Kompass Hiking Maps for the Eastern Alps on CD-ROM. Kompass, a leader in European hiking maps, is now offering their hiking maps on CD-ROM. These maps offer upload and download of waypoints and tracks to/from handheld GPS units and PC computers (sorry, not Mac compatible).
The software is compatible with Fugawi, Quo Vadis, OziExplorer, and some Palm and PocketPC handhelds. Currently 37 are available, covering the Eastern Alps (listed below), the Canary Islands, the Balearic Islands, Isle of Elba, and parts of Germany. In German only.
66-2274-4001
Bodensee 3D.
$29.95
66-2274-4032
Bludenz - Schruns- Klostertal.
$29.95
66-2274-4296
Burgenland 3D.
$43.95
66-2274-4295
Kärnten 3D.
$43.95
66-2274-4026
Karwendelgebirge 3D.
$29.95
66-2274-4044
Sterzing - Vipiteno.
$29.95
66-2274-4025
Zugspitze - Mieminger Kette.
$29.95
Detailed Hiking Maps
Alps 1:50,000 Hiking Maps by Rando Taride. 1:50,000. Rando Taride, 2004-2007. Very detailed 1:50,000 topographic/hiking maps for the French Alps, with contours at 20m intervals. These maps show hiking and skiing trails in bright red colors, with bilingual legend, and numerous symbols showing locations of huts and numerous tourist services.
Sample #1 (Mont Blanc) Sample #2 (Vanois) Index map for the series.
64-5662-A1
A1 - Pays du Mont Blanc. With Aravis, Chamonix, Courmayeur. The map is centered on St. Gervais le Bains and covers an area of about 60 x 45 km. The GR routes are highlighted, including the entire Tour du Mont-Blanc route and the Tour du Pays du Mont-Blanc.
$18.99
64-5662-A2
A2 - Beaufortain. With Albertvielle, Bourg-Saint-Maurice. This map is centred on Bourg Saint Maurice and extends to Courmayeur in the north east (just across the Italian border), to Albertville in the west and to Bozel in the South. GR routes are highlighted.
$18.99
64-5662-A3
A3 - Vanois. This map is centred on the Glaciers de la Vanoise and extends to La Grand Cimarella in the east (just across the Italian border), to Valloire in the south west and to Mont Pourri in the north. GR routes are highlighted.
$18.99
64-5662-A4
A4 - Massif des Bauges. This map covers from Annecy in the north, to Albertville in the east, to Chambéry in the southwest; includes Aix-les-Bains.
$18.99
64-5662-A5
A5 - Belledonna. The map covers from Pontcharra in the north to Lac du Chambon in the south and from Grenoble in the west to Valloire in the east; includes Grenoble, Chartreuse, and Grandes Rousses.
$18.99
64-5662-A6
A6 - Ecrins. This map is centred on L'Ailefroide peak and extends to Montgenevre in the east, to Corps in the west, to Le Grand Galibier peak in the north and to Orcieres-Merlette in the south. Most of the PN des Ecrins thus falls on the map. GR routes are highlighted.
$18.99
Alps 1:60,000 Hiking Maps by Libris. 1:60,000. Libris, 2003. Detailed 1:60,000 topographic/hiking maps for the French Alps, with contours at 50m intervals. These maps show hiking and skiing trails in bright colors, with hazardous and poorly defined trail sections noted. Relief is portrayed by contours at 50m intervals & hill shading which is quite dark in places. Colours distinguish wood, brushwood & built-up areas. Isolated buildings, chapels, water tanks are shown and ski-lifts, powerlines, railways and stations are included. Commune, departement and national park boundaries are indicated. A range of larger symbols depict features of interest to tourists eg. information centres, gites, refuges, car parks, VTT centres, Via Ferrata sections, museums, antiquites & natural curiosities. Note that not all of the maps have been published; only those listed below are available.
Note: We are discontinuing these maps due to their overlap with the Rando Taride maps listed above.
Sample from one of the maps. Index map for the series.
64-5662-L01
L01 - Lake Geneva, Chablais, Faucigny. Covers Geneva and S & E of Lake Geneva.
$18.95
64-5662-L03
L03 - Chartreuse, Bauges, Belledonne, Maurienne. Approximately centered on Pontcharra, NE to Albertville, and SW to Grenoble.
