All the rich scenic diversity for which the Alps are renowned is celebrated here, while the 20 treks described include well-known classics as well as newly-created multi-day routes. The eight talented writers and photographers brought together to produce this book are among the most experienced of Alpine trekkers. Between them they have explored every corner of Europe’s premier mountain range, written dozens of guides and, in some cases, led trekking holidays there in order to share their enthusiasm for the Alps with other walkers. And that is the prime motivation for Trekking in the Alps – an inspiration and a celebration of the very best of these mountains.
Best-known treks
Tour of Mont Blanc; Tour of the Matterhorn; Tour of Monte Rosa; Walker’s Haute Route; Tour of the Jungfrau Region; Tour of the Vanoise; Dolomites AV 1 & 2
Longer trans-Alpine treks
GR5 (Lake Geneva to Nice); Eastern Alps E5; Italian Alps GTA; Traverse of the Slovenian Alps
For the Alpine adventurer
Alpine Pass Route; Tour of the Oisans; Tour of the Queyras; Tour of Mont Ruan; Stubai High Route; Zillertal High Route; Gran Paradiso AV2; Rätikon Höhenweg
Dorpen en steden
Chamonix, Zermatt, Grindelwald, Sargans, Brand, Briançon, Modane, Bourg d'Oisans, Neustift, Mayrhofen, Ormea, Bressanone, Lago di Braies, Kranjska Gora, La Thuile, Emosson