Products tagged with 'climbing book'

A new guide covering the Cerces and Queyras and the first of its kind to this area - 344 routes are described including straight-forward snow 'plods', mixed climbs of all grades and the classic mountaineering routes of the area; the guide also describes the ski-mountaineering available in the area.

France : Languedoc-Roussillon covers the extensive and fertile climbing area west of Haute Provence. The areas covered largely surround the beautiful Parc National des Cévennes, but also includes crags that are close to the cities of Nimes and Avignon. Some areas have been climbed on for generations; others are still very much in development, all will leave you hungry for more.

Mountaineering in the Mont Blanc Range showcases the most beautiful lower grade snow, ice and mixed climbs (F to AD+) in the seemingly inexhaustible Mont Blanc Range. The routes described in this book should be within the capabilities of almost all mountaineers.

A guide to the Mont Blanc Massif decribing 67 routes, rock, ice and mixed, in the middle grades (up to F6a). The guide is fully illustrated throughout with both full colour photo-topos and excellent hand-drawn topos, it is packed with great action shots and has a good selection of approach and over-view maps.

The limestone and sandstone crags and quarries described in this guide are scattered over a large area of North, East and South Cumbria outwith the Lake District, and a major attraction is that its climbs may often remain dry when those in the National Park are not.

The first English language climbing guide covering a wide range of sport climbing venues in the Haute Provence area of southeast France including Cease, Orpierre and Buoux, to name but a few.

Following on from Rockfax's Haute Provence this new guide covers the Cote d'Azur region including the world famous Verdon Gorge.

Dangling sweaty-palmed from a 3000 foot cliff for days on end, the author taught himself by trial and error -why do the same? This guide will show you leading and hauling techniques, how to live on a wall, style and ethics, key training exercises and all illustrated in full colour. Another great guide from the ever expanding series from the Mountaineers Outdoor Expert Series.