Full Description
Ski mountaineering guidebook to the Western Alps including the classic Haute Route, Chamonix to Zermatt, tours in the Ecrins, Vanoise, Haute Maurienne, Gran Paradiso, Mont Blanc, Valais and Urner Alps. The European Alps offer some of the finest and most accessible ski mountaineering in the world. A combination of magnificent and varied terrain, an enviable snow record, excellent public transport, unrivalled hut system and long ski season make them a focus for mountaineers and skiers throughout the world. Volume 2 of this Alpine Ski Mountaineering series covers the Central and Eastern Alps. The routes described will provide a lifetime's ski mountaineering for the average skier, with rewards and challenges for all levels of ability.
Contents
Tours
Écrins Haute Route
Haute Maurienne Traverse
La Poul&##xe9; - Vanoise High-Level Circuit
Grand Paradiso Haute Route
Mont Blanc Haute Route
High-Level Day-Tours in the Mont Blanc Massif
The Classic Haute Route
The Verbier High-Level Route
Arolla High-Level Circuit
Zermatt and Saas Fee 4000ers
