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Can anyone recommend any good guidebooks for off piste in the mont blanc massif? Preferably in english

In reply to Andrew Holden:

Vamos have an off piste guide and a separate ski touring guide, both of which are quite good. Though we did discover some inaccuracies in the descriptions. Best to check against a map!

In reply to Andrew Holden:

There are some good books but the best thing might be this App. Launching soon, looks promising!
http://www.fatmap.com/

In reply to graham F:

Wow Fatmap looks excellent. I'll definitely be keeping an eye out on this when it gets released. I wonder if the detail will be good enough to resolve some of the "do you think there's a cliff over there?" conversations.

In reply to rinch:

The book you need is "Mont Blanc and the Aiguilles Rouges: A Guide For Skiers" by Anselme Baud, but they are incredibly rare and often sell for prices close to a months rent.

On that note, I'm prepared to sell you my spare copy of the same book for a price approaching a month's rent.

In reply to Pete Houghton:

I think the French edition is still available, at least Au Vieux Campeur still list it in their catalogue for Euro 28.50

In reply to Doug:

Wow, that's much better value than what I'm offering!

In reply to Pete Houghton:


That book has powerful laxative properties. I find it useful if I am constipated.

Beautiful though it is it's not really an off-piste guide. It's more extreme / ski mountaineering. Although I guess that depends on how you define off-piste.

In reply to Pete Houghton:

How much is a months rent pete?

In reply to DaveHK


Thats exactly what im looking for

In reply to Andrew Holden:

Baud's book is the classic but the topo neige mont blanc guide is just as good if not better and is still in print.

In reply to Pete Houghton:

F*#k me pete just looked on amazon. Where do you live mayfair?

In reply to Ben Briggs:
"Baud's book is the classic but the topo neige mont blanc guide is just as good if not better and is still in print."

I was flicking through that the other day, it's definitely going to be a Christmas present for myself. Very pretty book.


"F*#k me pete just looked on amazon. Where do you live mayfair?"

It's crazy, isn't it? Apparently you can get them on a Danish booksellers website for normal price still, I'll see if I can find the link.
And no, not Mayfair, but Cham comes close enough. Anyway, I could never sell it at the price Amazon claims, I'd feel absolutely filthy. So we'll call it 800 yeah, I'll even throw in a free carriage clock.

In reply to Andrew Holden:

The Baud book has not been out of print that long. I picked one up from face west a few years ago at the RRP.

Might be worth phoning round a few shops to see if they've still got a copy on the shelves.

In reply to Andrew Holden:

Thank you all. Very much appreciated. I'm on the hunt now for a nice addition to my bookshelf. Hopefully might bump into one of you on a route someday. Up or down.
Cheers Andy

In reply to Andrew Holden:

Mont Blanc Freeride?

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=mont+blanc+freeride+book&client=safar...

In reply to Pete Houghton:

So have I, and I have two copies of it

In reply to Andrew Holden:

Evening everyone,

Just thought I'd bump this thread as I have just moved into my new house for the next five months, and I've unpacked my books.

So if anyone is thinking about a lovely book as a Christmas present, I'm open to offers! (but no need to go near the upper triple figures...)