Books to transport yourself to the summits of the alps and mercantour. You dont necessarily need to have years of mountain climbing experience to summit some of the worlds highest peaks, you just have to be reasonably fit and able to adapt to the weather and snow conditions. Buy the 4000m peaks of the alps selected climbs 2012 revised edition by martin moran isbn. Ukh gear the 4000m peaks of the alps selected climbs.
Ueli steck and michi wohlleben are committed to climbing all 82 of the alps 4000 meter peaks, in 80 days, and under their own power. Here are seven easy mountains in the alps that will help you reach your goals, higher than 4000 meter. The attractive resort of zermatt nestles amongst many of the largest, most impressive mountains in the alps including the matterhorn. These 4,000m peaks, sometimes described as the roof of the alps, are spread across 9 regions in france, switzerland and italy. The effort and experience to scale one of these great peaks makes the memories that bit more memorable. Climb easy 4000m peaks in the alps mountain spirit guides. Adding together the length of summit day, mountain skill level and weathersnow. Ninetyone peaks are described, all within the main ranges of the alps. The breithorn is regarded as the easiest of all 4000 meter peaks in the alps. In some areas, such as the edge of the po basin, the edge of the range is unambiguous, but where the alps border on other mountainous or hilly.
The alps provide the ideal arena for mountaineers of all abilities. Join bergpunkt, the swiss alpine school, for basic mountaineering. The northern peaks trail master plan is funded by the north carolina division of parks and recreation, watauga county tourism development authority, ashe county, ashe county chamber of commerce, west jefferson tourism development authority, town of boone, and high country pathways, inc. A hitlist of famous alps mountains, a true lifetime mountaineering challenge. My favourite 4,000m peak for beginners is the bishorn 4,153m. As the burliest mountain range in europe, the alps stretch approximately 1,200 km 750 miles across eight countries.
Alps 4000 meter peaks the alps are the home of modern day mountaineering. All are great mountains to climb in their own right. The alps are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in europe. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite reads in more than a dozen categories. It then passes over many of the highest and most famous peaks in the alps. The first person to complete the challenge of climbing all the 4000meter peaks in the alps in one push was the slovenian mountaineer miha valic. Bishorn 4,153m pennine alps, switzerland by jon bracey. Despite their height being, in relative terms, half of that the himalayan peaks, the fourthousanders are the genuine alpine giants. Climb the cliffs of montblanc, walk the paths of the mercantourexperience the french alps and countrysides of france from home while. Of those 297 peaks, 270 are owned by the department of tourism and 27 are owned by the nepal mountaineering association nma. Here now is the first listing of exactly fifty peaks in the alps with 4000 meters or more elevation and 100 meters of prominence, or vertical separation. Austria, france, germany, italy, liechtenstein, monaco, slovenia, and switzerland.
Geographically they encompass much of the swiss alps, the french montblanc and ecrin massif and whilst numerous 4000m peaks lie on the italian border, only one, the grand paradiso, lies soley within italy. Then, there are tons of interesting peaks in austria, but they are all bellow 4000 m line. Only a limited number of peaks reach 4000 m, of which only a handful breach 4500, and only one, mont blanc, nears 5000 m. I have now added radek and the other missing climbers on the list. Climbing the alps 4000 meter peaks is a common goal, but the routes must be. With proper acclimatization and mountaineering training many of these can be ascended without encountering great technical difficulty. Pdf the 4000m peaks of the alps download ebook for free. The alpine 4000 meter peaks 50 summits with prominence of 100 meters or greater. Traversing along the italian side of the monte rosa chain, climbing seven 4000ers along the way the tour culminates in a night at the highest building in the alps, the margherita hut, at the end of the week. Suggestions for easiestsafest 3500m4000m peaks in the alps. Famous swiss mountains switzerland alps mountain peaks. The topographic prominence is an important factor to decide the official nomination of a summit. These stunning peaks have attracted climbers and tourists for hundreds of years. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
For the main routes of ascent, the guide gives full details of cable cars and mountain railways to ensure rapid access. The 4000m peaks of the alps rock climbing guidebook. On this guided climbing week, flexibility is the key as we climb varied objectives to allow you to build up your tally of 4000ers. Alpine 4000m peaks stretch from the bernese oberland in the north to the bernina in the east and the barres des erins in the south. Alpenglow book ben tibbetts alpine photography and film. The saas and zermatt regions of the swiss valais, combined with the adjacent monte rosa massif, have the greatest concentration of 4000m peaks in the alps. The main chain of the alps follows the watershed from the mediterranean sea to the wienerwald, defining the northern border of italy. Starting in gressoney, the italian 4000m peaks traverse is one of the most famous high altitude hut to hut tours in the alps. Scrambles amongst the alps in the years 18601869, edward whymper 1871. Alpenglow is the product of over 10,000 hours to climb, photograph, draw and write about the highest peaks of the alps. Anyway, ive done grossglocker here the final stretch is technical you need rope so i didnt climbed it, wildspitze and grossvenediger all between 3600 m and 3800 m without technical difficulties. All 82 official 4000m plus peaks in the alps are covered in this comprehensive 4000m peaks of the alps guidebook, featuring normal routes, classic variants and skimountaineering routes. Climbing 4000m peaks is one of the classic challenges of alpine mountaineering.
