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Via Ferrata: A Complete Guide to France by: Philippe Poulet List Price: £14.95 City Travel Guides Price: £14.20 You Save: £0.75 ( 5%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 910 EAN: 9781871890976 ISBN: 1871890977 Label: Cordee Manufacturer: Cordee Number Of Pages: 144 Publication Date: April 01, 2004 Publisher: Cordee Studio: Cordee Sales Rank: 162080 Related Items:
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 Rating:  - No a complete guide but..This was our second time on a via ferrata holiday. The first time was in the Dolomites in Italy with guides so this time we decided to go solo with this book and do some camping, The book is very good to get an idea of what to expect and plot a rough plan of where to go and what level of climbs you want to do, but you WILL need to source more information before you set off to a climb. On thing we did find very hard was finding the climbs. I would highly suggest getting yourself a sat nav and getting the gps co-ordinates off via-ferrata.fr. The directions in the book are incredibly vague and will leave you driving round in circles for hours. So all in all don't just rely on this book, do lots of planning, search the ... Read More: Rating:  - Beautifully done guide!(from my amazon.com review) When we hear the term "via ferrata" we think of those routes in the Dolomites--permanent aids in the form of rungs, ladders, suspension bridges, and the like, that allow "tourists" easier access to places that are ordinarily inaccessible to anyone but a veteran climber. There are a number of fine books on the via ferrata in the Dolomites. The via ferrata in France started in 1988: this book describes about a hundred of the routes. What you get here is a real gem! The pages are full-color and glossy--it's a delight to wander through. There are loads of maps, good narrative descriptions, and large numbers of photographs (including some real hair-raisers). The accompanying ... Read More: |
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