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	Alpine Ski Mountaineering Vol 1. Bill O'Connor The Western Alps. Most mountaineers have heard of the Haute route. A ski tour, and walkers route between Chamonix and Zermat. In reality, the Alps are criss-crossed with stunning ski-tours, most being as sought after by knowledgeable skiers as the original Haute Route itself. Most of the routes recommended in this book did not originate as walking tours but were established as ski-touring itineraries. Because of this many offer far better downhill skiing than the famous Chamonix - Zermat traverse. The problem for many English-speaking skiiers has been finding out about all the other really good high level routes. Hence the reason for this two-volume guide. The routes covered are:--- Ecrins Haute Route, Haute Maurienne Traverse, La Poule - Vanoise High-Level Circuit, Grand Paradiso Haute Route, Mont Blanc Haute Route, High-Level Day-Tours in the Mont Blanc Massif, The Classic Haute Route, The Verbier High-Level Route, Arolla High-Level Circuit, Zermatt and Saas Fee 4000ers. 250 pages. Price: £15.00


Alpine Ski Mountaineering Vol 2 Bill O'Connor Central and Eastern Alps. Like volume 1 of the Cicerone guide, this book will bring to your attention excellent ski-mountaineering routes prevously known only to Alpine "locals" and a few privileged foreigners. Both guides offer useful tips on euipment and essential information on huts, conditions, route gradings etc. Routes covered:--- Bernese Alps West, Bernese Oberland North, Bernese Oberland 4000ers, Urner Alps Traverse, Tour Soleil, Albula Alps Traverse, Bernina High-Level Route, Silvretta Traverse, Otzal High-Level Route, Stubai High-Level Route, Ortler Grand Circuit. 254 pages. Price: £15.00


	The Mont Blanc Range Classic Snow, Ice and Mixed routes. Jean-Louis Laroche - Florence Lelong. This guide book (The Mont Blanc Range Classic Snow, Ice and Mixed climbs.) is aimed at alpinists seeking lower grade snow, ice and mixed climbing (F - AD+) and reflecting all recent changed topographical conditions due to the steady glacial retreat created by climate change. The climbs are selected from across the range and are easily accessible from well-appointed mountain huts, telepheriques and mountain railways. The guidebook is beautifully illustrated with photo's that show both the lie of the land and also the haunting beauty of the fabulous peaks of the Mont Blanc range - indicating clearly the mainspring of alpinism's continued popularity to climbers of all ages. 21 routes, 96 pages. * Click image for bigger picture. Price: £12.95**


Mont Blanc Massif- Vol 2 Selected Climbs Lindsay Griffin Along with Volume 1 these guides have the maximum of choice in all grades in this magnificent area. 352 pages Price: £15.00


	Mont Blanc Massif- Vol 1 Selected Climbs Lindsay Griffin The Mont Blanc Massif provides the alpinist with some of the finest quality routes in Europe, whether it be along the delicate snow crests, on rough red granite, or steep ice. Provides a very wide selection of routes in all grades that will suit everyone from the novice to the experienced Alpinist and the dedicated rock climber who may have little or no interest in actually reaching summits. 273 pages Price: £15.00


Rock Climbs in the Verdon Rick Newcombe Complements the existing guides to the area, offering a different approach to the route descriptions. Written especially for those who are first-time visitors to the area Price: £6.99


	Fontainebleau Climbs Jo & Francoise Montchausse and Jacky Godoffe Fontainebleau, the climbers mecca reborn. A new guide for a new way of climbing. Which areas? Which circuits? Which boulders? What grade? OK for children? When its hot? After rain? Where to stay? This user friendly guide has all the answers. Over 100 maps. Nearly 40 areas. Over 100 circuits. Nearly 3000 routes to suit everyone, from beginner to expert. 240 pages Price: £19.95


Fontainebleau Magique David Atchison-Jones Fontainebleau Magique is a unique climbing/bouldering guidebook. It has selected around 2500 problems from the estimated 30,000 that are scattered and hidden throughout the 300 sq kilometres of forest. The emphasis of the guide is to help you find magical locations that are often quite, but are fun for a day out bouldering 'avec pic nic'. Hundreds of photos are included in the book, but these are only a taster of the hidden parts of the forest and the wonderful bouldering delights. It is an ideal guidebook for the mid-grade climber since many of the circuits are not too difficult. 336 pages. * Click image for bigger picture. * Price: £19.95


