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Mountaineering Western Alps Volume 1

<p><span style="font-size: 14px;">Hardly any other area in Europe offers more potential for mountaineers than the Western Alps. They offer the enthusiastic mountaineer an almost inexhaustible range of touring possibilities in rock and ice. The present volume deals with the more easterly areas - i.e. mainly the mountain world between Tödi and Grand Combin. Of course, the Bernese and Valais Alps are a special focus, but the "nerds" such as the Rheinwaldhorn are not forgotten either.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px;">The choice of tours is by no means limited to the big celebrities, even lesser known climbs have found a place here because of their beauty. Varied like the "Great Mountains" is also the type of destinations. Enthusiastic beginners will find easy firn ascents to high peaks, passionate mountain fans will find challenging paths over rocky ridges and icy walls, and even "extreme" individualists will find what they are looking for with tours à la Eiger North Face. The elaborate equipment with ascent photos, map sections and precise descriptions provides the experienced mountaineer with all the information he needs to plan and carry out the individual tours. In addition to the exact route description, there is also a short introductory text for each route, which provides space for all kinds of interesting information about and around the respective tour. This and the rich illustrations make the book an indispensable standard work, which one can also use out of season. The current book for friends of the Western Alps to plan, browse and dream!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold;">Wolfgang Pusch, Edwin Schmitt, Thomas Senf, Michael Waeber | Bergverlag Rother | 4th edition 2015 | 288 pages | 250 colour illustrations, 42 tour maps on a scale of 1:50.000 | format 16,3 x 23 cm | Language: German</span></p>