Walks and Climbs in the Pyrenees (Cicerone Mountain Walking) (Paperback)

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This guide is an introduction to one of Europe's finest mountain ranges. It offers suggestions for 170 walks, multi-day tours and moderate ascents of some of the principal summits of the Central or High Pyrenees, and includes the Pyrenean High Route between the Cirque de Lescun and Andorra - one of the most challenging and rewarding mountain treks of all. The active walker, trekker and climber is spoilt for choice, for there is enough scope in the Pyrenees to fill a lifetime of holidays with a host of experiences, no matter what your degree of commitment. There are exquisite valleys and passes to wander day after day, and summits of 3000 metres and more within the reach of most hill walkers. The landscape is full of diversity and contrast, with Alpine-style peaks, small glaciers, deep gorges and more than a thousand mountain lakes. The range is also know as the 'flower garden of Europe', and the wildlife includes curious species rarely seen elsewhere on the continent. Since the first edition appeared in 1978, "Walks and Climbs in the Pyrenees" has become accepted as the authoritative guide to the range, and this new edition incorporates many changes and additions to reflect the boom in interest in the area. The Pyrenees have become the focus of attention not just for walkers and climbers, but parapente enthusiasts, mountain bikers, white-water kayakers, bird-watchers, butterfly and flower lovers, cavers and those who gain a thrill from descending plunging waterfalls and seemingly inaccessible canyons - the sport known as canyoning. As an arena for outdoor adventure the Pyrenees fulfils so many dreams.

About the Author
A lifelong passion for the countryside in general, and mountains in particular, drives Kev's desire to share his sense of wonder and delight in the natural world through his writing, guiding, photography and lecturing. Spending several months each year among various high mountain regions researching guidebooks, makes him The Man with the World's Best Job; a title he aims to keep by remaining active for another 100 years at least. Kev has enjoyed a fruitful partnership with Cicerone since the 1970s, producing walking and trekking guides to the Pyrenees, Alps and Himalaya, as well as walking guides for Kent, Sussex and the Cotswolds and he has several more books in the pipeline. A frequent contributor to outdoor magazines, he also writes and illustrates brochures for national tourist authorities and travel companies. When not away in the mountains, Kev lives with his wife in a small cottage among what he calls 'the Kentish Alps' with unrestricted walking country on the doorstep. But he also travels throughout Britain during the winter months to share his love of the places he writes about through a series of lectures. Check him out on www.kevreynolds.co.uk

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   56 of 57 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars My best guide for Pyrenees, 27 April 2003 By  Flávio Mota (Gondomar, Portugal) - See all my reviews I spent many of my holydays walking in the Pyrenees and I bought some very good french guidebooks. Thanks to them I already witnessed the astonishing beauty of different zones of those french (and spanish) mountains. I bought this Kev Reynolds guide for Pyrenees at the moment Amazon started to sell it and, like any other guide from this incredible author, I found it perfect. I wish I could meet him in a trek! Last summer, once again, I went there to hike some recomended routes and I can only tell you that you just need to find some time to read it and choose your treks; everything else is very well explained and detailed. It has a waterproof cover and it's perfect to put in the pocket... and there isn't any other guide with so many different route suggestions for Pyrenees (170!). Buy the suggested maps and, from 3 hours to multy-day routes, from west to east Pyrenees, from easy to really tough, there are sugestions for everybody's holydays. Thank you, Kev Reynolds! Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   5 of 6 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars good book, 20 Aug 2007 By  H. Jiang - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    my husband and I are going to Pyreness in 2 weeks time. the book help us to plan the route and the accommodation. It's a very useful book if you plan to do GR10 or GR11. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   17 of 24 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Very good trekking book, 14 May 2001 By A Customer This review is from: Walks and Climbs in the Pyrenees (A Cicerone guide) (Hardcover) I have used the book in September 2000 when I trekked a week in the High Routh Pyrenees (HRP) from Refuge the Pobmbie to Govarnie. The book give very good and accurate information on the route. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this) Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review › See all 4 customer reviews...		Ad feedback   Most Recent Customer Reviews 5.0 out of 5 stars Walks & Climbs Pyrenees I purchased this for my husband who will be doing a Pyrenees walk in Sept. Thanks to this book he knows which route he wants and where to stay. Published 8 days ago by Book Witch Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews › See all 4 customer reviews...

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