Spring is full price, the fall has a 50% discount and the wintersummer has a 75% discount. He climbed k2 in 2014 as his last of 8000m peaks and all of them without oxygen. Ukc gear the 4000m peaks of the alps selected climbs. Legality and bureaucracy of 7000m peaks the cost of your permit depends on the season that you climb in. Here is a list of 100 best mountaineering books compiled by the books highlighted in. It describes a range of routes to the summit of each of the 4000m peaks in the alps and thus fills an obvious gap in the market. Sansoz is one of the very few women who have completed this impressive list of all the highest mountains in the alps and, according to french press, she is the first french woman to do so. The alpine 4000m peaks by the classic routes goedeke, richard on. The list contains links to route descriptions, recent outings and other information on the website. To climb the relatively easy 4000m peaks in the alps you still need to have basic mountaineering knowledge in terms of glacier safety, rope work, using crampons and ice axe, and adapting to the current weather and snow conditions.
The translation into english is ongoing and should be completed by late spring 2014. The seven easiest 4000m peaks in the alps marvel mountain. Alternative routes and strategies are also suggested for those seeking a different or more independent approach. Three expeditions in the 1920s provide a fine record of the courage of early everest attempts.
To complete them all, the alpine 4000m peaks rank very. Away from the busy summer alpine valley bases, the hut approach starts from zinal in the picturesque and serene val danniviers of the valais alps. Martijn seuren was accompanying swiss mountaineer ueli steck, who has been trying to scale all 4,000metre peaks in the alps in 80 days. The best 4,000m peaks in switzerland for beginners. Includes peaks in the alps over 4000 m lying in france, italy, and switzerland from the official 1994 uiaa list. The alpine 4000m peaks by the classic routes by richard goedeke is the definitive and most popular guidebook to the highest mountains in the european alps. In the summer of 1993, english climbers martin moran and simon jenkins ascended 75 peaks in 52 daysthe. Alps simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The alps 82 biggest peaks in 102 days climbing magazine. Peaks above 4000 m,100 ft peaks above 3000 m 9,800 ft. Through this journey i became the second brit to climb all the 82 uiaa alpine summits over 4000m high.
We will climb no fewer than four alpine 4000m peaks, weather dependant of course, including the strahlhorn 4190m, allallinhorn 4027m, weissmies 4023m and the classic lagginhorn 4010m. In total, over 230 routes are described, ranging from beginners climbs on the breithorn and. The author, who is a guide and who famously completed all the 4000m peaks in 52 days, must have about the greatest depth of. Classic 4000m peaks guided ascents in swiss valais alps. As well as the 50 major mountains, every significant subsidiary top is visited by one or more route. Within the swiss alps lie nearly all of the highest peaks in western europe. No wonder the alps is such a popular hiking and trekking destination in addition to the highest peaks, there are also other famous mountains in switzerland, which may not be quite as high, but have special significance within their.
Read about valics climb here 4000m winter alps marathon completed in 102 days, and about his death in 2008 here miha valic takes fatal fall on cho oyu ed. The highest peaks of the western alps and eastern alps, respectively, are mont blanc. The list proposed by the uiaa is based not only on prominence but also on other criteria such as the morphology general appearance and mountaineering interest. See all 6 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The idea of climbing all 82 4,000meter peaks of the alps in a row possibly in 82 days has been a thorn in european alpinists flesh for a while. Between expeditions to the antarctic and greenland ben has spent much of the last decade on an epic project to climb and photograph the 82 highest peaks in the alps for alpenglow a large format book of photographs, stories and drawings describing the finest climbs on the 4000m peaks of the alps. You also need basic mountaineering knowledge in terms of rope work, glacier safety. The 6000m peaks of nepal range in elevation from 6000m6999m19,685ft22,962ft there are 297 6000m peaks in nepal that are open for climbing, this includes both climbed and unclimbed peaks.