Mountaineering
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Cicerone
Pyrenean Haute Route
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A lesser known trail - the Cicerone Pyrenean Haute Route is a detailed guide to 800km trek along the Franco-Spanish border, from Hendaye to Banyuls-sur-Mer. The unwaymarked route is described in 45 days, with 500 GPS waymarks, information on villages, mountain huts, guesthouses, hotels and campsites and variant routes to avoid difficult sections. Also ascents of ten classic Pyrenean summits beside the route.
Best times of year to visit: July and August. August can be extremely warm and thunderstorms are an everyday hazard! In June most high mountain passes are still covered with snow but it's a good time for both the first section and, from mid-June on, the final section (if you avoid Pic Carlit). Late August and the first days of September often bring a short period of extremely bad weather but afterwards the first half of September can be exceptionally beautiful. There will be frost at night from the second half of September. Snowfall in the high mountains is not uncommon in September. Be ready for anything!
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£16.00
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Cicerone
Kilimanjaro - Trekkers Guide
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The Cicerone Kilimanjaro guidebook details all the possible trekking routes up Kilimanjaro (5895m), Africa's highest peak. Includes detailed information on getting there, local conditions, preparation, acclimatisation, descent routes, etc. Routes covered are Marangu, Umbwe, Machame, Lemosho, Shira, Rongai, South and North Circuit Paths, Mweka (descent) and Momela routes. An increasingly popular route due to its outstanding scenery.
Ideal seasons as follows : Two dry seasons - mid-December to March and July to early October. Possible at rainy times.
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£14.95
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Cicerone
The Hillwalkers Guide to Mountaineering
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A guide to the techniques, gear and skills that the ambitious hillwalker needs to tackle Britain’s classic mountaineering challenges competently. The Cicerone - Hillwalkers Guide to Mountaineering, covers the use of the rope to abseil, belay and protect ascents and descents, placement of protection, gear selection, navigation, survival, scrambling and first aid skills.
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£14.00
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Cicerone
Julian Alps Mountain Routes
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This Cicerone guidebook describes over 60 walks in the Julian Alps of unspoilt Slovenia. The walks are organized around five bases – Kranjska Gora, Bovec, Kobarid, Bled and Bohinj. The routes in the Julian Alps range from easy valley walks and rougher forest trails to high-mountain protected routes and multi-day treks.
Ideal for the following seasons: Mid-June to end September is ideal: weather is at its best (but beware thunderstorms) and mountain huts are likely to be open.
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£14.00
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Cicerone
Chamonix to Zermatt the Walker's Haute Route
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Described as one of the most beautiful treks in Europe. The Chamonix to Zermatt route is in the shadow of great peaks from Mont Blanc to the Matterhorn, the Chamonix to Zermatt route skirts the northern slopes of the Pennine Alps. Described in 14 stages (180km, 11 passes and 12,000m of ascent and descent).
Ideal for Alpine summer walking – mid-June to mid-September. Snow could remain on higher passes well into July.
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£12.95
