The revised edition of the Chamonix climbing guide in English is finally here. The summer in France can come. Climbing in the mountains around Chamonix. Ingenious. The alpine ambience rejoices and one is guaranteed to be inspired.The guide itself has an extremely practical format and is very well prepared. Very good site plans, good topos and understandable explanations of the location. Access and necessary equipment are described and of course the type of rock, the altitude of the area and the predominant style of climbing. Good all around and in English for once!Areas included: Le Fayet, Servoz, Le Paré, Le Labo, Les Chavants, Coupeau, Roc Dément, Roc des Os, Les Bossons, Les Gaillands, Le Brévent, La Soulire, La Flégère, Le Montenvers, Les Mottets, La Pierre d'Orthaz, Les dalles de l'Arveyron, Le Chapeau, La Joux, Le monolithe de la Chauffria 1 & 2, Moraine d'Argentière, L'Aiguillette d'Argentière, Les Chéserys - Remuaz, Le Chenavier, Le Col des Montets / côté Argentière, Le Col des Montets / côté Vallorcine, Vallorcine rocher du Saix, Vallon de Bérard, Le Passet, Mur du Loup, Barberine, Chatelards-Giétroz308 pagesLanguage EnglishEdition 2023F. Burnier, D. Potard
It has long been known that you can find one or two excellent bouldering spots near Chamonix. Area expert and local mountain guide Emmanuel Ratouis now presents the best-known and some brand new areas in detail and takes us into the bouldering world of this fascinating mountain landscape at the foot of Mont Blanc.There are over 1000 boulder problems in the 19 areas, 200 of which are new. Variety is offered by the different types of rock alone. The magnificent mountain world around Chamonix offers rough high mountain limestone, gneiss and granite in equal measure!Numerous courses ranging from easy for children to extremely difficult, as well as plenty of individual problems in almost all levels of difficulty, are sure to keep boredom at bay!Bouldering in the shadow of Mont Blanc! 19 areas1000 boulder problems, 200 of which are newcoursesIndividual problems in almost all levels of difficultytopos of the boulder fieldsmany block patternsexact access descriptionmany pictures insidecompletely in color221 pagesLanguage French / English / GermanEdition 2016E. Ratouis publishing house Tupilak
Michel Piola wanted to present climbing routes in a new format and has done so with the now available climbing maps. A new concept; topos on photo and graphic representation, condensed information on the sector, pictograms, overview of the belay material in each route and location photos and all this in postcard format. By unfolding the map, all the information is revealed. The quality and design is great!This map describes 134 routes, from sport to clean, in the "climbing garden" Les Gaillands near Chamonix.Language French / EnglishEdition 2022M. Piola
Midsummer in FranceThe new edition of the Chamonix climbing guide is finally here. The summer in France can come. Climbing in the mountains around Chamonix. Awesome. The alpine ambience rejoices and you are guaranteed to be inspired.The guide itself has an extremely practical format and is very well prepared. Very good site plans, good topos and understandable explanations of the location. Access and necessary equipment are described and of course the type of rock, the altitude of the area and the predominant style of climbing. All around good and for once in English!The crags covered in this guidebook include Le Fayet, Servoz, Le Paré, Le Labo, Les Chavants, Coupeau, Roc Dément, Roc des Os, Les Bossons, Les Gaillands, Le Brévent, La Flégère, Le Montenvers, Les Mottets, La Pierre d’Orthaz, Les dalles de l’Arveyron, Le Chapeau, La Joux, Le monolithe de la Chauffria, Moraine d’Argentière, Les Chéserys – Remuaz, Le Chenavier, Le Col des Montets / côté Argentière, Le Col des Montets / côté Vallorcine, Vallorcine, Vallon de Bérard, Le Passet, Mur du Loup, Barberine, Chatelards-GiétrozArea: Mountains of ChamonixRock: gneiss, granite,Difficulties: almost every grade, mostly the 5th and 6th grade of the french scale, single and multi pitchesProtection: from sport climbing conditions to semi equipped routes for trade climbingSeason: late spring, summer, early fall307 pagesLanguage: FrenchF. Burnier, D. Potard
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