$18.95
64-5662-L06
L06 - Queyras - Ubaye.
$18.95
Road Maps & Atlases
Alpine Countries Road Atlas. 1:400,000. Freytag & Berndt, 2006.
(France) Route des Grandes Alpes "Découvertes Regionales" Map. 1:250,000. IGN, Paris. A shaded relief map that highlights the scenic backroads through the Grand Alpes. Bilingual.
64-5686-GR
1 sheet, folded
$14.95
(France) Rhône-Alpes regional road map. 1:300,000. Michelin, 2005. Road classification includes an indication of the number of lanes, and restricted routes, steep gradients, height and load limits, and driving distances are marked. Railways and ferries are included. The maps use hill shading to show the relief, with additional peak heights marked. Administrative boundaries and national/regional parks are indicated. Tourist information includes scenic routes and symbols for viewpoints, sport and recreational facilities, various landmarks, antiquities and sites of interest.
Latitude and longitude are shown by a grid in steps of 15'. Map legend includes English.
Sample of the map Coverage of the map
64-5654-523
Rhone-Alpes. M523.
$11.95
(France) Rhône-Alpes "Découvertes Regionales" Map. 1:300,000. IGN, Paris. An attractive and detailed shaded relief map that highlights the region south of Lac Léman along the French-Swiss border. This map borders the Franche-Compte map listed above. The map has all of the normal tourist symbols denoting points of tourist interest such as caves, spas, golf courses, canoe routes, hiking routes, castles, ruins, and much more. The real value of this map is the clarity in which the roads are displayed - an ideal planning map. In French with English in the map legend.
Rhône-Alpes map sample
64-5686-RR
1 sheet, folded
$14.95
Alps (Alpenlander). 1:500,000. Freytag/Berndt, 2004. This excellent road map covers all of the Alps on a single sheet, yet at scale perfect for planning cycling or car trips. The map covers northern Italy, Austria, Switzerland and part of France and Slovenia and includes a few city inset maps. Size is 125 x 95 cm.
Hiking Atlas of the Alps (Grosser Wander-Atlas Alpen). Kompass, 2005. This paperback atlas has summaries of 170 hikes through the Alps, including elevation gain, summary map, listing of the detailed maps needed for the hike, and description of the hike. In German.
66-22952
Atlas.
$24.95
Europe Long-Distance Hiking Routes E1 & E5 Atlases. Kompass, 2005. Spiral-bound atlases with detailed hiking/topo trail maps and extensive text (in German only).
66-2273-1057
E1 Hiking Trail hiking atlas/guide.
$18.99
66-2273-1058
E5 Hiking Trail hiking atlas/guide.
$18.99
(France & Switzerland) Bicycling Atlas des Col des Alpes. Altigraph Edition. This is a 6-volume series that covers the Alpes, giving elevation profiles and descriptions for mountain biking rides throughout the Alpes. Soft cover atlas features bicycling routes in the French Alps. There is a description, map and elevation profile of each ride. In French. The volumes are arranged from south (Vol. 1) to north (Vol. 5) and southeastern Switzerland (Vol. 6).
64-5695CO-1
Vol. 1 - Menton, Nice Monaco west ot Apt, Sault, Nyons.
$34.95
64-5695CO-2
Vol. 2 - Gap, Brianzon, le Bourge d'Oisans.
$34.95
64-5695CO-3
Vol. 3 - Grenoble, Sestrieres.
$34.95
64-5695CO-4
Vol. 4 - Val d'Isere, Chambery.
$34.95
64-5695CO-5
Vol. 5 - Gstaad, Chamonix, Geneva.
$34.95
64-5695CO-6
Vol. 6 - east of Vol. 5, covering Sion, Zermatt, east to St. Moritz, Chur..
$34.95
64-5695CO
Set of 6 volumes.
$178.25
Walking in the Alps. Lonely Planet, 2004. Iconic peaks reflected in tranquil mountain lakes, sweeping hillsides blanketed in wild flowers and dramatic, sprawling glaciers characterise the Alps. Discover why this mighty range, the birthplace of modern mountain walking, has enthralled walkers for centuries.
Detailed descriptions of 47 walks in the Alps.
