Cycling through the French Alps from Lac Leman to Menton/Nice
Guidebook to cycling the 720km Route des Grandes Alpes through south-eastern France. From Lake Geneva to Mediterranean Nice via numerous high Alpine passes, taking in the Vanoise, Ecrins and Mercantour National Parks, the route is challenging, although entirely on roads. However, with plenty of charging points, it is well suited to e-bikes.
A 1-2 week trek on the Carnic Peace Trail: Austria and Italy
This guidebook describes the Karnischer Hohenweg, a 170km long-distance walk through the beautiful Carnic Alps which straddle the border between Austria and Italy. Following a high Alpine trail along the main ridge, the route is clearly waymarked and requires a reasonable level of fitness, a sense of adventure and a head for heights, but no ......
South of Lake Geneva (Saleve, Valle Verte Chablais)
First volume of a 2-part guide to walking in the Haute Savoie in the French Alps. This guidebook covers the area south of Lake Geneva to the Swiss border including pre-Alp areas Saleve, Chablais, the Valle Verte, with Evian and Morzine amongst places to stay. 30 walks including local summits and ridges, but generally straightforward terrain.
30 Day Walks Around Annecy, Valee de l'Arve, Samoens and the Chaine des
Second volume of a 2-part guide to walking in the Haute Savoie in the French Alps. This guidebook describes 30 half- to full-day routes in the area between Chamonix and Annecy. Walks are located near Samoens, Sixt, La Clusaz, Thones, la Roche-sur-Foron and Lake Annecy. Includes Chaine des Aravis, Plateau de la Borne and Haut Giffre.
An essential guidebook for anyone walking the Tour of Mont Blanc. The 170km circuit typically takes 11 days to walk around the Mont Blanc massif. The TMB is recognised as one of the world's classic trek. The book describes both anti-clockwise and clockwise directions, with variants and information about huts, refuges and facilities en route.
9 day tour in Switzerland and Italy and Tour of Italy's Valmalenco
This guidebook describes two treks in the Bernina region of the Swiss-Italian Alps. The Tour of the Bernina covers 119km in nine stages circling the Piz Bernina massif. Five days are spent in Switzerland and four in Italy, however a number of inviting extensions and detours are also described which add at least two days to the total. The tour is ......
This pocket field guide to identifying 230 common Alpine flowers is packed with all the information you need to recognise your favourites while out in the mountains. Designed for the non-specialist, this little handbook is arranged by colour and also includes a glossary of flower parts and an introduction which describes the amazing lengths ......
This guidebook has route descriptions for 100 day walks to suit alpine walkers of all abilities, with suggestions for some hut-to-hut tours. These routes take you through breathtaking scenery in the Maritime Alps, Julian Alps, Gran Paradiso, the Turnitzer Alps, Bernese Oberland, the Kitzbuheler Alps and the Dolomites of South Tirol.
This guidebook shows the unique character of the via ferrata routes of the French Alps, which have been increasing in number in recent years. Combining elements of scrambling, mountaineering and rock climbing, all in the boldest, most exposed terrain, they allow new ways to enjoy the famous Alpine vistas and new experiences of the renowned ......
