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Guide Book for Chamonix

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Joe123 03 Jan 2013

Looking to go rock climbing in Chamonix this summer and wondering if any one can suggest a good guide book that covers the area.

Cheers

CurlyStevo 03 Jan 2013

In reply to Joe123: cragging in the valley? or mountaineering up high? or both?

OP Joe123 03 Jan 2013

In reply to CurlyStevo: A mixture really

CurlyStevo 03 Jan 2013

In reply to Joe123: we found these two pretty good Mont Blanc classic and plaisir by Rock and Ice. Crag climbs in Chamonix by Vamos. Some of the other guides can tend to either be a bit old fashioned (in particular alpine club guides ) or not including pure rock routes (snow ice and mixed guides)

OP Joe123 03 Jan 2013

In reply to CurlyStevo: Thank you

Mark Haward 03 Jan 2013

In reply to Joe123:
Also go for the Piola guides, two current available in English ( aiguilles Rouges and Envers des Aguilles) and two older ones Topo 1 and 2 of which only one is in English I think...

CurlyStevo 03 Jan 2013

In reply to Joe123:
Are you planning on going earlier or later in the summer?

OP Joe123 03 Jan 2013

In reply to CurlyStevo: Last two weeks in July or of August

CurlyStevo 03 Jan 2013

In reply to Joe123: yeah likely to be more rock climbing mid july onwards ( rather than mixed / ice). we went middle of august and there was lots of clean dry rock but the snow bridges started detorioating and the rockfall increased. It was very hot but heard a week later it was stormy and 8 deg in cham!!