	Fontainebleau Bouldering Off Piste Climbing Guide Jo and Francoise Montchausse and Jacky Godoffe Situated in such a splendid setting in the heart of Europe - close to railways, airports and motorways - the rocks of Fontainebleau are a unique world-climbing treasure. This guide points to their full riches. What finer inducement can there be for taking regular breaks to explore and sample this marvellous extra facet of French largesse? In their quest for "Off-Piste" the authors have listed the harder problems in the main areas and also on many lesser known groups of boulders dotted around the forest. Some 3000 problems of grade 6 and above have been identified (some colour coded, most not) giving superb objectives for years of activity for even the most dedicated enthusiast. 3000 individual problems. from 92 different sectors. with 250 quality selections. and 120 detailed maps. 288 pages. Click image for bigger picture. Price: £18.99


Avignon Soleil Climbing Guide David Atchison-Jones. The area around Mont Ventoux that has been chosen for this climbing topo-guide is large and is without a big and busy climbing centre like Arco or Orpierre. Its beauty is that the 52 seperate climbing cliffs are quiet and spread out, and you can have a holiday in a nice rural part of France, as opposed to a busy outdoor climbing gym. There is a great selection of campsites to stay at, gites to rent, or even hotels to luxuriate by the pool. The vineyards of Chateauneuf-De-Pape are to die for, as are many others in the area. The one dominating factor above everything else is simply the incredible amount of sunshine that this area gets, hence the title- Avignon Soleil The sun allows you to climb here 365 days per year if you choose your crag sensibly. 320 pages. Click image for bigger picture. Price: £19.95


	Valais Alps East- Selected Climbs Les Swindin and Peter Fleming This is a region for classical Alpinism where fitness and good rope technique will pay dividends. Many British climbers wil spend their first Alpine season in one of these resorts. There is something for everyone in this book, many popular climbs are described as well as many much less frequented routes. 335 pages Price: £18.50


Valais Alps West - Selected Climbs Lindsay Griffin This volume describes climbs in the region located between the Grand St Bernard Pass in the West and a line running up the Zinal valley which continues over Col Durand before passing round the east side of the Matterhorn to the Theodulpass. Climbs to the East of this line appear in the Valais Alps East. The Valais regions are well known to the Brits, and the excellent climbing can be enjoyed at all grades and abilities. If you want to climb the Matterhorn, this is the guide for you. Price: £19.50


	Bernese Oberland- Selected Climbs Les Swindin Includes information on recent developments, maps, using huts, and descriptions of a wide variety of climbs in this spectacular region. 365 pages Price: £19.50


Dolomites - West & East Selected Climbs Ron James This edition of the AC Dolomites guidebook updates and replaces the 1988 edition by the same author. Because of the mass of information contained in the guide, it has been necessary to publish it in two volumes (Sold as 1 item) to avoid overburdoning climbers who like to carry their guidebook on the route. The Dolomites are a large, complex area of limestone mountains situated in the North-east of Italy. They are genrally lower than the main Alpine peaks with Marmolada at 3342 metres being the highest summit. Valleys with good roads separate the mountains into numerous groups. In the nineteen sections in this guidebook, around 30 groups and sub-groups are covered. Although each group has its own special character they all have certain features in common. Vertical rock walls rising out of green meadows are the norm and there is rarely much snow to climb. Glaciers are restricted to the northern faces whilst the eather overall is better than in the Western Alps. Altogether, an area well worth several visits. Volume 1 - 275 pages. Volume 2 - 317 pages. Click image for bigger picture. Price: £28.00


	Via Ferratas of the Dolomites Vol 1. John Smith & Graham Fletcher. North, Central and East. The Dolomites are without doubt some of the most dramatic, spectacular and beautiful mountains you will find anywhere. With explosive shapes and unique colours they can be regarded as the crown jewels ot the European Alpine range. Via Ferrata climbing is a way of enjoying the sheer magnificence of this awesome mountain environment. Although Via Ferrata exist elsewhere in the Alps, they represent one of the major attractions in the Dolomites. The are in effect, a range of protected routes, comprised of fixed cables, ladders and even gorge-spanning bridges, which aid ascent to places normally reserved for expert rock climbers. Routes are graded according to difficulty, and this is fully explained in the 'Safety' section of the introduction. 302 pages. Price: £12.95


