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18 Mar 2011
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9781852846008
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24.0 x 17.0 x 2.0cm
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730g
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256
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18 Mar 2011

Trekking in the Alps

by Kev Reynolds

An inspirational guidebook to 20 classic treks in the Alps. As well as introducing new hiking areas in the Alps, classics such as the Tour of Mont Blanc, and Chamonix to Zermatt are included. Trekking in the Alps is immensely satisfying, and this book celebrates the rich and scenic diversity for which this great mountain range is renowned. More...

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Seasons

summer-only - from late June until the end of September

Centres

Chamonix, Zermatt, Grindelwald, Sargans, Brand, Briançon, Modane, Bourg d’Oisans, Neustift, Read More... Mayrhofen, Ormea, Bressanone, Lago di Braies, Kranjska Gora, La Thuile, Emosson

Difficulty

a wide range of difficulty and/or commitment, from mildly demanding to strenuous; on some treks Read More... glaciers are crossed which require the use of ice axe and rope

Must See

All the great Alpine regions and their peaks: Mont Blanc, the Matterhorn, Monte Rosa, the Read More... Jungfrau, the Oisans, the Vanoise, the Queyras, Mont Ruan, the Stubai, the Zillertal, the Eastern Alps, Gran Paradiso, the Italian Alps, the Dolomites, the Rätikon and the Slovenian Alps
 
 

About the authors  8-9
Overview of routes  12
Introduction  15
About this book  19
Hut conventions  21
Advice for trekkers  21
When to go  23
Safety in the mountain  23
Words of greeting  24

The Treks

Trek 1    Grande Traversata delle Alpi: GTA – Gillian Price  26
Trek 2    Tour of the Queyras – Alan Castle  38
Trek 3    Tour of the Oisans – Kev Reynolds  48
Trek 4    Tour of the Vanoise – Kev Reynolds  58
Trek 5    Gran Paradiso Alta Via 2 – Gillian Price  68
Trek 6    Tour of Mont Blanc – Kev Reynolds  78
Trek 7    GR5: Through the French Alps – Paddy Dillon  88
Trek 8    Tour of Mont Ruan – Hilary Sharp  102
Trek 9    The Walker’s Haute Route – Kev Reynolds  112
Trek 10    Alpine Pass Route – Kev Reynolds  124
Trek 11    Tour of the Jungfrau Region – Kev Reynolds  136
Trek 12    Tour of the Matterhorn – Hilary Sharp  148
Trek 13    Tour of Monte Rosa – Hilary Sharp  158
Trek 14    Tour of the Rätikon – Kev Reynolds  170
Trek 15    Across the Eastern Alps: E5 – Gillian Price  180
Trek 16    Stubai High-Level Route – Allan Hartley  194
Trek 17    Zillertal High-Level Route – Allan Hartley  204
Trek 18    Dolomites Alta Via 1 – Gillian Price  214
Trek 19    Dolomites Alta Via 2 – Gillian Price  224
Trek 20    Julian Alps Traverse – Roy Clark & Justi Carey  234

Appendix A Useful contacts  246
Appendix B Glossary for trekkers  247

Index
 

 
 
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