Featured coverage of multi-country megatreks, Tour du Mont Blanc and Walker's Haute Route.
Two-color maps for every walk.
Step-by-step introduction to the walk-climb hybrid Via Ferrata.
Inside information on walkers' accommodation, transport, gear and safety.
Language section for French, German, Italian, and Slovene.
Click here for complete listings of the Kompass hiking maps to accompany this guide.
66-2297WA
Guidebook - Our price - 15% discount
$21.24
Walking Austria's Alps - Hut to Hut. The Mountaineers Books, 2nd ed. 1999. Want extended alpine adventures without back-straining loads of camping gear? The walking tours in this guide take you through some of the world's most stunning mountain scenery by day and to a hospitable mountain hut each night, via Austria's hut-to-hut trail system. All you need are a few essentials and strong legs, and you're free to explore alpine meadows and villages, crest high passes, and cross rushing, glacier-fed streams. At day's end, you'll find hearty food, a comfortable bed, and a traditional Austrian welcome in the huts.
11 itineraries range from 4 to 11 days in length.
Details include distance, estimated duration, and elevation change.
Tours are easily accessible from towns, villages, and roads.
No camping equipment is required for these hikes.
Dozens of ideas for side trips and tour variations.
Click here for Kompass hiking maps of Austria to accompany this guide.
64-1495W
Guidebook - Our price - 15% discount
$13.95
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Hiking Guides by Cicerone Plus Maps for the Guides
Walking in the Alps. Kev Reynolds, 2005. Walking is unquestionably the best method of exploring, and it is the mountain walker for whom journeys in the Alps reveal some of the finest views, the greatest contrasts. This book is a definitive guide to the many thousands of possible routes, with a geographical span that ranges from the Maritime Alps of southern France to the Julians of Slovenia, from Italy's Gran Paradiso to the little-known Turnitzer Alps of eastern Austria, and from the ice-bound giants of the Bernese Oberland to the green rolling Kitzbuheler Alps and the bizarre towers of the Dolomites of South Tirol, showing the amazing diversity of this wonderful mountain chain.
There are walks to suit every taste: gentle and undemanding, long and tough, and everything in between. A superb guide for helping you choose the hike of your choice and doing the basic planning. One of Cicerone's detailed guides is then recommended for use on the trail.
66-22951WA
Guide
$39.95
Alpine Pass Route, Switzerland. By Kev Reynolds, 2004. The Alpine Pass Route traverses Switzerland from east to west: from the ancient town of Sargans on the borders of Leichtenstein, to Montreux on the shores of Lake Geneva. It covers some 325 kilometres of mountain and valley and crossed 16 passes with an accumulation of almost 18,000 metres of height gain in fifteen stages.
Each pass is different: from the remote slender crest of the Richetli to the broad tourist thronged Kleine Scheideggrocky crest of the Bunderchrinde and the grassy saddle of the Blattipass with its incredible views of the Oberland giants. Snow capped peaks accompany the walker - the Todi and the Titlis; the Wetterhorn, Eiger and Jungfrau; the Kandersteg peaks; Wildstrubel, Wildhorn and Diablerets.
Accommodation is plentiful. The route can be done as one long hard walk, or split into two easier holidays. There are many options- cable- cars; chair- lifts and funiculars can be used in many places. It is a route to sort all walkers.
A long journey across a mountain landscape can be a great source of satisfaction and untold pleasure. And when that journey traverses an Alpine country as lovely as Switzerland, and when that country consists of mountains as full of charisma and grace as are the Wetterhorn, Eiger, Monch, Jungfrau, Gspaltenhorn, Blumlisalp and Les Diablerets, then the journey may be seen as one of magnetic appeal and with magnificent rewards for those who complete it. Such a journey is that travelled by walkers along the Alpine Pass Route. The author recommends several 1:50,000 hiking maps to accompany the guide, these maps are listed below.
65-39971AP
Guide
$22.99
1:50,000 Swiss Hiking/Topo Maps:
65-39530-237T
Walenstadt.
$29.99
65-39530-245T
Stans.
$29.99
65-39530-246T
Klausenpass.
$29.99
65-39530-247T
Sardona.
$29.99
65-39530-255T
Sustenpass.
$29.99
65-39530-262T
Rochers de Naye.
