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Tour du Mont Blanc: Includes 50 Large-Scale Walking Maps Guides to 12 T - GOOD
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- ISBN
- 9781905864928
- Book Title
- Tour du Mont Blanc : 50 Large-Scale Maps and Guides to 12 Towns and Villages Including Chamonix, Courmayeur adn Argentiere
- Item Length
- 7.1in
- Publisher
- Trail Blazer Publications
- Publication Year
- 2019
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6in
- Genre
- Nature, Travel, Sports & Recreation
- Topic
- Walking, Europe / Italy, Europe / Western, Europe / France, Mountaineering, Ecosystems & Habitats / Mountains
- Item Width
- 5.2in
- Item Weight
- 9 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 204 Pages
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At 15,781ft, Mont Blanc is the highest mountain in western Europe. All-in-one hiking route guide, maps and accommodations for the trail (105 miles, 168km) that circumnavigates the massif. Passing through France, Italy and Switzerland, is the most popular long distance walk in Europe. Includes 50 large-scale walking maps; 12 town maps and 2 overview maps. Full details of all accommodations and campsites, restaurants and inns; plus full public transport information. Includes day-walks.This guide includes: 60 maps - 12 town and village plans and 50 large-scale walking maps - at 1:20,000 - showing route times, gradients, where to stay, interesting features Itineraries for all walkers - whether walking the 105 mile (168km) route in its entirety, or sampling the highlights on day walks and short breaks Practical information for all budgets - where to stay (campsites, g tes, hostels, B&Bs, lodges and hotels), where to eat, what to see Comprehensive background information - the Alps, flora and fauna, the history of mountaineering and trekking in the region and the conquest of Mont Blanc in 1786 by Bourrit and BalmatTown guides to Chamonix, Courmayeur and ArgentiereFull public transport information - for all access points Climbing Mont Blanc - practical information, guides, the route to the top
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Trail Blazer Publications
ISBN-10
1905864922
ISBN-13
9781905864928
eBay Product ID (ePID)
3038780383
Product Key Features
Book Title
Tour du Mont Blanc : 50 Large-Scale Maps and Guides to 12 Towns and Villages Including Chamonix, Courmayeur adn Argentiere
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Walking, Europe / Italy, Europe / Western, Europe / France, Mountaineering, Ecosystems & Habitats / Mountains
Publication Year
2019
Genre
Nature, Travel, Sports & Recreation
Number of Pages
204 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
7.1in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
5.2in
Item Weight
9 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Gv199.44
Edition Number
2
Table of Content
INTRODUCTION 9 PART 1: PLANNING YOUR TREKWith a group or on your own? Walking alone 11 - With a group 12When to go Weather and climate 13Getting there Getting to Geneva/Chamonix 14 - Getting from Geneva/Chamonix to Les Houches 15Getting around Chamonix Valley 15 - Les Contamines 16 - Chamonix to Courmayeur 16 - Champex 16Budgeting Money 17What to take The pack on your back 17 - Footwear 17 - Clothes 18 - Toiletries 19 First-aid kit 19 - Water bottle 20 - Hardware 20 - Sleeping kit 20 Camping gear 21 - Bivvy gear 21Accommodation Camping 21 - Bivvying 22 - Mountain huts 22 - Gites d'Ètape 22 Hotels 23Suggested itineraries Staying in campsites and/or huts 23 - Staying in huts, gites and hotels 24Mountain safety and weather Know your limits 25 - Mountain safety 25 - Dealing with an accident 29 - The weather 29 - Insurance 32PART 2: MONT BLANC Flora and fauna Vegetation zones 33 - Mammals and reptiles 34 - Birds 36Geology 38History History of the Tour du Mont Blanc 39 - History of mountaineering on Mont Blanc 41 - Highlights (day and weekend walks) 45PART 3: CHAMONIX Services 46 - Where to stay 47 - Where to eat and drink 50 Nightlife 52 - Local transport 52PART 4: MINIMUM IMPACT TREKKING The lure of the mountains 53 - Minimizing your environmental impact 54PART 5: TRAIL GUIDE AND MAPS Using this guide 57 - Trail map key 58The Tour du Mont Blanc Les Houches 58Les Houches to Col de Voza 60 (Map 1 59; Map 2 61)Col de Voza to Les Contamines via Bionnassay 62 (Map 3 63; Map 4 69) - Bionnassay 62 - Variante route via Col de Tricot 64 (Map 2a 65; Map 2b 66; Map 2c 67) - Les Contamines 68Les Contamines to Col de la Croix du Bonhomme 70 (Map 5 71; Map 6 73; Map 7 74; Map 8 75)Col de la Croix du Bonhomme to Refuge des Mottets via Les Chapieux 76 (Map 9 77; Map 10 79; Map 11 81) - Les Chapieux 76 Variante route via Col de Fours 78 (Map 8a 80)Refuge des Mottets to Col ChÈcroui 82 (Map 12 83; Map 13 85; Map 14 86; Map 15 87; Map 16 88)Col ChÈcroui to Courmayeur via Dolonne 89 (Map 17 90) Variante route via Rifugio Monte Bianco 91 (Map 16a 92) Courmayeur 93Courmayeur to Rifugio Bonatti via Rifugio Bertone 95 (Map 18 96; Map 19 97; Map 20 98; Map 21 99) - Variante route via Val Sapin 100 (Map 18a 101)Rifugio Bonatti to Rifugio Elena 103 (Map 22 102)Rifugio Elena to La Fouly 103 (Map 23 104; Map 24 105; Map 25 106) - Ferret 107 - La Fouly 107La Fouly to Champex 108 (Map 26 109; Map 27 110; Map 28 111; Map 29 112) - Champex 113Champex to Col de la Forclaz via Alp Bovine 114 (Map 30 115; Map 31 116; Map 32 117) - Variante route via FenÍtre d'Arpette 118 (Map 29a 119; Map 29b 120; Map 33 123) - Shortcut from Chalet du Glacier to Col de Balme via Refuge Les Grands 121Col de la Forclaz to Col de Balme 122 (Map 32 117, Map 33 123, Map 34 124) - Le Peuty & Trient 122Col de Balme to Tré le Champ via Aiguillette des Posettes 125 (Map 35 126; Map 36 128) - Variante route via Le Tour 127 Le Tour & Montroc 127 - Tré le Champ & Les Frasserands 129 Argentière 129Tré le Champ to La Flégère via the ladders 129 (Map 37 131) Variante route via Col des Montets 133La Flégère to Les Houches 133 (Map 38 135; Map 39 136; Map 40 137; Map 41 138)PART 6: THE ASCENT OF MONT BLANC With or without a guide? 140 - Weather and climate 142 What to take 142 - The route 142 - Mountain safety 144 PART 7: OTHER ACTIVITIES Aiguille du Midi 145 Pointe Helbronner 146 Mont Blanc Gondola 146 Merlet Animal Park 146 Montenvers Railway and Mer de Glace 147 Paragliding 147 White-water rafting and hydroglisse 148 Mountain biking 149 Climbing 150APPENDICES A: Bibliography, recommended reading and maps 151 B: Useful words and phrases (French and Italian) 152 C: Glossary 154 D: Public transport 156 E: Mountain photography 161 F: Facilities table 162 G: Metric/imperial equivalents 164 H: Map keys 165INDEX 166
Copyright Date
2018
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
796.510944584
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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