Topoguide (in English) of the Tour des Combins with detailed information on each stage.
Description provided by the publisher:
The definitive guidebook for the Tour des Combins: the new bucket list trek in the Swiss/Italian Alps. A superb alternative to the more famous Tour du Mont Blanc.
Two-way guide: both clockwise and anti-clockwise routes are described in full.
Real Maps: full mapping inside (1:40,000), made specifically for Knife Edge Outdoor Guidebooks.
All accommodation/campsites are numbered and marked on the maps.
10 different itineraries: schedules of 6, 7, 8 and 9 days for hikers and runners. Includes both clockwise and anti-clockwise itineraries. Difficult calculations of time, distance and altitude gain/loss are done for you.
Also includes:
- Detailed information on equipment and traveling light
- Full accommodation/campsite listings
- Wild camping rules explained
- Everything the trekker needs to know: route, costs, difficulty, weather and more
- Travel to the trailhead
- Essential info for both self-guided and guided trekkers
- Information on plants and wildlife
- Numbered waypoints linking the Real Maps to our clear descriptions
The Tour des Combins is an epic trek in the Swiss and Italian Alps. It traverses some of Europe's wildest mountain terrain. The sublime scenery makes it a worthy alternative to the more famous Tour du Mont Blanc (which is only a stone's throw away).
Hike along the edge of the Corbassière Glacier, one of the longest in Europe. Enjoy snow frosted summits, magnificent valleys and pastures, sparkling azure lakes, carpets of wild flowers, the soothing sound of cow bells and easy to follow paths. Stay in spectacularly situated villages and remote mountain huts. This will be a trip that you will never forget.
Topoguide (in English) of the Tour des Combins with detailed information on each stage.
Description provided by the publisher:
The definitive guidebook for the Tour des Combins: the new bucket list trek in the Swiss/Italian Alps. A superb alternative to the more famous Tour du Mont Blanc.
Two-way guide: both clockwise and anti-clockwise routes are described in full.
Real Maps: full mapping inside (1:40,000), made specifically for Knife Edge Outdoor Guidebooks.
All accommodation/campsites are numbered and marked on the maps.
10 different itineraries: schedules of 6, 7, 8 and 9 days for hikers and runners. Includes both clockwise and anti-clockwise itineraries. Difficult calculations of time, distance and altitude gain/loss are done for you.
Also includes:
- Detailed information on equipment and traveling light
- Full accommodation/campsite listings
- Wild camping rules explained
- Everything the trekker needs to know: route, costs, difficulty, weather and more
- Travel to the trailhead
- Essential info for both self-guided and guided trekkers
- Information on plants and wildlife
- Numbered waypoints linking the Real Maps to our clear descriptions
The Tour des Combins is an epic trek in the Swiss and Italian Alps. It traverses some of Europe's wildest mountain terrain. The sublime scenery makes it a worthy alternative to the more famous Tour du Mont Blanc (which is only a stone's throw away).
Hike along the edge of the Corbassière Glacier, one of the longest in Europe. Enjoy snow frosted summits, magnificent valleys and pastures, sparkling azure lakes, carpets of wild flowers, the soothing sound of cow bells and easy to follow paths. Stay in spectacularly situated villages and remote mountain huts. This will be a trip that you will never forget.
ISBN/EAN : 9781912933181
Publication date: 2024
Pagination: 116 pages
Folded dimensions: 12.1 x 21cm
Language(s): English
Poids :
200 g
