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by Stewart M. Green (Author)
This is the authoritative guide to the best climbs at the top rock climbing destinations in Western Europe, including Great Britain, France, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Greece, Germany, and Norway. The route topos are accompanied by route descriptions, equipment recommendations, and accurate route ratings. This sturdy edition, with sewn binding and kivar covers, is intended for rough use at the crags.
Other books in the Rock Climbing series include Arizona, Boulder Canyon, Colorado, Colorado's San Luis Valley, Connecticut, Desert Rock, Flatirons, Eldorado Canyon, Joshua Tree, Lake Tahoe, Minnesota and Wisconsin, Montana, New England, New Jersey, New Mexico and Texas, Red Rocks, Rocky Mountain National Park, San Francisco Bay Area, Santa Barbara & Ventura, Shelf Road, Tahquitz and Suicide Rocks, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland, Wasatch Range, Washington, and Yosemite's Select.Back Jacket
For more than twenty-five years, FalconGuide has set the standard for outdoor recreation guidebooks. Written by top outdoors experts and enthusiasts, each guide invites you to experience the endless adventure and rugged beauty of the great outdoors.Rock Climbing Europe points you to more than 1,000 of the best ascents in Europe, including traditional and sport routes of all degrees of difficulty. Expert rock climber and outdoors photographer Stewart M. Green provides in-depth information and precise detail about finding and scaling the finest face, crack, and alpine routes in Great Britain, France, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Greece, Germany, and Norway.This guide provides all the information needed to plan, execute and enjoy a memorable European climbing experience. Learn how to get to each destination, where to stay, what to bring, and how to communicate and find your way around. With this guidebook in hand, you can get off the tried-and-true tourist routes and venture into the backcountry.This guide features: Guaranteed binding - if this binding fails, the publisher will replace the book for freePitch-by-pitch route descriptions, ratings, and recommended gearDetailed topos and clear overview photosDescent information on multipitch routesEasy-to-follow driving and approach directionsClimbing history and visitor information for each areaTips on food, camping, climate, and mor
Author Biography
Stewart M. Green is a freelance photographer and writer based in Colorado. He travels the world working on projects for The Globe Pequot Press and other publications and has written many books for Globe Pequot, including the popular Rock Climbing Colorado, Rock Climbing Utah, Rock Climbing New England, Rock Climbing Arizona, Scenic Driving California, and Scenic Driving New England. He is currently working on a collection of essays about the climbing life. Stewart has over thirty years of experience as a professional photographer and is one of the world's leading climbing photographers. In addition to books, his work appears in many catalogues, advertisements, and national publications.
