the frontier peaks, the wildlife and flowers in the Vanoise Read More... National Park

Introduction

The Route
Suggested Itineraries
Accommodation
How to Get There
When to Go
Notes for Walkers
Equipment
Recommended Maps
Safety in the Mountains
The Vanoise National Park
Wildlife and Alpine Flowers
Using the Guide

Tour of the Vanoise

Part 1 Modane to Bonneval-sur-Arc (Maurienne)

Stage 1 Modane to Refuge de l’Orgère
Stage 2 Refuge de l’Orgère to Refuge de Plan Sec
Stage 3 Refuge de Plan Sec to Refuge de l’Arpont
Stage 4 Refuge de l’Arpont to Refuge du Plan du Lac
Stage 5 Refuge du Plan du Lac to Refuge du Vallonbrun
Stage 6 Refuge du Vallonbrun to Bonneval-sur-Arc

Part 2 Bonneval-sur-Arc to Modane (Tarentaise)

Stage 7 Bonneval-sur-Arc to Val d’Isère
Stage 8 Val d’Isère to Refuge de la Leisse
Stage 9 Refuge de la Leisse to Pralognan-la-Vanoise
Alternative Stage 9: Refuge de la Leisse to Refuge d’Entre-Deux-Eaux and Refuge de la Femma
Stage 10 Pralognan-la-Vanoise to Refuge de Péclet-Polset
Stage 11 Refuge de Péclet-Polset to Modane

Short Tours in the Vanoise

1 Tour des Glaciers de la Vanoise
2 Tour de la Grande Casse
3 Tour de Méan Martin and du Grand Roc Noir
4 Traverse of the Vanoise

Appendix A Accommodation
Appendix B Useful Addresses
Appendix C Bibliography
Appendix D Basic French for Trekkers
Appendix E French–English Glossary