$29.99
65-3952-5004
Berner Oberland. Sheet 5004.
$34.99
65-3952-5009
Gstaad - Adelboden. Sheet 5009.
$34.99
The Bernese Alps, Switzerland. By Kev Reynolds, 2005. Over 100 routes in the Bernese Alps are described in this third edition of Kev Reynolds' popular guide. It is an indispensable companion to a region that boasts famous peaks such as the Eiger, Monch and Jungfrau.
But there are lesser-known mountains too that are just as scenically dramatic, and in their shadow peaceful villages and seemingly forgotten hamlets are lodged in spectacular locations. Add to that the romantic valleys, lakes, flower-filled meadows and a network of mountain huts and rustic inns for those who want to experience the Alps of the Victorian pioneers, and you'll understand why the Bernese Alps seduce the connoisseur back year after year.
All this, and more, is available to the mountain walker, and this indispensable guide will enable you to explore the very best of the Bernese mountain wonderland.
65-39971BE
Guide
$28.95
1:50,000 Swiss Hiking/Topo Maps:
65-39530-255T
Sustenpass.
$29.99
65-3952-5004
Berner Oberland. Sheet 5004.
$34.99
65-3952-5009
Gstaad - Adelboden. Sheet 5009.
$34.99
Central Switzerland - A Walking Guide. By Kev Reynolds, 1993. Few regions of the Alps contain greater contrasts than Central Switzerland. The shores of the riviera - like Lake of Lucerne and the ice-clad peaks of the Winterberg massif are a world apart, yet they have two things in common; both are spectacular scenery and have magnificent walking country nearby. This guidebook points the way to secluded corners of rarely-trodden glens as well as the better known valleys, along lakeside pathways and across lofty ridges with stunning views to dream on. Here indeed is a mountain region with vast potential for the walker and all who love fine scenery.
Lucerne, Brunnen, Altdorf, Andermatt and Engelberg ensure that there's no shortage of accommodation - of all standards. But there are also numerous other villages and remote alp hamlets, less known but no less lovely, that offer overnight lodgings in the peace of the mountains. Kev Reynolds describes the villages, valleys and mountains of Central Switzerland, and provides 90 of the region's best walking routes that will lead to some of the finest views in all the Alps.
This guidebook has been planned for use by walkers who may never have ambled through an alpine valley before, as well as the more experienced mountain trekker aiming for the high cols and rugged inner recesses of glacier hung peaks. There is something in the Alps for all to enjoy.
65-39971CS
Guide
$22.99
1:50,000 Swiss Hiking/Topo Maps:
65-39530-235T
Rotkreuz.
$29.99
65-39530-236T
Lachen.
$29.99
65-39530-245T
Stans.
$29.99
65-39530-246T
Klausenpass.
$29.99
65-39530-255T
Sustenpass.
$29.99
65-39530-256T
Disentis.
$29.99
Chamonix to Zermatt: 'The Walkers Haute Route'. By Kev Reynolds. Chamonix to Zermatt, Mont Blanc to the Matterhorn- in two weeks of mountain travel you will see the greatest collection of 4000 metre peaks in the Alps and visit some of the most spectacular valleys. You will discover delightful villages and remote hamlets, wander flower meadows and forests, skirt exquisite tarns that turn mountains on their heads, and clamber beside glaciers. The way intrudes on lonely stone-filled corries, with marmots along the boulders and ibex on the heights, and provides a surprise around every corner. The route is more than 180 kilometres long. It crosses 11 passes, gains more than 12,000 metres in height and is a strong contender for the title of Most Beautiful Walk in Europe.
This new edition includes the exciting two-day Europaweg - a true high-level path that carries the Haute Route way above the Mattertal and into Zermatt - a worthy conclusion to a great trek. 188 pages, laminated cover. Five maps are recommended to accompany this guide, these are listed below.
64-56981CH
Guide
$19.95
Maps:
65-39530-273T
Montana.
$29.99
65-39530-274T
Visp.
$29.99
65-39530-282T
Martigny.
$29.99
65-39530-283T
Arolla.
$29.99
65-39530-284T
Mischabel.
