Trail Running - Chamonix and the Mont Blanc region (eBook)

40 routes in the Chamonix Valley, Italy and Switzerland

Kingsley Jones (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2021
240 Seiten
Cicerone Press (Verlag)
9781783623303 (ISBN)

Infos

Guidebook to exploring the classic trail running regions around the Mont Blanc massif, visiting France, Switzerland and Italy. 40 runs are graded by terrain, from wide trails to technical skyrunning, with information on ascent/descent and distance. Includes the 168km Ultra-Trail of Mont Blanc (UTMB) as well as shorter day runs.

Autor

Kingsley Jones has climbed the north faces of the Eiger, Matterhorn and Grandes Jorasses in the Alps, and led expeditions to mountains all over the world. His passion for minimalist mountain travel led him to discover trail running as an ultimate form of fast and light travel. He runs a mountain running and guiding company (www.icicle.co.uk), dividing his time between the Alps and the Lake District.

Inhalt

Map key

Location of routes



Introduction

The Chamonix Mont Blanc region

Bases for a trail running holiday

Travelling to the Alps

Travelling around the Chamonix valley and region

Weather and forecasts

Maps

Safety and mountain rescue

Insurance

Mountain running in the Alps

What's different about running in the Alps?

Trail kit

Adapting to the Alps

Mountain skills

Navigation

Using this guide



France

Chamonix start

Route 1 Mer de Glace

Route 2 River track to Argenti&##xe8;re

Route 3 Merlet

Route 4 La Fl&##xe9;g&##xe8;re

Route 5 Refuge Moëde Anterne

Route 6 La Jonction

Route 7 Chamonix Vertical KM

Route 8 Marathon du Mont Blanc

Route 9km du Mont Blanc



Vallorcine valley start

Route 10 Lac d'Emosson

Route 11 Col de la Terrasse

Route 12 Albert Premier

Route 13 Aiguilles Rouges

Route 14 Mont Buet



Les Houches/Servoz start

Route 15 Le Br&##xe9;vent

Route 16 Le Prarion

Route 17 Col de Tricot

Route 18 Lac Vert

Route 19 Charousse



Outside Chamonix valley

Route 20 Nid d'Aigle

Route 21 Refuge de Doran

Route 22 Mont Truc

Route 23 Mont Joly

Route 24 Refuge de Tr&##xe9;-le-T&##xea;te

Route 25 T&##xea;te Nord des Fours



Switzerland

Route 26 Mont de l'Arpille

Route 27 Croix de Fer

Route 28 Fen&##xea;tre d'Arpette

Route 29 Cabane d'Orny

Route 30 Mont Fourchon

Route 31 Cols Fen&##xea;tre and Chevaux



Italy

Route 32 Mont de la Saxe

Route 33 T&##xea;te Entre Deux Sauts

Route 34 Italian Val Ferret

Route 35 Col d'Arp

Route 36 Punta della Croce



International race recces

Route 37 Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc (UTMB)

Route 38 Orsi&##xe8;res, Champex, Chamonix (OCC)

Route 39 Courmayeur, Champex, Chamonix (CCC)

Route 40 Traces des Ducs de Savoie (TDS)



Appendix A Route summary table

Appendix B Useful contacts

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 25.5.2021
• Zusatzinfo: 72 photos 58 maps 43 route profile
• Verlagsort: Kendal
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Leichtathletik / Turnen
• Schlagworte: runs • skyrunning • St Gervais • Trient • Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc • UTMB • Vallorcine
• ISBN-13: 9781783623303 / 9781783623303