| Rock Climbing Europe Contributor(s): Green, Stewart M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0762727179 ISBN-13: 9780762727179 Publisher: Falcon Press Publishing OUR PRICE: $13.50 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2006 Annotation: For more than twenty-five years, FalconGuide has set the standard for outdoor recreation guidebooks. Written by top outdoors experts and enthusiasts, each guide invites you to experience the endless adventure and rugged beauty of the great outdoors. Rock Climbing Europe points you to more than 1,000 of the best ascents in Europe, including traditional and sport routes of all degrees of difficulty. Expert rock climber and outdoors photographer Stewart M. Green provides in-depth information and precise detail about finding and scaling the finest face, crack, and alpine routes in Great Britain, France, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Greece, Germany, and Norway. This guide provides all the information needed to plan, execute and enjoy a memorable European climbing experience. Learn how to get to each destination, where to stay, what to bring, and how to communicate and find your way around. With this guidebook in hand, you can get off the tried-and-true tourist routes and venture into the backcountry. This guide features: Guaranteed binding - if this binding fails, the publisher will replace the book for free Pitch-by-pitch route descriptions, ratings, and recommended gear Detailed topos and clear overview photos Descent information on multipitch routes Easy-to-follow driving and approach directions Climbing history and visitor information for each area Tips on food, camping, climate, and more |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | Europe - Western - Sports & Recreation | Mountaineering |
| Dewey: 796.522 |
| LCCN: 2005010157 |
| Series: Falcon Guides Rock Climbing |
| Physical Information: 1.19" H x 8.74" W x 10.94" (2.60 lbs) 528 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western Europe |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the authoritative guide to the best climbs at the top rock climbing destinations in Western Europe, including Great Britain, France, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Greece, Germany, and Norway. The route topos are accompanied by route descriptions, equipment recommendations, and accurate route ratings. This sturdy edition, with sewn binding and kivar covers, is intended for rough use at the crags. Other books in the Rock Climbing series include Arizona, Boulder Canyon, Colorado, Colorado's San Luis Valley, Connecticut, Desert Rock, Flatirons, Eldorado Canyon, Joshua Tree, Lake Tahoe, Minnesota and Wisconsin, Montana, New England, New Jersey, New Mexico and Texas, Red Rocks, Rocky Mountain National Park, San Francisco Bay Area, Santa Barbara & Ventura, Shelf Road, Tahquitz and Suicide Rocks, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland, Wasatch Range, Washington, and Yosemite's Select. |