$29.99
The Écrins National Park guide. Kev Reynolds, 2001. The Écrins National Park contains some of the most spectacular mountain scenery in the whole Alpine range. Easily accessible by public transport or car, and with several charming valleys in which to make a base (including the Romanche, Guisane, Vallouise, Valgaudemar and Vénéon valleys), this largest national park in France offers an unrivalled selection of walks - each one revealing awesome views. Kev Reynolds has picked 70 of the best routes from some of the finest valleys, enough to keep any active walker content for several holidays.
Located southeast of Grenoble and unequally split between the départements of Isère and Hautes-Alpes, the Parc National des Ecrins is the largest in France, covering an area of 92,000 hectares (227,332 acres), with a peripheral zone nearly twice that size. This is mountain country par excellence, with the highest peaks forming a block at the very heart of the range, and a diverse assortment of valleys surrounding or spreading from it.
64-56981EC
Guide
$24.95
Maps:
64-5662-A6
A6 - Écrins 1:50,000 topographic map - le Bourg d'Oisans, Briançon, Parc National des Écrins. With Aravis, Chamonix, Courmayeur. Rando Taride. The map is centered on St. Gervais le Bains and covers an area of about 60 x 45 km. The GR routes are highlighted, including the entire Tour du Mont-Blanc route and the Tour du Pays du Mont-Blanc.
$18.99
Walks in the Engadine, Switzerland. By Kev Reynolds, 2005. Tucked away in the south-east corner of Switzerland, the Engadine is a region of lakes and mountains, home of the country's only national park, guardian of the Romansch language and location for some of the most sublime villages in all the Alps.
In this long-awaited second of edition of his guide Walks in the Engadine, Kev Reynolds has selected more than 100 of his favourite routes that not only reveal breathtaking views, but take the walker into secretive inner glens and onto remote alp pastures bypassed by the 21st century. Graceful Piz Bernina, glacier-hung Piz Pal, the bold granite form of Piz Badile - these form part of the backdrop. But there are other peaks too that the modest walker can climb, and snow-free passes that link one enchanting valley to another.
Walking the French Alps: GR5. By Martin Collins. Fully updated second edition. The previous edition has been the best-selling and leading guide to the route for many years. Extensively illustrated with maps, and black and white and colour photos.
One of the world's leading long-distance trails, through the Alps from Lake Geneva to the Mediterranean - a mere 660km (400miles). The author recommends the Didier & Richard 1:50,000 maps #1,3,6,8,9,10,11), which are out of print and no longer available. He also mentions the 1:50,000 IGN topo maps which are also out of print. The new series by Rando Taride and Libris covers part of the Route and are listed above. For the rest of the Route the French IGN TOP 25 1:25,000 topo series are available. However, many sheets are needed at this scale and the hiker is recommended to look at the index map (e-mail for an index map) and buy only those sheets they need for the portion of the trail they are hiking.
64-56981FA
Guide
$22.95
Walking in the Haute Savoie. By Janette Norton. Two guides covering the walking possibilities in the Haute Savoie. Volume 1 covers the region south of Lake Geneva, across to the Swiss border. Outside the Chamonix area few books have been written in English concerning the Haute Savoie and the innumerable walking possibilities of the region, which range from the gentle pre-alps south of Lake Geneva (Chablais, Salve and Valle Verte), covered in Vol. 1 to the higher peaks further south, between Annecy and Chamonix covered in Vol. 2. These walking guides also give historical background, descriptions of the different areas the walks start from, plus additional information regarding the towns and villages which can be used as centres.
There are chapters concerning how to get there, equipment, walk explanations, flora and fauna. These two guides together provide a full update of the first editon guide to the Haute Savoie which was published in one volume in 1996.
64-56981HS1
Vol. 1 - South of Lake Geneva
$19.95
64-56981HS2
Vol. 2 - North of Lake Geneva
$19.95
Through the Italian Alps: The GTA Grande Traversata delle Alpi. Gillian Price. This immensely rewarding 46-day long-distance route across the western Italian Alps is an exciting proposition, taking in a remarkable kaleidoscope of traditional cultures combined with breathtaking landscapes punctuated by the landmark stone giants such as the Argentera, Monviso and Gran Paradiso. Starting a mere stones throw from the Mediterranean, the GTA (Grande Traversata delle Alpi) curves its way high over the fertile Piedmont plain traversing the Ligurian, Maritime, Cottian, Graian and Pennine Alps, heading northwards to a brilliant conclusion near the base of Monte Rosa and its spilling glaciers.
