Switzerland in General

Multi-activity:

The Swiss Alps

Cicerone - The Swiss Alps

£25.00

A resource guide to every mountain area in the Swiss Alps. A handy reference book for walkers, long distance trekkers, climbers and ski mountaineers. Access, accommodation and facilities in the valley bases and full information about Swiss mountain huts is included to help you make the most out of a trip there.

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Alpine:

The 4000m Peaks of the Alps

AC - The 4000m Peaks of the Alps

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A comprehensive guide to the classic routes on the 4000m peaks of the Alps. The guide is written for the summer mountaineer and as well as the easy and popular (not to say overcrowded) voie normals, includes virtually all the other routes on each peak that are not pointless or dangerous. Out of print - new edition due May 2012.

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The Alpine 4000m Peaks

Bâton Wicks - The Alpine 4000m Peaks

£18.99

A great guide to all the major alpine peaks with lots of information about their easier routes of ascent. Superb colour photos.

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Swiss Plaisir Alpin

Filidor - Swiss Plaisir Alpin

£37.50

Colourful topo guide to the easiest (ie does not include the Matterhorn or the Eiger) Swiss alpine routes in the southern half of the country, from west to east. Now in English!

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Ski Touring & Snowshoeing:

Alpine Ski Mountaineering Vol 1: Western Alps

Cicerone - Alpine Ski Mountaineering Volume 1: Western Alps

£15.00

A super guidebook with lots of clear diagrams and colour photos on numerous high level ski-tours, including the classic Haute Route, as well as selection of day tours. Volume 1 covers from the Écrin to Zermatt.

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Alpine Ski Mountaineering Vol 2: Central & Eastern Alps

Cicerone - Alpine Ski Mountaineering Volume 2: Central & Eastern Alps

£15.00

A super guidebook with lots of clear diagrams and colour photos on numerous high level ski-tours in the Central and Eastern Alps. Volume 2 covers the Bernese Oberland through to the Stubai, Silvretta and Ortler.

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Follow the Sun

Cyou - Follow the Sun: A Traverse of the Alps on Skis

£17.99

Unusual cross between a guidebook and a travelogue, well illustrated with photos, maps and diagrams. It covers an enourmous journey on skis from Austria via Switzerland to the French Mediterranean coast undertaken by a group of friends in fortnightly periods over five years. Very entertaining, funny and informative - it contains a wealth of useful information for the ski mountaineer, and not just on the route taken.

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Snowshoeing: Mt Blanc and the Western Alps

Cicerone - Snowshoeing: Mont Blanc and the Western Alps

£14.00

Seventy excursions on "tennis raquets" with lots of clear diagrams and colour photos in the areas of Cluses Sallanches, Chamonix, Martigny, Aigle, Sion & Visp, and Aosta.

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Ice Climbing:

Alpine Ice

Versante Sud - Alpine Ice

£31.50

Detailed topo guide to icefalls in the alpine ares of France, Switzerland, Slovenia and Italy, well illustrated with photos, photodiagrams and maps and in English throughout. As a book of ideas of where to go and day dream about it is without competition.

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Hot Ice West

Mountain Consulting - Hot Ice West

£47.50
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Hot Ice Ost

Mountain Consulting - Hot Ice Ost (East)

£47.50

Comprehensive icefall climbing guide to the eastern half of Switzerland with loads of inspiring photos, including the amazing cover shot. This guide and its companion volume, Hot Ice West, together cover the whole country.

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Hot Ice Cold Rock

Mountain Consulting - Hot Ice Cold Rock

£26.95
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Rock Climbing, Canyoning & Via Ferrata:

Europe Sport Vertical

Jingo Wobbly - Europe Sport Vertical

£32.50

Vibrantly colourful Rockfax style guide to European cragging. No route descriptions are included but there is lots of incredibly useful information (and inspiration!) and a stunning collection of photographs.

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Via Ferrata Switzerland

Rother - Via Ferrata Switzerland

£13.95

All 32 Swiss Via Ferratas plus 23 secured paths and a 5 day tour. A nice little guide with excellent maps and photos.

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Bouldering:

Swiss Bloc (Volume 1)

Gebro Verlag - Swiss Bloc (Volume 1)

£26.99

Photo-topo guide to bouldering in twelve of the most important ares in Switzerland. Covers: Kesslerloch, Magic Wood (Averstal), Engleberg, Blattiswald, Morshach, Gotthardpass, Sustenpass, Steingletscer, Grimselpass, Fuxenstein (Spiez), Kandersteg and Goppenstein.

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Alpen en Bloc 1

Panico - Alpen en Bloc Volume 1

£29.95

Bouldering all over alpine Europe - Volume 1 of a selected guide to some of the best areas. This covers the West, between Munich, Zurich, Milan and Innsbruck.

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Walking:

Walking in the Alps

Cicerone - Walking in the Alps

£22.50

Fully revised, second edition of a monster guidebook/reference work covering a vast range of European alpine areas, including: Maritime Alps, Dauphiné, The Graians, Mt Blanc Range, Pennine Alps, Bernese Oberland, Central Swiss Alps, Lepontine Alps, Bernina Alps, The Dolomites, Ortler Alps, Silvretta Alps, Oztal Alps, Stubai Alps, Zillertal Alps, Austrian Alps, and the Julian Alps.

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100 Hut Walks in the Alps

Cicerone - 100 Hut Walks in the Alps

£12.95

Second edition of this selection of walks up to alpine huts from all over the Alps - and not just the best known areas.

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Alpine Pass Route

Cicerone - Alpine Pass Route

£12.00

Guide to the Alpine Pass Route that crosses Switzerland from east to west from the ancient town of Sargans to Montreux on the shores of Lake Geneva. Passing through the quieter Alps in the east to the Bernese Oberland, it covers some 325km of mountain and valley and crosses 16 passes with almost 18,000m of height gain in fifteen daily stages.

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Pennine Alps Italian Touring Route

West Col - Pennine Alps Italian Touring Route

£12.50

A southern version of the "Haute Route" (albeit not starting in Chamonix - though it could easily be extended), a walking tour from Martigny to Zermatt, largely undertaken on the Italian side of the Pennine Alps, where the walking is easier. At a leisurely pace it takes just over two weeks.

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