A guidebook to 66 via ferrata routes in the French Alps. Covering the region between Geneva and Briançon the routes range from very easy, protected routes suitable for children, through to extremely exposed and technical routes for experienced ferratists only.
- Routes can be enjoyed in 1-9 hours
- Routes are graded by technical difficulty, exposure and seriousness
- Routes from keys areas including Chambery, Grenobe, the Tarentaise and Maurienne valleys
- Local points of interest are featured including the Mont Blanc, Vanoise and Queyras massifs
- Perfect June through to September although some routes are open from early Spring to early winter
- Sketch maps and topos included for each route
Table of Content
Mountain safety
Map key
Route listing
Overview map
Introduction
When to go
Getting to the Alps
Getting around
Language
Costs
Accommodation
Maps
Route grading
Equipment
Moving safely
Climbing with children
Dangers
Accidents and mountain rescue
Insurance
Using this guide
Routes and bases
Geneva and the Northern Alps
Chamb&##xe9;ry
Tarentaise
Maurienne
Grenoble
Briançon
Appendix A Routes listed in order of difficulty
Appendix B Glossary of via ferrata terminology
Appendix C Useful French words and phrases
Appendix D Useful contacts
About the author
Born on Jersey, Richard Miller first discovered a love of high places among the Southern Alps of New Zealand. Since then a passion for travel and exploring wilderness has led to bouts of walking, scrambling, mountaineering and climbing in mountainous areas across the globe. Latterly, having discovered the pleasures of continental Europe, he has concentrated his attention on the Alps and Pyrenees.
Like many Brits, his first experience of a via ferrata was in the towering spires of the Italian Dolomites. Having found this comparatively modern activity to his liking, he set about visiting as many via ferratas as he could and soon discovered a burgeoning number of new routes across Western Europe.
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