This is the second in a series of two guidebooks to Via
Ferratas of the Italian Dolomites. (Volume One covers the
eastern, northern and central areas of the Dolomites,
while Volume Two completes the picture, focusing on the
southern, Brenta and Lake Garda areas.) Book Two
documents Via Ferrata routes in the major mountain ranges
of Civetta, ......
The guidebook has walks and climbs in the Picos de Europa, a limestone range to the north of the central section of the Cordillera Cantabrica, on the northern Atlantic shore of Spain, Europe. Routes divided into two main groups: valley-based and mountain, of all grades. With background information such as geology, flora, fauna and history.
Designed for quick use by climbers on site, this book shows how to properly place and configure natural anchors, passive chocks, mechanical chocks, fixed gear, knots, belay anchors, toprope anchors and rappel anchors. This field guide is up to date with the essential knowledge every climber can depend on.
The must-have handbook on rescue techniques for serious climbers
Whether you need to assist your partner past a difficult section of a climb or rappel down a multipitch route with an injured climber, you owe it to yourself and your fellow climbers to be prepared. How to Climb™: Self-Rescue fully describes and ......
How to Rock Climb!, now in its fifth edition, is the most thorough instructional rock climbing book in the world. All the fundamentals-from ethics to getting up the rock-are presented in John Long's classic style. Thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the modern standards of equipment, technique, and training methods, this guide includes ......
Inspirational guidebook to 20 treks along the 2400km Himalayan chain. Including classics such as the treks to Everest and K2 base camps and the Annapurna Circuit. Also epic glacier treks, ultra-long expedition treks and sacred treks. This is a book to inspire and excite, guaranteed to entice any with an adventurous spirit and love of wild places.
When Whymper set out from Zermatt for the summit of the Matterhorn on 14 July 1865 on his many attempts, he would both achieve success and failure. Of the seven of his team, only Whymper and two Swiss guides would return alive. Disaster struck on the way back down under circumstances still not fully explained.
The High Pyrenees from the Cirque de Lescun to the Carlit Massif
An extensive introduction gives all the practical advice
and information needed for planning a trip. It offers a
background to the mountains and their exploration, and
provides a snapshot of the range with sections that help
the reader focus on specific areas of activity, and
suggests where best to exercise that activity. It also
lists all ......
Guide to 101 scrambling routes climbing the rocks and ghylls of the English Lake District, covering the north and west including Wasdale, Buttermere, Patterdale and Blencathra. Routes range from grade 1 to V Diff (use of a rope is recommended for grade 2 and above) and can be linked to form 24 longer outings. With advice on equipment and safety.