A network of hospitable high altitude refuges alternated with village-based hostels and comfortable inns guarantee walkers memorable meals and a good night's rest. The sole requisites for potential trekkers are a taste for adventure and average fitness; no special mountaineering expertise is necessary. Excellent public transport links make multiple shorter chunks feasible to fit in with individual holiday requirements. This unforgettable alpine experience is finally available to English-speaking walkers!
64-82961AL
Guide
$17.95
Tour of Mont Blanc. Kev Reynolds. The Tour of Mont Blanc is one of the best - if not the best - of the world's classic walks. It circumnavigates the Mont Blanc massif in about eleven days. The walk has all the excitement of the high mountains yet none of the worry of altitude sickness. It crosses numerous cols with stunning views of spectacular snow and rock peaks. Accommodation along the route is plentiful.
The 'official' Tour du Mont Blanc follows an established route around the main block of mountains containing not only Mont Blanc but its principal allied summits such as Verte, Chardonnet, Gouter, Géant, Jorasses, d'Argentière, Dolent and numerous others. The author describes the tour both in the traditional 'anti-clockwise' direction and the 'clockwise' direction.. There are several alternative routes that subsequently link and these are also described. The routes, along with suggestions for alternative exploration, have been created on what the author thinks gives the very best perspective and appreciation of the whole region and provides the best balance of visual return for the physical effort required. At every opportunity recommendations are made that will bring the walker into closer contact with the area and enhance memories of the visit.
This guide is in full colour, and has a good section on points of interest, accommodation details and natural history of the region.
64-56981MB
Guide
$19.95
Maps:
64-5662-A1
Mont Blanc 1:50,000 topo. (Rando Taride).
$18.99
64-5648-3531ET
Massif du Mont Blanc 1:25,000 topo map. France IGN.
$19.99
64-5648-3630OT
Chamonix 1:25,000 topo map. Farnce IGN.
$19.99
Mont Blanc Walks. Hilary Sharp. Full colour guide to the very best walking around Chamonix and Mont Blanc, the world capital of mountaineering written by guide, expert and photographer Hilary Sharp, who lives in the valley. With 50 outstanding walks and 4 multi-day treks, this covers both the French side around Chamonix and Italian around Courmayeur.
Totally new guide to this most popular destination for alpine walkers and mountain-lovers. Introduction to the best walking in the most popular alpine region, Chamonix, the capital of mountaineering. 50 outstanding walking routes in France and Italy, plus 4 multi-day treks. Illustrated with outstanding photographs and maps.
64-56981MC
Guide
$24.95
The Grand Tour of Mont Rosa. By C.J. Wright. This guide covers the ultimate alpine long distance walk which encirclese most of the Pennine Alps. Each volume includes descriptions of sidetrips and each contains numerous illustrations and photographs. The author recommends several different maps, listed below. The first group, published by the Swiss, are the most accurate but do not have trail numbers on the maps. The second group, published by the Italian company Istituto Geografico Centrale and the third group published by Kompass, are slightly less detailed/accurate, but they show huts and trail numbers.
Guides:
65-39971MR1
Vol. 1 -Martigny to Valle della Sesia (via the Italian valleys). 216 pages.
$29.95
Maps: Group 1.
65-39530-273T
Swiss 1:50,000 hiking/topo #273T - Montana.
$29.99
65-39530-274T
Swiss 1:50,000 hiking/topo #274T - Visp.
$29.99
65-39530-282T
Swiss 1:50,000 hiking/topo #282T - Martigny.
$29.99
65-39530-283T
Swiss 1:50,000 hiking/topo #283T - Arolla.
$29.99
65-39530-284T
Swiss 1:50,000 hiking/topo #284T - Mischabel.
$29.99
65-3952-293
Valpelline. Sheet 293.
$19.99
65-3952-294
Gressoney. Sheet 294.
$19.99
65-3952-5006
Matterhorn-Mischabel. Sheet 5006.
$34.99
Maps: Group 2.
