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Home > Travel > Travel guides - sport 658 items Pages Cicerone Walking in Norway Walking in Norway by Cicerone books includes 20 walking and trekking routes in the main mountain ranges of Norway. Varying from the far south to the sub-Artic regions, Walking in Norway gives a range of different walks for various degrees of fitness. Cordee Books Walking in the Alps Guidebook Kev Reynolds, doyen of Alpine writers, has brought out a definitive guide to the many thousands of possible routes, with a geographical span that ranges from the Maritime Alps of southern France to the Julians of Slovenia, from Italy's Gran Paradiso to the little-known Turnitzer Alps of eastern Austria, from the ice-bound giants of the Bernese Oberland to the green rolling Kitzbuheler Alps and the bizarre towers of the Dolomites of South Tirol, showing the amazing diversity of this wonderful mountain chain. Every region of the Alps is covered in detail;walks and tours given in mouthwatering profusion. Chris Bonington agrees, The most comprehensive book about the Alps in the last fifty years,he says. This is an essential volume for the Alpine traveller. What a present for Xmas! What a present at any time! Cicerone Walking in the Dolomites Guidebook This guide leads you through breathtaking alpine scenery flanked by well-graded paths and excellent mountain refuges that verge on hotels, which are easily accessible from the extensive network of public transport from major towns and travel hubs, such as Venice, Verona, Munich and Innsbruck. Cicerone Avalanche This book could be a life saver! Aimed at winter sports enthusiasts and professionals, can help you learn the skill of avalanche prediction. It will help you understand and predict avalanches, evaluate the risks and reduce the dangers. This practical, pocket-sized guide from Cicerone is for use on the mountain and when planning a trip. Cicerone The Hillwalkers Guide to Mountaineering A guide to the techniques, gear and skills that the ambitious hillwalker needs to tackle Britain’s classic mountaineering challenges competently. The Cicerone - Hillwalkers Guide to Mountaineering, covers the use of the rope to abseil, belay and protect ascents and descents, placement of protection, gear selection, navigation, survival, scrambling and first aid skills. Cicerone Map and Compass Instruction Book A practical guide to learning or improving your navigation with a map and a compass. This book is aimed at the beginner to the world of walking as well as those who have been using map and compasses for a while but would like to improve. Using plenty of diagrams, OS and Harvey Maps to illustate points in the text, this book takes you logically through the various stages necessary to learning map and compass skills thoroughly. The book includes a look at GPS systems and computer-based mapping programmes. It closes with suggestions for practicing your new found skills. 658 items |
