climbing guidebook Escalades en Queyras - Pays du Viso

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