Walks and Climbs in the Pyrenees: Walks, Climbs and Multi-day Tours

Essential guidebook of walks and climbs in the Pyrenees, with over 170 day walks, multi-day walks, climbing routes and mountaineering ascents. Covers all valleys and peaks on both sides of the border with France and Spain, with through routes and peaks to bag, as an introduction to one of Europe's finest mountain ranges. A full-colour guide, with mapping and inspirational photography throughout, the guide includes 21 Pyrenean regions across the range from Lescun through to Andorra and Ax-les-Thermes. The active walker, trekker and climber is spoilt for choice. There are exquisite valleys and passes to wander day after day, and summits of 3000m and more within the reach of most hill walkers. The landscape is full of diversity and contrast, with Alpine-style peaks, small glaciers, deep gorges and more than a thousand mountain lakes. The range is also known as the 'flower garden of Europe', and the wildlife can rarely be seen elsewhere on the continent. Since the first edition appeared in 1978, Walks and Climbs in the Pyrenees has become the authoritative guide to the range, and has seen many new editions and changes to reflect the boom in interest in the area. It is the ideal companion to explore the Pyrenees to their full.

Table of Contents:
Preface to the Fifth Edition Introduction The Mountains National Parks Vegetation Wildlife Getting There Weather Equipment Refuges, Gîtes and Camping Maps Emergency Services Using the Guide Information at a Glance The French Pyrenees: Cirque de Lescun to the Carlit Massif 1 Cirque de Lescun: Routes 1-11 Lescun, Lhers 2 Pic du Midi d'Ossau: Routes 12-20 Laruns, Gabas 3 Balaïtous: Routes 21-35 Arrens-Marsous 4 The Gourette Massif: Routes 36-38 Gourette 5 Vallée d'Estaing: Routes 39-42 Arrens-Marsous, Estaing, Lac d'Estaing 6 Vallée du Marcadau: Routes 43-53 Cauterets 7 Vignemale: Routes 54-61 Cauterets, Gavarnie 8 Vallée de Lutour: Routes 62-65 Cauterets 9 Gavarnie: Routes 66-78 Gavarnie 10 Estaubé, Troumouse and Barroude: Routes 79-82 Gèdre, Héas 11 Réserve Naturelle de Néouvielle: Routes 83-94 Barèges, Artigues, St-Lary, Fabian 12 Lac d'Oô and the Cirque d'Espingo: Routes 95-97 Bagneres de Luchon, Astau 13 Vallées de la Pique and du Lis: Routes 98-102 Bagneres de Luchon 14 Haute Vallée du Garbet: Routes 103-106 Aulus-les-Bains 15 The Carlit Massif: Routes 107-114 Ax-les-Thermes, Porté-Puymorens The Spanish Pyrenees: Ordesa to Andorra 16 Ordesa National Park: Routes 115-123 Torla, Bielsa, Puyarruego 17 The Posets Massif: Routes 124-132 Benasque, Eriste 18 The Maladeta Massif: Routes 133-142 Benasque 19 Aigüestortes West - The Besiberri Massif: Routes 143-154 Arties, Salardú, Boí 20 Aigüestortes East - Encantados: Routes 155-159 Espot, Capdella 21 Andorra: Routes 160-170 Soldeu, Canillo, Encamp, Les Escaldes, El Serrat, Arinsal Appendix A: Useful Addresses Appendix B: Bibliography Appendix C: Glossary Appendix D: Route Index

About the Author :
Kev Reynolds is a freelance writer, photojournalist and lecturer whose first title for Cicerone Press (Walks and Climbs in the Pyrenees) appeared in 1978. He has published many books on the Alps, a series of trekkers' guides to Nepal and, nearer to home, several guides on walking in southern England. A member of the Alpine Club, Austrian Alpine Club and the Outdoor Writers' and photographers' Guild, he is also first honorary member of the British Association of European Mountain Leaders.