A comprehensive guide to the classic routes on the 400m peaks of the European Alps. An Alpine Club guide compiled by IFMGA Mountain Guide Martin Moran. The 4000m Peaks of the Alps provides a practical companion guide to the Alpine 4000ers with detailed description of every worthwhile route from Facile (F) to Difficile (sup) (D+/TD-). As well as the 50 major mountains, every significant subsidiary top is visited by one or more route. In total over 230 routes are described, ranging from beginners' climbs on the Breithorn & Allalinhorn to magnificent grandes courses like the Peuterey Ridge of Mont Blanc. In addition the valley bases, huts & hut approaches are described in detail, so that mountaineers can plan & execute their 4000m campaign without need to refer to any other texts. The guidebook builds on the Alpine Club's long & distinquished pedigree of publishing regional guides to the Alps. Martin Moran brings his climbing passion & experience to add an inspirational flavour to the peak portraits & route descriptions ...

A new guide to the rock routes in the popular Aiguilles Rouges situated on the southern side of the Chamonix Valley. The guide is fully illustrated with colour & B/W action shots & every crag / cliff has a detailed easy to follow topo. Published in the same format as his last guide to the Envers Des Aiguilles (CCE336); this new guide will prove to be invaluable to visiting climbers wishing to get out on the crags when the higher Mont Blanc massif is inaccessible due to bad weather. ...

Indefatigable walker David Bathurst has unlaced his boots to produce this definitive companion to the ten best-loved long-distance footpaths in the north of Britain, with each split into manageable sections. Combining practical, detailed descritpions with an appreciation of the beauty & history of the British countryside, this is an indispenable guide for experienced & novice walkers alike. Recommends historic & geographic areas of interest on or near the paths. Routes range in difficulty from the gentle 73 mile Great Glen Way to the massive 258 mile Pennine Way. ...

Indefatigable walker David Bathurst has unlaced his boots to produce this definitive companion to the ten best-loved long-distance footpaths in the south of Britain, with each split into manageable sections. Combining practical, detailed descritpions with an appreciation of the beauty & history of the British countryside, this is an indispenable guide for experienced & novice walkers alike. Recommends historic & geographic areas of interest on or near the paths. Routes range in difficulty from the gentle 85 mile Ridgeway Path to the massive 628 mile South West Coast Path. ...

The Haute Route (Chamonix
- Zermatt) was first walked in 1861 by members of the Alpine Club, & the first ski traverses were in
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A beautifully illustrated guidebook with photos that show both the lie of the land & also the haunting beauty of the fabulous peaks of the Mount Blanc range
- indicating clearly the mainspring of alpinism's continued popularity to climbers of all ages.
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This DVD features the work of six up & coming filmmakers who follow the lives of six world class adventure athletes as they travel across the globe. The films featured are: Laurent Nidl base jumping & speed skiing across locations in Europe, Joharra Sykes Davies competing in an African kite surfing competition, Andy Kirkpatrick solo ice climbing in the Scottish Highlands, Andrew Price showing how to survive with just a knife in the wilds of Wales, John Ross preparing for the world's toughest snow bike race & Tim Emmett making a first ascent of a 13, 000ft ice route in the French Alps. ...

Of all Scotland's islands none casts its spell quite as dramatically as the Isle of Skye. Celebrated in song & story, Eilean a? Cheo is a place of astonishing natural beauty & attracts climbers & walkers from all over the world. The 70-mile long Skye Trail connects two of the islands most extraordinary landscapes; the world-famous Cuillin, the most rugged mountain range in Britain, & the Trotternish ridge, a rolling escarpment of basalt hills that look over the sea to the tumbled landscapes of mainland Scotl&. ...

Following on the heels of the critically acclaimed Sport Climbing+, Trad Climbing+ is the first climbing text book focusing on modern traditional climbing from a British perspective. The aim of Trad Climbing+ is to offer a balance of safety-focussed ropework & protection skills with equally useful tactical & psychological ideas that drive the individual to succeed. Trad Climbing+ is the first book of its kind ever to include in-depth coverage of coaching-derived ideas that will allow the reader to reach new levels of confidence & ability without embarking on lengthy training programmes. ...