2003. 315 pp, color photos, maps. The splendid scenery of the Pennine Alps, with such peaks as the Matterhorn, Zinal Rothorn, Dent Blanche, Weisshorn, Grand Combin, & Mont Rosa providing a perfect background fo hiking, aa this guide to 120 walks & treks shows.
The Matterhorn, Monte Rosa, Zinarothorn, Ober Gabelhorn, Dent Blanche, Weisshorn, Bietschhorn, Grand Combin – these are some of the most dramatic mountains in Europe. Here they form a backdrop to a series of routes that should answer the dreams of any keen mountain walker.
Best known, perhaps, for the resorts of Zermatt and Saas Fee, the Valais district of Switzerland is also the location of the Lötschental and Turtmanntal, the Vals d'Anniviers, Hérens, Bagnes and Ferret – valleys in which there are numerous alp hamlets nestling among the pastures. There are also dozens of small lakes, the longest glacier in the Alps, pristine snowfields, meadows full of flowers, marmots that will eat out of your hand, and no shortage of accommodation, ranging from low-cost dormitories and campsites to the grandest of hotels.
In this, the third edition of his popular guide, Kev Reynolds has selected and described 120 routes that represent the very best of this magical region. Rewritten and with a new design, fresh maps and colour photos throughout, Walking in the Valais is your passport to some memorable walking holidays in this Alpine wonderland.
INTRODUCTIONThe Valais Region The Valleys Getting There Transport Within the Valais Accommodation Weather Notes for Walkers Safety Check-List Suggested Equipment List Recommended Maps Using the Guide Grading of Walks Information at a Glance
ROUTESBettmeralp – Routes 1–3 Bettmeralp, Riederalp, FieschThe Lötschental – Routes 4–11 Kippel, Wiler, BlattenThe Saastal – Routes 12–31Saas Grund, Saas Almagell, Saas FeeThe Mattertal – Routes 32–59 St Niklaus, Grächen, Randa, Täsch, ZermattThe Turtmanntal – Routes 60–62 Gruben-MeidenVal d’Anniviers – Routes 63–81 Zinal, GrimentzVal d’Hérens – Routes 82–95 Evolène, Les Haudères, ArollaVal de Nendaz – Routes 96–97 Haute Nendaz, SiviezVal de Bagnes – Routes 98–101 Sembrancher, Verbier, Le Châble, FionnayVal Ferret – Routes 102–109 Champex, Orsières, La FoulyVallé du Trient – Routes 110–112 TrientMulti-Day Tours – Routes 113–120
