Another compact climbing guide for great multi-pitch tours and single pitches in Haute Maurienne Vanoise, located on the French-Italian border. The climbing areas between Le Freney and Bonneval sur Arc (bordering Val d'Isere) are located in the far east of France in the high mountains of the Parc national de la Vanoise national park. Climbers are constantly surrounded by breathtaking alpine nature and are rewarded with fantastic views of the mountain world of this border region when climbing the long routes.The content of the climbing guide is really condensed. Photo topos, site plans and descriptions of the many routes in a concise form and good quality ensure the climbing trip is a success. In addition to the many climbing routes and 12 via ferratas, there are also a few boulders for fans of short, powerful bouldering moves.272 pagesLanguage FrenchEdition 2020P. Col

In the middle of the Écrins National Park lies the small village of Bérarde, surrounded by the Réserve Naturelle Nationale de la Haute Vallée du Vénéon. For this wonderful alpine landscape, the new edition of Jean-Michel Cambon's climbing guide from 2013 is now available in an updated and readable form. In terms of content, one remains with the kind of climbing primer in Cambon's sense. Detailed and very good description of the ingenious lines, whether single rope or multi-pitch, spiced with lots of humor and anecdotes.186 single pitches at 12 locations and 78 multi-pitches distributed over 10 sectors await the aspirants. Enjoyment is guaranteed, especially in summer.The income and proceeds of the climbing guides sold go directly into future openings and new equipment as well as into the renovation of existing routes.108 pagesLanguage French, glossary of the most important terms in Italian / English and GermanEdition 2022JM Cambon

Fantastic climbing areas, located a little higher (between 800 and 2500 m above sea level) and therefore well suited for the hot days, in the valley "Val Durance". These areas are located on the French-Italian border around the towns of Briancon, L'Argentière and Guillestre. Different types of rocks are waiting here for the climber in a small area. Single pitches, multi-pitches, horizontal to overhanging walls and the different exposures of the sectors do not stand for monotony, but for pure variety!The climbing guide is clearly structured, has very good location sketches, color photo topos and expressive pictograms, which really bring all the information to the point.For its 14th edition, the new guide-book "Briançon Climbs" 2026 contains several novelties. Its layout has been modified a little, 14 new sectors have been added, and each climbing site has been updated with the opening or removal of tracks since 2022. New feature : the GPS coordinates of the parking are now displayed in our book as well as the updated access maps, in addition we have put online this year an interactive map of the sites. The topo covers several regions: the Vallée de la Clarée and Vallée Etroite, the Guisane Valley, Briançon, Vallouise, L'Argentière-La Bessée/ Ailefroide, La Roche de Rame, Freissinères, Tramouillon-Saint Crépin Valley, Guillestre, Queyras and the Embrunais. Climbing sites are often high in altitude. It was favored the opening of new sites on the North face for the summer climb. With this topo, you discover a department where nature is still preserved. Rock: limestone, conglomerate, gabbro, quartzite, granite, gneissDifficulties: 3b - 9a french scale / single and multi pitchesProtection: sport climbing conditionsSeason: late spring, summer, early fall406 pageslanguage: French /  Englishedition 2026N. Bonnet and J. J. RollandFFME

35 km away from Briancon is La Grave la Meije, nestled among high peaks of the French Western Alps.The climbing areas are located not far from this village and thus in magnificent alpine scenery.All the climbing routes presented in this climbing guide are not included in the climbing guides of Briancon or Escalade en Isere (rather a good complement to those titles).Approximately 230 sport climbing routes, 12 major alpine routes, and 2 drytooling sectors are described in the guide.The sport shorts and drytoolings are illustrated on color photo-topos. The big alpines (from 120m up to 400m) are available as graph. Topos. For the bouldering there are no topos, but they are only area suggestions. Regardless of the French description of the routes, the author uses pictograms, GPS data and small site plans, which are unmistakable. La Grave La Meije, close to Briancon 74 pages language french edition 2022 B. Ribeyre

In this richly illustrated climbing guide for Ailefroide and the surrounding area you will find a variety of sport climbing routes and alpine tours. 336 sport climbing routes spread over 13 sectors and 168 long alpine routes in 23 sectors.Including a few clean climbs. The surroundings and the routes themselves are in a fantastic alpine setting. Perfect for the hot summer, but also suitable for warmer spring and fall days.Almost all topos can be found on color photos, a few are presented graphically. Otherwise, the routes are all described clearly and adequately.240 pagesLanguage EnglishEdition 2025JM Cambon

502 alpine multi-pitches in the massif Écrins Est, Briançonnais and Cerces are described in detail and illustrated in this climbing guide.The area is breathtaking and offers quite a bit of climbing adventure.The topos are largely in color photos. They are detailed. Many of the routes are very well secured. However, there are also routes where you can think about belaying.Also this climbing guide by JM Cambon is bulging with info, so that one is at first beaten when you open the book. However, the order quickly opens up and you are guaranteed to find something if you are looking for a treat in great alpine scenery. The income and proceeds of the climbing guides sold go directly to future openings and new equipment, as well as to the rehabilitation of existing routes.512 pagesLanguage FrenchEdition 2026JM Cambon

The Queyras is a landscape and regional nature park in the Hautes-Alpes department, which lies to the west of the main Alpine ridge on the Italian border. The Queyras is surrounded to the north, south and west by mountain ranges that reach altitudes of between 3000 and 4000 metres. Thanks to this sheltered location, the Queyras forms a pronounced inner-Alpine ‘dry area’. Climbing is therefore often possible here even when the rain is soaking the rock elsewhere at the same time.The climbing guide describes 180 long, alpine routes as well as 16 small sport climbing areas and 5 via ferratas. The guidebook contains a total of 1479 pitches.  The difficulties range from 2c to 8c+. french grade (most difficult single pitch) - so there is something for everyone :-) - whereby the 4th and 5b grades clearly dominate on the long routes. The routes are clearly laid out on perfect colour photographs, some of which were taken from quite a long distance. All routes are described in great detail. Unfortunately only in french language. However, the key information is summarised again for each route.When you first leaf through the guide, it looks like an illustrated book about the beautiful landscape of the Queyras and the photos alone make you want to climb in this part of France. 360 pages Language French Edition 2024 G. Vallot, S. Pusnel, E. Vallot

529 alpine multi-pitches in Belledone Sud, Matheysine, Dévoluy and Écrins Ouest are described in detail and illustrated in this climbing guide.The area is breathtaking and offers quite a bit of climbing adventure. The topos are partly laid on color photos and otherwise graphic in nature. They are presented in detail. Many of the routes are very well secured. However, there are also routes where you can think about belaying.This climbing guide by JM Cambon is also full of information. The overview opens up quickly, however, and you are guaranteed to find something if you are looking for a treat in great alpine scenery. 500 pages language french edition 2023 JM Cambon