Auvergne / Puy-de-Dome

The small town of Aurillac is located in the Cantal department in the middle of the beautiful Auvergne, not far from the natural park Volcans d'Auvergne, which is worth seeing. The 19 climbing and 3 bouldering areas included in the guide are mainly located north and east of Aurillac. A total of 551 sport climbing routes and 201 bouldering routes have made it into the guide. At the beginning of the guide is a corresponding list, in which all areas and their number of routes / boulder sorted by grade are listed. Very helpful for quick orientation. Also otherwise the guide convinces by its clarity. Each area is briefly described at the beginning, the crucial information (recommended material and rope length, GPS coordinates of the area / parking possibilities, wall orientation) can be easily filtered out without French language skills. The topos of each route are legibly superimposed over color photographs (rarely sketches). In addition to grade, there is also a star rating for each route.The 2018 edition now features QR codes for all areas in addition to a multilingual introduction and glossary of key climbing terms.228 pp.Language French / Introduction and glossary in English, Spanish, German, Italian.Edition 2018

Who doesn't know the volcanic cones of the Auvergne, especially the Puy de Dome. The department of the same name offers excellent hiking, canoeing and, of course, climbing.This topo guide presents 24 climbing areas, which are very varied. Most of the climbing is on granite or basalt. Beginners and advanced climbers will get their money's worth.The book is well structured and will guide you to your climbing destination even if you don't know French. Detailed descriptions, pictograms, color photos (few graphs), excellent maps and GPS coordinates of the climbing destinations are used.A good alternative or supplement to the south-eastern climbing areas of the Ardeche or the Cantal to the south.approx. 800 routes spread over 24 areas207 pagesLanguage FrenchEdition 2024