In reply to James Thacker:
> It's available in Chamonix and is VERY GOOD.
I thought it might be!
It's available in Wales now as well - as my copy has arrived.
Sorry James but I must disagree, it's not VERY GOOD - it's verging on the EXCELLENT. My only criticisms are that it's lacking any sort of index plus the fact that it's quite hefty. Otherwise, the maps/ photos/ descriptions etc are all superb.
For anyone going ice climbing in Cogne/ Aosta this new guidebook is now a 'must-have'. It's not cheap admittedly, but it's a big book of over 470 pages - easily as big as Mario Setori's Alpine Ice. It contains enough ice climbs to literally last a lifetime and also gives huge scope for exploring off the beaten track and avoiding the queues in the usual honeypots of Valeille, Lillaz and Valnontey. In this latter respect it's going to be 'field tested' very very shortly.....
Dave