64-82741-05
Cervino - Matterhorn e Monte Rosa. Ayas, Aosta, Vreuil Cervinia, Brussion, Challand, Champoluc, Chatillon, Gressoney, Valpelline, Valtournenche, Zermatt.
$16.99
64-82741-10
Monte Rosa, Alagna e Macugnaga. Bannio, Domodossola, Fobello, Lago d'Orta, Omegna, Saas Fee, Valle Antrona, Valstrona, Varallo Sesia, Villadossola, Zermatt.
$15.99
Maps: Group 3.
66-2273-XX87
Breuil/Cervinia - Zermatt. 1:50,000.
$13.99
66-2273-XX88
Monte Rosa. 1:50,000.
$13.99
Tour of the Oisans: GR54. By Andrew Harper. The Tour de l'Oisans is the name given to one of the most strenuous alpine walks: the 'GR54'. It is circuitous, traditionally beginning and ending at the alpine resort of Bourg d'Oisans 40km (25miles) to the east of Grenoble.
The massif it encircles is that of the Ecrins, the bulk of which is a National Park. The landscape is stupendous. There are wondrous views and nowhere along the whole route lacks interest. The valleys are rich in individuality, the hamlets varied in style and facility. Forest, meadows, bare mountainside, scree, scant tracks, stones, bushes, rocks, streams, pools, rivers, lakes, glaciers are the ingredients and very little roadwork is encountered.
GR54 should not be attempted by anyone who has not had a thorough 'primer' of approaching difficulty elsewhere in the Alps. The Mont Blanc Tour is similar in scale: of distance and total ascended altitude, taking about the same time in which it can be accomplished. GR54 is arguably more difficult, being severe and exposed in places with attendant increase in danger and risk. Nevertheless, thousands flock to the area annually. The French quite rightly recognise its grand potential and there is a constant passage of people progressing their way around the paths.
64-56981OS
Guide
$19.95
Maps:
64-5662-A6
A6 - Ecrins. This map is centred on L'Ailefroide peak and extends to Montgenevre in the east, to Corps in the west, to Le Grand Galibier peak in the north and to Orcieres-Merlette in the south. Most of the PN des Ecrins thus falls on the map. GR routes are highlighted.
$18.99
The Tour of the Queyras. By Alan Castle. The Queyras is an isolated, unspoilt region of the French Alps between the Durance Valley and the Italian border. Sheltered to the west by the big peaks of the Ecrins, it is one of the sunniest areas of the Alps, a mass of flowers early in the season. The absence of glaciers make it ideal hillwalking country, with several mountain summits accessible to the ordinary walker.
This book describes a 13-day circuit along the GR58 and GR541, with accommodation in gites and refuges. Ideal for a first alpine visit or for those tired of more crowded areas, or for those seeking to escape the unsettled weather of massifs furthers north. There is plenty of variety from woodland glades to rocky high-level cols, from Alpine pasture to airy summit. The Tour includes two excursions into the Italian Alps and there is plenty of opportunity to shorten or lengthen the route as time and conditions dictate. The walk is ideal for those new to Alpine walking, whilst providing optional challenges for the more experienced.
Most of the Day stages are not over long, allowing plenty of time for admiring the magnificent scenery or attempting an additional summit or footpath. Time is available at the end of a two week holiday to visit Guillestre and nearby Briançon.
64-56981QU
Guide
$33.99
Walking in the Tarentaise & Beaufort Alps. By J.W. Akitt. This is the delectable mountain area south of Mont Blanc - includes the Vanoise National Park. The guide describes 53 day walks, 5 tours between 2 and 8 days duration, plus 40 short outings.
The author recommends several maps, listed below, to accompany the guidebook.
64-56981TB
Guide
$19.95
Maps:
64-5648-3432ET
France 1:25,000 topo #3432ET Albertville.
$19.99
64-5648-3433ET
France 1:25,000 topo #3433ET St-Jean-de-Maurienne - St-François-Longchamp - Valmorel.
$19.99
64-5648-3531OT
France 1:25,000 topo #3531OT Mégève - Col des Aravis.
$19.99
64-5648-3531ET
France 1:25,000 topo #3531ET St-Gervais - Massif du Mont Blanc.
$19.99
64-5648-3532OT
France 1:25,000 topo #3532OT Massif du Beaufortin.