Via Ferratas of the Dolomites Vol 2. Graham Fletcher & John Smith Southern Dolomites, Brenta and Lake Garda. Over the past few years Via Ferratas in the Italian Dolomites have become more and more popular, with new routes developed and old ones improved. This guidebook is the second in a series of two published by cicerone Press which covers the whole area of the Italian Dolomites. 317 pages. Price: £12.95


	Italian Rock Al Churcher Selected rock-climbs in Northern Italy. This guidebook contains information on twelve of the best and most highly developed free-climbing areas in Northern Italy. The Dolomites with their more Alpine nature have been deliberately excluded, and are available in another volume. The majority of the cliffs described here are to be found in the valleys of Piemonte and Lombardia, their proximity to the French and Swiss borders making them ideal destinations for storm harassed alpinists. Areas covered:--- Machaby, Valle Dell'Orco, La Valle Susa, Rocha Sbarua, Finale, Muzzerone (La Spezia), Monte Procinto, Bismantova, Arco, The Lecco Area, Mello and the Valtellina, Balmanolesca. 200 pages. Price: £8.99


Arco Rock Climbing Guide Mario Monica, Antonella Cicogna, Davide Negretti. This is an indispensable guide to an indispensable destination. What would the European climbing scene be today without the crags that have been developed between Lake Garda and the Scarca valley? On these welcoming rocks, personalities such as Manolo, Bassi, and Mariacher have written the history of this sport. This valley is special for the quality and abundance of its rock, the magical climate of Lake Garda and the way it has embraced tourism that has transformed this place into a unique location. This guide is crammed with topo's, sketch access maps, colour photo's and useful information regarding the history of the areas, and covers the crags of the Valle De Sarca, the zone around Rovereto and Trento, and the Giudicarie valley. 305 pages Click image for bigger picture. Price: £21.95


	Eastern Alps Dieter Seibert The Eastern Alps, spanning the Swiss, Austrian and Italian borders, contain scores of superb snow and ice peaks. This guide describes the classic snow routes on the principal peaks between Eastern Switzerland and the Yugoslav border. The best mountains have been selected from seven guidebook areas and can be tackled by any glacier-trained party. It is a body of information that will allow a mountaineer to move easily from range to range during a holiday to sample many of the lesser known regions of the Alps. The beauty of these ranges cannot be overstated. 176 pages Price: £12.99


The Alpine 4000m Peaks Richard Goedeke The Alps are one of the finest climbing regions in the world. To ascend its mountains by even their easiest routes involves expeditions of considerable challenge. Yet few of these routes require any great technical skill other than basic glacier, and snow and ice technique, a little rock-climbing ability, and good mountain judgement. The guide gives a full description of each climb with advice on maps and huts. A simple layout map is provided for each ascent together with useful photographs. It is the first time that the information has been assembled in this manner, removing the need to acquire at least ten definitive guides. 61 mountains are described. 240 pages Price: £18.99


	Rock Climbs in the Pyrenees Derek L Walker This book invites climbers to enjoy the best of Pyrenean rock climbing in an area hitherto neglected by British climbers. There are 500m routes on immaculate andesite on the Pic du Midi d'Ossau; 300m routes on hard sandstone in the 10 mile long, one mile deep canyon of Ordesa; whilst the 300m conglomerate climbs on the towers and walls of Riglos are mind-blowing in their stunning grandeur. Limestone is also represented at the popular Santa Elena, with its delicat slab climbing. There is an introduction to the easier gorge descents of the remarkable Sierra Guara, where 200m deep canyons provide memorable trips. 136 pages Price: £9.99


Costa Blanca Rock Chris Craggs Since the first edition of this guide there has been an explosion of rock climbing on the Costa Blanca and it is now one of the most popular climbing areas in Europe. Over 1500 routes are shown on almost 40 cliffs, from Leiva in the south to Aventador in the north, including favourites such as Sella, the Alicante/Elda region, the Calpe area and Gandia. Other locations are described in English for the first time. This guide is the most comprehensive availableto the area, indespensible for the visiting climber. 256 pages Price: £12.99


	Andalucia Rock Climbing Guide David Munilla Andalusia is a top rock climbing venue in Spain. It is renowned for the quality of the climbing and the great weather it enjoys. Climbing development in this area has been rapid over the last few years with the number of recorded new routes increasing by 30% in just five years. As a result, this guide can by no means be considered as comprehensive, although with many hundreds of routes listed, there should be enough to keep even the most discerning climber busy for many years. Great topo and access maps and information written in English and Spanish. 268 pages Click image for bigger picture. Price: £21.95

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