Guidebooks for Walks, Treks, Climbs and Alpine Skiing in Italy

Once again, a landscape of striking contrasts, from the Alps forming a seemingly impenetrable barrier to the north, through the gentler rolling lands of Tuscany with their soft light and artistic heritage, the surprisingly high and challenging Apennine chain, the intensity of the southern landscape, and the contrasts of Sicily, with its sparkling sea and sandy beaches, and the ever brooding Mt Etna.

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Trekking in the Apennines

The Grande Escursione Appenninica – the Great Appenines Trek or GEA – described in this guidebook is a 400km trek through the central-north section of Italy’s Apennine chain. Stunning scenery and picturesque villages enhance this beautiful, but little-known walking route along Italy’s 'spine'. More >>

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Mont Blanc Walks

50 of the regions best walks and 4 multi-day treks are included in this guidebook, 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.
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Walking in Sicily

The 42 spectacular walks in this guidebook to Sicily include routes on Mount Etna, Egadi Islands, Madonie and Nebrodi Mountains and Aeolian Islands as well as coastal walks and explorations of ancient towns. With volcanoes, ruins, sunshine, olive groves. Sicily has good accommodation and transport, and excellent food and wine. More >>

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Walking in the Dolomites

Guidebook includes 28 fabulous multi-day walks in Italy's breathtaking Dolomite mountains. Everything from a stroll through woods and meadows to family routes, steep rocky zigzag passages and hands-on clambers is covered. Breathtaking alpine scenery, well-graded paths, excellent mountain refuges, good access from centres. More >>

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Via Ferratas of the Italian Dolomites: Vol 2

Guidebook to Via Ferrata routes in Italy's Southern Dolomites, in the major mountain ranges of Civetta, Schiara and Pala as well as those to the west in the Brenta. Also around the northern end of Lake Garda and the Piccole Dolomites north of Vicenza, where the mountains are generally lower and have some routes accessible for most of the year. More >>

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Snowshoeing

This guidebook aims to show the keen hill-walker a selection of 70 snowshoeing walks, hikes and treks in the Mont Blanc area and Western Alps. All the walks more or less within sight of Mont Blanc. There are sections on equipment, technique, hazards, preparation and nature, as well as 70 outings, ranging from very gentle to particularly strenuous. More >>

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Alpine Ski Mountaineering Vol 2 Central and Eastern Alps

Some of the finest ski tours of the central and eastern Alps are described in this guidebook; hut-to-hut tours that explore the Bernese, Urner, Albula and Bernina Alps of Switzerland, as well as classic tours through the Silvretta, Otztal, Stubai and Ortler regions of Austria and Italy. More >>

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Alpine Ski Mountaineering Vol 1 Western Alps

The Classic Haute Route, the ski mountaineering traverse through the Alps between Chamonix and Zermatt, is described in this guidebook, which also brings together a selection of the finest high-level ski tours in the Western Alps in areas as diverse as the Ecrins, Vanoise, Haute Maurienne, Gran Paradiso, Mt Blanc, Valais and Urner Alps. More >>

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Via Ferratas of the Italian Dolomites: Vol 1

Guidebook covers via ferrata routes in Italy's North, Central and Eastern Dolomites, across an area stretching from Val di Fassa to Auronzo. These protected routes provide exhilarating views and exposure. The guidebook sets the routes out according to strategic valley bases. Routes are graded for both technical difficulty and for ‘seriousness’, indicating the mountain terrain and commitment involved. More >>

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Treks in the Dolomites

Guidebook to the Alta Via 1 and 2, the finest long-distance walking trails through the Italian Dolomites. Alta Via 1 is 120km long and takes about 10 days, beginning at Lago di Braies near Monguelfo and finishing in Belluno. Alta Via 2 is generally higher - the 150km route begins at Bressanone and ends at Feltre, taking over 2 weeks. More >>

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