Walkers' Haute Route by Alexander Stewart

Walkers' Haute Route by Alexander Stewart

The Alps offer almost unlimited adventure, and the Walkers' Haute Route is probably the single finest way of getting deep into these mountains. Trekking the Walkers' Haute Route, from Mont Blanc to the Matterhorn, from Chamonix to Zermatt, you'll traverse one of the finest stretches of the Pennine Alps - the mountain range in the western Alps that stretches between Valais in Switzerland and Piedmont and the Aosta Valley in Italy. A 13-day walk over 11 ridges in 113 miles (180kms), it isn't technically demanding and the rewards are immense. *60 maps - 13 town/village plans (Chamonix, Argentiere, Le Tour, Trient, Champex, Sembrancher, Le Chable, Arolla, Les Hauderes, La Sage, Zinal, St Niklaus, Zermatt) and 47 large-scale trail maps including 8 day-walk maps (1:25,000) showing times, gradients, where to stay, interesting features *Practical information for all budgets - Chamonix through to Zermatt: where to stay (campsites, gites, hostels, B&Bs, lodges and hotels), where to eat, what to see, plus detailed street plans *Detailed background information - The Alps, the history of mountaineering, trekking and tourism in the region and profiles of some of the key characters (eg Jacques Balmat, Michel Paccard and Edward Whymper) who first tackled the peaks *Comprehensive public transport information - for all access points

'Recommended guide'- Trek & Mountain'Excellent book'- Scottish Mountaineer. 'This excellent guidebook reinforces magnificently what we all know - that the best mountain views are not the ones from the summits. It is in the borderland zone, amongst flower-filled alpine meadows, that the greatest pleasure is to be had, ...to enjoy some of the most spectacular glaciated mountain in the world.' - Stephen Venables, mountaineer, writer, broadcaster '... a comprehensive guide to the area as well as providing a detailed route description - two for the price of one!'- Strider, Journal of the Long Distance Walkers Association.

Alexander Stewart is a keen walker and has hiked in Africa, Asia, South America and Europe.

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ISBN 13	9781905864089
ISBN 10	1905864086
Titel	Walkers' Haute Route
Autor	Alexander Stewart
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Trailblazer Publications
Erscheinungsjahr	2008-07-15
Seitenanzahl	256
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.