Lofoten

The Lofoten archipelago is a magical area - a pearl necklace of granite mountains, deep blue fjords, and tiny wooden fishing villages all squeezed between the mainland and the vastness of the Norwegian Sea, situated 250km north of the Arctic Circle. There is extensive high quality rock climbing here on magnificent granite cliffs, the vast majority of this being traditionally protected. There is also superb hiking, mountaineering (summer and winter) as well as winter activities, ice climbing plus downhill and ski-mountaineering. This will be the second Rockfax guidebook to this spectacular and beautiful area, the first 2008 volume won the Banff Guidebook of the Year Award and put Lofoten very much on the map. We have updated and expanded the information with a completely new set of crag photographs, plus some fantastic maps and all the new developments from the nine years since the last book was published. For the first time we have also included coverage of the astounding set of peaks around the Stetind area on the mainland, close to Narvik. The Lofoten Climbs Rockfax will continue to be the ‘go to’ volume -  the essential companion for travelling climbers visiting this wonderful rock paradise. Areas: * The West - Helvetestinden, Merraflestinden, Breiflogtinden, Branntuva, Maslitinden, Olstinden, Olkontinden, Reinesvaet, Ramsberg, Stortind, Eggum * Henningsvaer - Rarvika, Pianokrakken, Djupfjord, Presten, Gandalfveggen, Festvagvegg, The Coast * Kalle - Paradiset, Vagakallen, Overdalen, Kallebukta, Trollfestningen, Glamtinden * Kabelvag - Sandvika, Tjelbergvika * Svolvaer - Blatinden, Svolvaer Geita, Skrapillaren * Stetind 400 pages language english edition 2024 C. Craggs und Th. Enevold Rockfax  

Stéphanie Bodet and Arnaud Petit are true aesthetes of the vertical and have formed a rope team in life and on the walls for almost thirty years. These exceptional climbers have scaled some of the most beautiful walls in the world and opened numerous routes that have become classics. This extraordinary experience gave birth to the book Legendary Walls over ten years ago. In this new edition, expanded with 80 new routes, a wide space is given to the French massifs.This book is aimed at all lovers of great routes. The photos and detailed topos (200 routes described at all levels of difficulty) allow the reader to immerse himself in this special world before the dream becomes reality. All routes are comprehensively described and accompanied by graphic topos. Great action photos inspire the imagination. An idea generator for dream routes worldwide.320 pagesLanguage FrenchEdition 2023A.  Petit, St. BodetGlénat

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