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Trekking in the Alps

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An inspirational larger format guidebook to 20 summer treks in the Alps across Italy, Austria, Switzerland, France and Slovenia, including the classics such as the Tour of Mont Blanc and lesser-known routes like the Traverse of the Slovenian Alps. Perfect for planning, the treks included are: Tour of Mont Blanc, Tour of the Matterhorn, Tour of Monte Rosa, Walker's Haute Route, Tour of the Jungfrau Region, Tour of the Vanoise and Dolomites AV 1 and 2; (longer trans-Alpine routes) GR5 (Lake Geneva to Nice), Eastern Alps E5, Italian Alps GTA and the Traverse of the Slovenian Alps; and (for the Alpine adventurer) Alpine Pass Route, Tour of the Oisans, Tour of the Queyras, Tour of Mont Ruan, Stubai High Route, Zillertal High Route, Gran Paradiso AV2 and the Ratikon Hoehenweg. Outline schedules for each trek allow you compare the routes and become inspired to take up the challenge. Basic day-by-day route descriptions for each route are illustrated with maps and profiles, helping you choose the best routes to walk.

Table of Contents:
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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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781852846008
  • Publisher: Cicerone Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Cicerone Press
  • Height: 240 mm
  • No of Pages: 256
  • Weight: 720 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1852846003
  • Publisher Date: 12 Feb 2024
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 20 mm
  • Width: 170 mm


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