Description
Book SynopsisThis comprehensive book is an excellent planning resource for those who wish to venture into the Swiss Alps. Whether you are planning a walk, scramble, climb or ski tour this larger format guide describes each mountain area throughout Switzerland - the peaks, passes, valleys and bases - to help readers identify the best destinations for their chosen mountain activity. Dozens of individual valleys are described, together with the mountains that wall them, with recommendations given for their finest walks, treks and climbs. Working eastwards across the country, this guide is divided into seven chapters: Chablais Alps, Pennine Alp, Lepontine and Adula Alps, Bernina, Bregaglia and Albula Alps, Bernese Alps, Central Swiss Alps and the Silvretta and Ratikon Alps, each devoted to a specific range or group of connecting ranges. However, this is not a route guide and detailed descriptions are not provided. The aim of the book is to inspire as well as inform; to show first-time visitors just what the Swiss Alps have to offer and provide a new perspective for those who have been before.
Table of ContentsOverview Map Introduction About this Book The Mountain Ranges Practicalities When to Go Weather Getting There Getting Around Accommodation Mountain Huts Maps and Guidebooks Health Considerations The Mountains Mountain Activities Safety Dos and Don'ts Mountain Rescue Plant and Animal Life Environmental Ethics Information at a Glance Chapter 1: Chablais Alps 1:1 Val de Morgins 1:2 Val d'Illiez 1:3 Vallon de Susanfe 1:4 Rhône Valley Approaches 1:5 Vall#xe9;e du Trient Access, Bases, Maps and Guides Chapter 2: Pennine Alps 2:1 Val Ferret 2:2 Val d'Entremont 2:3 Val de Bagnes 2:4 Val de Nendaz 2:5 Val d'H#xe9;r#xe9;mence 2:6 Val d'H#xe9;rens 2:7 Val de Moiry 2:8 Val d'Anniviers 2:9 Turtmanntal 2:10 Mattertal 2:11 Saastal 2:12 Simplon Pass Access, Bases, Maps and Guides Chapter 3: Lepontine and Adula Alps 3:1 Simplon Pass East 3:2 Binntal 3:3 Val Bedretto 3:4 Valle Leventina 3:5 Val Verzasca 3:6 Valle Maggia and its Tributaries 3:7 Valle di Blenio 3:8 Vals Calanca and Mesolcina 3:9 The Northern Valleys Access, Bases, Maps and Guides Chapter 4: Bernina, Bregaglia and Albula Alps 4:1 Val Madris and the Averstal 4:2 Engadine Valley: Left Bank 4:3 Val Bregaglia 4:4 The Bernina Alps 4:5 The Swiss National Park Access, Bases, Maps and Guides Chapter 5: Bernese Alps 5:1 Alpes Vaudoises 5:2 Les Diablerets to the Rawil Pass 5:3 The Wildstrubel Massif 5:4 Kandersteg and the Gemmipass 5:5 Blu?emlisalp and the Gasterntal 5:6 The Kiental 5:7 Lauterbrunnen Valley 5:8 Grindelwald and the Lu?tschental 5:9 Haslital and Grimsel Pass 5:10 The Southern Valleys Access, Bases, Maps and Guides Chapter 6: Central Swiss Alps 6:1 Uri Alps: Dammastock Group 6:2 North of the Sustenpass: Titlis Group 6:3 Glarner Alps Access, Bases, Maps and Guides Chapter 7: Silvretta and Rätikon Alps 7:1 Silvretta Alps: Lower Engadine 7:2 Silvretta Alps: Prättigau 7:3 Rätikon Alps 7:4 The Alpstein Massif Access, Bases, Maps and Guides APPENDIX A Glossary of Alpine Terms APPENDIX B Selective Bibliography APPENDIX C Index of Maps APPENDIX D The Swiss 4000m Peaks Index
