Guidebooks for Walks, Treks, Climbs and Alpine Skiing in Italy
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This handy guidebook contains detailed route descriptions for 28 day walks in the Gran Paradiso national park and a 12-day trek of the Alta Via 2. The Alta Via trek covers over 140km of rugged mountains and valleys from Chardonnay to Courmayeur. The day walks vary from 2 to 33km and range from easy paths to routes for the experienced alpine walker.
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From Lake Constance in Germany, this guidebook describes walking the E5 trek that runs 600km through a remarkable kaleidoscope of landscapes and culture in Switzerland, Austria and Italy, to its destination at Verona. It traverses the Allgauer, Lechtaler and Ötztaler Alps. There is a good network of alpine refuges and guesthouses on the route.
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A guidebook to 50 walks through Italy's Tuscany, Umbria and Latium, ranging from brief strolls to a 5-day trek (the Chianti Trail). Includes the wild Chianti ridge, city walks through Perugia, Orvieto and Volterra, and day walks on the beautiful island of Elba and along the unspoilt coast around Orbetello.
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An essential guidebook for anyone planning to walk the Via Francigena pilgrim route from Canterbury to Rome. Part 1 describes the first 945km of the pilgrimage from Canterbury to the Great St Bernard Pass. Contains all the planning information you need for your pilgrimage, including details of facilities and accommodation along the route.
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This handy guidebook contains detailed route descriptions for the 145km Tour of the Matterhorn. The trek is described anti-clockwise from Zermatt and covers 6 valleys that offer spectacular views of 25 peaks surpassing 4000m. The route also links up with two other long-distance treks; the Walker's Haute Route Trail and the Tour of Monte Rosa.
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This handy guidebook contains route descriptions for 100 day and multi-day walks that suit alpine walkers of all abilities. The routes are based around the huts in the Maritime Alps, Julian Alps, Gran Paradiso, the Turnitzer Alps, Bernese Oberland, the Kitzbuheler Alps and the Dolomites of South Tirol.There are also suggestions for hut-to-hut tours
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This guide to walking the Tour of Monte Rosa on the Italian-Swiss border takes the walker on a challenging and very varied trek. The high route around the massif has ten summits over 4000m. Italy and Switzerland meet here, and the contrast between these two countries, their different culture, food and languages, give this trek its originality.
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This handy guidebook contains detailed route descriptions for the 47-day Grande Traversata Delle Alpi trek. The GTA is divided into 4 sections, each of 2 weeks in length, for those who prefer to trek in sections. In total it covers 663km with 44,000m of ascent/descent and is suitable for those of average fitness. Each day varies from 4 to 23km.
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This handy guidebook contains route descriptions for the 400km Grande Escursione Appenninica. The trek is split over 23 days and covers a variety of terrain, from lush forestry to panoramic ridges. The route is suitbable for a broad range of walkers and peaks at 2000m above sea level. It can be split into shorter sections or day walks if needed.
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This handy guidebook contains detailed route descriptions for 46 graded routes in Sicily, including the Madonie and Nebrodi mountains and Mount Etna. The routes range from easy strolls suitable for all the family to walks akin to Alpine treks. The terrain varies considerably from river valleys to ancient ruins to volcanoes and mountain peaks.
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This handy guidebook contains detailed route descriptions for 28 multi-day walks in the Italian Dolomites. The routes range between 2 to 4 days in length and there are options to shorten or lengthen the route. They traverse a variety of terrain from high-altitude plateaux and soaring peaks to lush forestry. There are walks to suit all abilities.
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This handy pocket-sized guidebook contains detailed route descriptions for via ferrata routes in the Italian Dolomites. This volume covers the Southern Dolomites, Brenta, Trento, Lake Garda and the Adige valley areas. There are 77 graded routes covering 14 mountain groups with guidance on choosing the best base for each of the via ferrata routes.
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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.
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This handy pocket-sized guidebook contains detailed route descriptions for Alpine skii touring in the central and eastern Alps. This guidebook includes hut-to-hut trails in the Bernese, Urner, Albula Alps as well as classic tours through the Silvretta, Otztal, Stubai and Ortler. Skiing, mountaineering and navigational skills are all necessary.
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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.
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