Haute Route [Chamonix to Zermatt]

National Geographic Maps (Autor)

Karte/Kartografie

48 Seiten

2020 | 2020th ed.
National Geographic Maps (Verlag)
978-1-56695-810-3 (ISBN)

Infos

Waterproof, Tear-Resistant, Topographic Map.The Haute Route-aka the High Route or Mountaineers' Route-traverses the French and Swiss Alps. It was conceived as a summer mountaineering route in the mid-nineteenth century by members of the English Alpine Club. Though originally called 'The High-Level Route' by members of the Alpine Club, in 1911, a group first successfully established a winter route from Bourg St. Pierre to Zermatt on skis and afterwards the name of the route was translated into French. As a result of their success, the French term stuck, and the journey gained a reputation amid skiers and ski mountaineers as a classic must-do winter/spring tour. There is also a non-technical Walker's Haute Route that has gained in popularity and become a classic in and of itself. This Topographic Map Guide outlines two different variations of the Haute Route from Chamonix, France to Zermatt, Switzerland: one for hikers and one for skiers. The northernmost route or, Walker's Route, depic

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 25.3.2020
• Reihe/Serie: NGS Karten
• Zusatzinfo: 48 Illustrations; 48 Maps
• Verlagsort: Evergreen
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 104 x 229 mm
• Gewicht: 91 g
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Karten / Stadtpläne / Atlanten ► Europa
• Themenwelt: Reiseführer ► Europa ► Frankreich
• Themenwelt: Reiseführer ► Europa ► Schweiz
• Schlagworte: Chamonix • Frankreich • Haute Route • Karte • Schweiz • Zermatt
• ISBN-10: 1-56695-810-5 / 1566958105
• ISBN-13: 978-1-56695-810-3 / 9781566958103
• Zustand: Neuware