In Alpine Exposures, mountain sports photographer Jon Griffith presents over ten years of breathtaking photography in the Western Alps. Written in English, French & German languages, & with a foreword by leading alpinist Ueli Steck, Alpine Exposures takes the reader on a tour of cutting edge climbs deep in the heart of the Alps` most celebrated mountains. ...

This pocket field guide to identifying 230 common Alpine flowers is packed with all the information you need to recognise your favourites while out in the mountains. Designed for the non-specialist, this little handbook is arranged by colour & also

Includes:: a glossary of flower parts & an introduction which describes the amazing lengths that these tiny gems go to to survive at altitude. Alpine expert author Gillian Price says: ` It never ceases to amaze me that such tiny plants can spend months on end buried under metres of snow & ice
- weathering temperatures as low as minus 25i??C
- then sprout back to life when things thaw out & warm up. In springtime you can spot the fragile violet petals of the Alpine Snowbell pushing their way through snow
- they contain an anti-freeze that enables them to melt it. Masters of adaptation & survival, alpine flowers can trap insects, store precious water, expel excess minerals & fool insects.` Each flower entry

Includes:: a clear photograph & essential description along with its name in English, Latin, German, French & Italian & interesting information about the origins of some of the more curious flower names. Each one is also indexed by its English & its Latin name so you can follow up a hunch about a name or find out more about a flower.






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Alpine Flowers Nature Guide from Kompass, specialist in publishing walking maps of central Europe, presented in a handy pocket format & showing colour photos of 70 alpine flowers, each with a description. Information on each flower gives its Latin name, family, character (size, colour, leaf pattern, etc), flowering time, habitat, distribution & special remarks (poisonous, medicinal, and/or protected). Additional information

Includes:: notes on the altitude belts of alpine areas, various habitats (rock crevices, scree, etc), plant parts including flower shapes & leaf margins, etc. The guide has two indexes, arranged by the English & the Latin names. The guide

Includes:: alpine flowers found not only in the Alps but also in other parts of Europe including the Pyrenees, the Carpathians, the Apennines & parts of northern Europe.



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Map No. 825, Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area
- Mount Baker-Snoqualmie Wilderness Areas & Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forests, WA,
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This is a complete introduction to Alpine mountaineering. If you are planning your first trip to the Alps or anxious to improve on your performance on previous trips, you need this book. Even seasoned Alpinists will benefit from Bruce`s clarity & depth of experience. Everything you need to know is here & none of the issues are ducked, from dealing with hut guardians to moving roped together. The first part of the book deals with the knowledge & techniques you will need. The second part consists of a choice of good routes to help you gain experience. In this guidebook-style section the route length is included together with the area, where to stay, access, map & kit requirements & the full route descriptions. The chapters are: Going Alpine; About the Alps; Objective Dangers; Weather; Kit; Technical Equipment; Alpine Movement; Protecting Yourself; Glacier Travel; Speed vs Security; Navigation; Rescue; Via Ferrata; Planning an Alpine Trip; Am I Ready?; &, Guidebook. ...

This map is useful for picking out the national parks, which are shown fairly clearly. Motorways are clearly depicted, but the other main roads are not differentiated much from each other & the names of major cities are not emphasised enough, giving the map a rather cluttered appearance. However, scenic routes are shown, as are railways, & places of interest are highlighted. Intermadiate driving distances are marked & main railways are included in the map detail. The area covered extends from Dijon & Marseille in the west to Vienna & Zagreb in the east. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 1 ...

This map is useful for picking out the national parks, which are shown fairly clearly. Motorways are clearly depicted, but the other main roads are not differentiated much from each other & the names of major cities are not emphasised enough, giving the map a rather cluttered appearance. However, scenic routes are shown, as are railways, & places of interest are highlighted. Intermadiate driving distances are marked & main railways are included in the map detail. The area covered extends from Dijon & Marseille in the west to Vienna & Zagreb in the east. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 1° intervals. The map also

Includes:: simplified plans of major cities & the index booklet

Includes:: a driving distance table.



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Bill O’ Connor’s Cicerone guide to Alpine Ski Mountaineering
- Volume 1
- Western Alps, is part of a two-book series detailing

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Bill O’ Connor’s Cicerone guide to Alpine Ski Mountaineering
- Volume 2
- Central & Eastern Alps, is part of a two-book series

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This pocketsize handbook covers everything from equipment & clothing, weather, accommodation & navigation to avalanches, glacier skiing, crevasse rescue & first aid.

Includes:: sections on maps of alpine countries, avalanche & weather bulletins, mountain rescue, insurance & addresses.

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