Tour of Monte Rosa
Cicerone Press (Verlag)
978-1-85284-454-7 (ISBN)
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Situated on the Swiss Italian frontier, Monte Rosa is spectacular from all angles. The Tour of Monte Rosa is an adventure, challenging and very varied, taking a high route around the massif. Monte Rosa claims ten separate summits over 4000m, and in areas of true wilderness on this tour walkers will experience a sense of remoteness rarely found in the Alps. The trek takes walkers over high passes, using ancient trails, to superb viewpoints and through fascinating alpine villages. Italy and Switzerland meet on the summit of Monte Rosa, and the contrast between these two countries, their different culture, food and languages, is what gives this trek its originality. In Italy the walk spends considerable time high above the plains, visiting tiny hamlets, including the fascinating German-speaking Walser settlement, whilst the Swiss section crosses a glacier to reach Zermatt, dominated by the Matterhorn, before taking the impressive Europaweg trail to the spectacular village of Saas Fee. The trek is divided into ten day-stages. The guide also includes: Saas Fee, Zermatt and the Europaweg trail; a glossary, and lists of tourist offices and mountain huts. The author is a qualified Accompagnateur en Montagne (Trekking Guide).
Hilary Sharp is a qualified Accompagnateur en Montagne and lives in Vallorcine in the Chamonix valley. She leads walking and snowshoe tours and treks throughout the Alps and other mountain ranges. She is the author of Cicerone guides to Snowshoeing and Mont Blanc Walks, and writes regularly for the outdoor press.
Introduction
The Tour of Monte Rosa
The Region
How to Use this Guide
Which Direction to Go?
Practicalities
When to Go
How to Get There
Accommodation
Languages
Currencies
Insurance
Facilities and Gear Shops
Difficulty of the Trail
Maps
Footpaths and Waymarks
Lifts and Buses
Safety
Emergencies and Rescue
Equipment
Glacier Travel
Alpine Weather
Guided Treks
Information
The Monte Rosa Massif
Glaciers
Ancient Passes
4000m Summits
The Walser Community
The Valleys
The Main Towns
Wildlife and Vegetation
Interesting Visits and Regional Specialities
Shorter Options
The Trek
Route outline
Stage 1: Zermatt to Theodulpass
Stage 2: Theodulpass to Résy/St Jacques
Stage 3: Résy/St Jacques to Col d'Olen
Stage 4: Col d'Olen to Alagna/Pastore
Stage 5: Alagna/Pastore to Macugnaga
Stage 6: Macugnaga to Saas Fee
Stage 7: Saas Fee to Grächen
Stage 8: Grächen to Zermatt - the Europaweg
Information boxes
The Breithorn
Chamois
Hotel Guglielmina
Transhumance
Ibex
Larch
Marmots
Fighting Cows
Appendices
Appendix 1: Background Reading
Appendix 2: Accommodation
Appendix 3: Useful Contacts
Appendix 4: Useful Terms and Glossary
Appendix 5: Glacier Travel and Crevasse Rescue Techniques
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 13.3.2007 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Kendal |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 116 x 172 mm |
| Gewicht | 250 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport |
| Reiseführer ► Europa ► Italien | |
| Reiseführer ► Europa ► Schweiz | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-85284-454-X / 185284454X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-85284-454-7 / 9781852844547 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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