Walking and Alpine Skiing Guidebooks for Switzerland
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The Bernese Alps – Switzerland
Over 100 routes are described in this guidebook to walking the Bernese Alps in Switzerland, home to the famous Eiger, Monch and Jungfrau. Routes for all abilities lead to lesser-known mountains, romantic valleys, lakes, flower-filled meadows and mountain huts. Describes the area from the Haslital in the east to the Col du Pillon in the west. Read and see more…£14.00
Walks in the Engadine - Switzerland
In this guidebook Kev Reynolds describes 100 of his favourite walks and treks in Switzerland's Engadine, Val Bregaglia and Val Bernina. Tucked away in the south-east corner of Switzerland, the Engadine is a region of sublime lakes and mountains, pretty alpine villages and the country’s only national park. Read and see more…£14.00
Trekking in the Vosges and Jura
The guidebook describes a long-distance route (672km, 418 miles) through the Vosges and Jura ranges on the eastern French border, much of it along the GR5/GR53 footpaths. The guidebook has suggestions for circular walks along the GR5, shorter walks throughout the region and alternative long-distance routes. Read and see more…£12.00
Alpine Pass Route
Guidebook to the Alpine Pass Route that takes walkers across Switzerland from east to west from the ancient town of Sargans to Montreux on the shores of Lake Geneva. Passing through the quieter Alps in the east to the Bernese Oberland, it covers some 325km of mountain and valley and crosses 16 passes with almost 18,000m of height gain in fifteen stages. Read and see more…£12.00
Walking in the Valais – Switzerland
120 routes in this guide take walkers through the Swiss Valais in the Pennine Alps, with such peaks as the Matterhorn, Dent Blanche and Monte Rosa providing the backdrop. Covers Bettmeralp, Lötschental, Saastal, Mattertal, Turtmanntal, Val d’Annivers, Val d’Hérens, Val de Nendaz, Val de Bagnes, Val d’Entremont, Val Ferret, Vallée de Trient. Read and see more…£14.00
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, with all 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. Read and see more…£14.00
Alpine Ski Mountaineering Vol 2 – Central and Eastern Alps
Some of the finest ski tours of the central and eastern European Alps are described in this guidebook. It includes 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. Read and see more…£15.00
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, Mont Blanc, Valais and Urner Alps. Read and see more…£15.00
Central Switzerland
A Kev Reynolds guidebook to 90 walking routes in Central Switzerland, Europe, a little known but delightful area stretching from Lucerne to the St Gotthard Pass; the edge of the Bernese Oberland to the Pragel Pass. Vierwaldstättersee (Lucerne), Muotal, Klausenpass, Maderanertal, Upper Uri, Göschener Tal, Melchtal and Sarner Aa, Englebergertal. Read and see more…£10.99
Walking in Ticino – Switzerland
This Kev Reynolds guidebook outlines walking routes in the Ticino Alps of southern Switzerland, Europe, best known for the lakeside resorts of Locarno and Lugano, with some of the finest uncrowded paths of all the alpine regions. The guidebook describes the valleys and villages, highlights the finest viewpoints and suggests 75 of the best walks. Read and see more…£9.99
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