$19.99
64-5648-3532ET
France 1:25,000 topo #3532ET Les Arcs - La Plagne.
$19.99
64-5648-3534OT
France 1:25,000 topo #3534OT Les Trois Vallées - Modane.
$19.99
64-5648-3633ET
France 1:25,000 topo #3633ET Tignes - Val d'Isère - Haute Maurienne.
$19.99
64-8274-102
Val Savarenche, Val di Rhômes, Valgrisenche. Sheet 102.
$15.99
The Valais, Switzerland - A Walking Guide. By Kev Reynolds. 120 routes throughout the Swiss Valais, one of Switzerland's finest mountain regions. Detailed coverage of Bettmeralp, Ltschental, Saastal, Mattertal, Turtmanntal, Val d'Annivers, Val d'Herens, Val de Nendaz, Val de Bagnes, Val d'Entremont, Val Ferret, Vallee de Trient.
With full colour maps and 100 high quality photographs to illustrate the book. The Matterhorn, Monte Rosa, Zinarothorn, Ober Gabelhorn, Dent Blanche, Weisshorn, Bietschhorn, Grand Combin: these are some of the most dramatic mountains in Europe. Here they form a backdrop to a series of routes that should answer the dreams of any keen mountain walker.
Best-known, perhaps, for the resorts of Zermatt and Saas Fee, the Valais district of Switzerland is also the location of the Litschental and Turtmanntal, the Vals' d'Anniviers, Hèrens, Bagnes and Ferret valleys and valleys in which there are numerous alp hamlets nestling among the pastures. There are also dozens of small lakes, the longest glacier in the Alps, pristine snowfields, meadows full of flowers, marmots that will eat out of your hand, and no shortage of accommodation, ranging from low-cost dormitories and campsites to the grandest of hotels.
In this, the third edition of his popular guide, Kev Reynolds has selected and described 120 routes that represent the very best of this magical region. Rewritten and with a new design, fresh maps and colour photos throughout, Walking in the Valais is your passport to some memorable walking holidays in this Alpine wonderland.
65-39971VB
Guide
$22.95
1:50,000 Swiss Hiking/Topo Maps:
65-39530-264T
Jungfrau.
$29.99
65-39530-272T
St. Maurice.
$29.99
65-39530-273T
Montana.
$29.99
65-39530-283T
Arolla.
$29.99
65-3952-5003
Mt. Blanc - Grand Combin. Sheet 5003.
$34.99
65-3952-5006
Matterhorn-Mischabel. Sheet 5006.
$34.99
65-3952-5009
Gstaad - Adelboden. Sheet 5009.
$34.99
Tour of the Vanois. By Kev Reynolds. This book is a guide to a 10-12 day circuit of one of the finest of all mountain areas in France - the Vanoise Alps. Easily accessible by train or bus from Chambéry and Grenoble, the Vanoise National Park neighbours that of the Gran Paradiso National Park in Italy, with Mont Blanc to the north and the Ecrins to the south. The Tour of the Vanoise explores the very best of this scenically spectacular region of 3000m peaks, glaciers, lakes, waterfalls and flowering meadows, and provides plenty of opportunities to study marmots, chamois and ibex along the way.
With numerous manned huts strategically placed throughout the National Park, lightly-laden trekkers can stay in simple comfort each night without having to resort to carrying tents, food or cooking equipment. Covering a distance of more than 154km (95miles) it encounters some dramatically wild landscapes, is demanding in places and, with several passes to tackle in excess of 2500 metres (8200ft), ensures there's plenty of height gain and loss; the total amount of ascent being some 7031metres (23,068ft). Kev Reynolds describes the route, its alternatives and variations, gives details of the huts and other accommodation, and points out items of interest along the way.
This circuit should appeal to all who love wild places, and for whom the Alps provide an antidote to everyday life at low level. The map recommended by the author is out of print and no longer available and has been replaced by the excellent Rando Taride map listed below.
64-56981VA
Guide
$17.95
Maps:
64-5662-A1
A1 - Pays du Mont Blanc. With Aravis, Chamonix, Courmayeur. The map is centered on St. Gervais le Bains and covers an area of about 60 x 45 km. The GR routes are highlighted, including the entire Tour du Mont-Blanc route and the Tour du Pays du Mont-Blanc.