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Tour of the Vanoise

Tour of the Vanoise

by KevReynolds (Author)

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    Paperback 1996

    $24.62
Synopsis

This book is a guide to a 10-12 day circuit of one of the finest of all mountain areas in France - the Vanoise Alps. Easily accessible by train or bus from Chambery and Grenoble, the Vanoise National Park neighbours that of the Gran Paradiso in Italy, with Mont Blanc to the north and the Ecrins to the south. The Tour of the Vanoise explores the very best of this scenically spectacular region of 3000m peaks, glaciers, lakes, waterfalls and flowering meadows, and provides plenty of opportunities to study marmots, chamois and ibex along the way. Covering a distance of more than 154km (95miles) the route encounters some dramatically wild landscapes, is demanding in places and, with several passes to tackle in excess of 2500 metres (8200ft), ensures there's plenty of height gain and loss; the total amount of ascent being some 7031metres (23,068ft). With numerous manned huts strategically placed throughout the National Park, lightly-laden trekkers can stay in simple comfort each night without having to resort to carrying tents, food or cooking equipment.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 112
 Publisher: Cicerone Press
Published: 01 Jan 1996
ISBN 10: 1852842245
ISBN 13: 9781852842246

Media Reviews
'We can always rely on both Cicerone Press and the indefatigable Kev Reynolds. Here is another of their invaluable walking guides to beautiful parts of the world in the now familiar format. ... It is also a good background read to the Vanoise park itself. Good quality colour photographs and judicious black and white illustrate key sections and there is important information on hut booking in high season; essential buy.' (Tim Noble, High) 'Kev Reynolds' route is a circuit of 95 miles with 23,000 feet of ascent in the Vanoise National Park of France, between Modane and Val d'Isere. ... The route deserves to be a popular choice for anyone who has walked something like the Pennine Way and now wants to tackle a rather more exciting walk.'(Steve Clarke, Strider) 'A really good guide for the walker, laying out a ten to twelve day journey through one of the most spectacular alpine regions of France. ... Coloured photographs make the mouth water. The many maps and essential information, such as distance, the availability of refuge accommodation and route profiles, will be invaluable on the ground. Small enough to keep in the pocket but clear enough to be a continuous guide to the route.' (France in Print)
Author Bio
A lifelong passion for the countryside in general, and mountains in particular, drives Kev's desire to share his sense of wonder and delight in the natural world through his writing, guiding, photography and lecturing. Spending several months each year among various high mountain regions researching guidebooks, makes him The Man with the World's Best Job; a title he aims to keep by remaining active for another 100 years at least. Kev has enjoyed a fruitful partnership with Cicerone since the 1970s, producing walking and trekking guides to the Pyrenees, Alps and Himalaya, as well as walking guides for Kent, Sussex and the Cotswolds and he has several more books in the pipeline. A frequent contributor to outdoor magazines, he also writes and illustrates brochures for national tourist authorities and travel companies. When not away in the mountains, Kev lives with his wife in a small cottage among what he calls 'the Kentish Alps' with unrestricted walking country on the doorstep. But he also travels throughout Britain during the winter months to share his love of the places he writes about through a series of lectures. Check him out on www.kevreynolds.co.uk