France is inundated with crags, major mountain ranges (and sunshine!). Guidebook coverage of these range in quality from superb to abysmal. Unfortunately many are unavailable in the UK, but British publishers are beginning to plug the gap.
The major alpine areas are: The Jura: The range bordering Switzerland north of Lake Geneva. Rather lower peaks, but still spectacular. Summits include Crêt de la Neige and Le Reculet. Mont Blanc Range: Borders Switzerland and Italy and includes many famous peaks in addition to Mt Blanc, such as the Aiguille Verte, the Grand Jorasses and the Dru. Vanoise: South of Mt Blanc and bordering Italy. Summits include the Grande Casse and Mt Pourri. Écrins: Known to Brits as the Dauphinée, this range includes the Barre Des Écrins and the Meije. Queyras: South of the Vanoise on the French Italian border. Monte Viso is the best known peak, though it lies wholly in Italy. Vercors: Limestone peaks in Central France. Perhaps better known for its rock climbing on crags such as Presles and Archiane, but the highest peak is the Grand Veymont. Maritime Alps: South of the Queyras on the French Italian border and also known as the Mercantour. Cime du Glas is the highest peak. Pyrenees: Mountain range forming the border with Spain. Corsica: Mountainous Mediterranean island.
Selected climbs guide to the Écrins and Queyras regions.
Covers Basse Romanche, Eau D'Olle, Lignare - Ornon, Villard-Reymond, Bourg-d'Oisans, Villard-Notre-Dame, and Alpe d'Huez.
Covers Vallée du Vénéon, Vallon du Diable, Rampe des Commères, Vallée de Malaval, Les Fréaux and La Grave.
Guide to the winter icefall climbing in this well known area on the French side of the Pyrenees.
Selection of 115 of the very best multipitch rock routes in the grade range 4b - 6c - some in France.
Valley climbs in the Jura, an alpine area straddling the border Switzerland and France.
Bolted valley and mountain crag climbs from F3a - F6b in in the south-west of Switzerland, Italy and France.
Climbing straddling the Italian-French border - grades from 3a - 6b (French).
Very comprehensive guidebook to sixteen departments, covering the best 250 cliffs.
Covers the north-eastern corner of France and describes 256 crags and over 12000 routes.
A guide to many of the low lying, easily accessible, bolted crags in the Chamonix area.
Describes some of that wonderful limestone you see when driving from Geneva to Chamonix.
Covering the multitude of crags mid-way between Geneva and Chamonix. Volume 1 of 2.
Photo topo guide to the fantastic limestone climbing in the Annecy area.
Guidebook covering all the sport climbing on this world famous crag near Gap.
Bolted crags in the southern Vanoise, Écrins and Queyra.
Sport climbing on unusual volcanic rhyolite cliffs close to the French Mediterranean coast.
Selected climbs guide covering the area from Céüse in the north to Buoux to the south.
Covers the area largely surrounding the beautiful Parc National des Cévennes, plus Nimes and Avignon.
52 different cliffs in the area around Mont Ventoux, with 1500 specific routes on 37 different cliffs.
Sport climbing and bouldering at Buoux plus the surrounding area.
Comprehensive guidebook to the world-famous Verdon Gorge.
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