Description
An Alpine valley with multiple types of experiences.
Haute Maurienne provides access to mountains, valleys, and various activity areas from locations such as Modane, Termignon, and Val Cenis. The book demonstrates how these opportunities can be combined during a single stay. It offers an alternative to planning an entire holiday around one activity, allowing for the selection of trips based on weather, experience, and the interests of different group members throughout their days in the mountains.
Fifty outings across seven types of activity.
The selection includes standard hiking, trekking, climbing, via ferrata, and various forms of cycling, as well as more alpine routes. This gives the book a broad scope, but also means the outings have very different requirements. You can use it to identify areas and activities for further investigation, and to assemble a holiday that varies between multiple types of landscape and challenge during the same stay.
Maps and practical support for further planning.
Route information and maps help you understand the location of activities and how they can be undertaken from relevant bases. The book provides a comprehensive overview useful both before departure and when the day’s weather necessitates a change of plan. More specialized equipment and expertise must be assessed according to the activity, with relevant local information as a supplement when a specific outing is decided for the day.
Choose activities based on skills, not just interest.
A gentle lakeside walk and an alpine climbing route have entirely different requirements, even though they are featured in the same book. The guide is suitable for families, groups, and experienced mountaineers who wish to compare options and make specific choices. Use the descriptions to assess capacity, equipment, and conditions, and seek necessary professional assistance when a chosen activity requires expertise that the group does not already possess.
A long tradition of hiking guides.
Cicerone has published guidebooks since 1969. The publisher originated among climbers and mountaineers who wished to share their thorough knowledge of routes – a tradition that continues to characterize the publisher’s books on walking, trekking, and other outdoor experiences.
About this edition.
Author: Andy Hodges. English language. 192 pages. First edition, published in 2011. ISBN 9781852846213.
