National Geographic Maps Haute Route Map [chamonix To Zermatt] (Map)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Haute Route Map [chamonix To Zermatt]Condition: NewEAN: 9781566958103ISBN: 9781566958103Edition: 2022nd ed.Publisher: National Geographic MapsFormat: MapRelease Date: 03/16/2020Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 238mmItem Length: 110mmAuthor: National Geographic MapsGenre: Travel & TransportTopic: Atlases & Maps, Sports & HobbiesDescription: Waterproof, Tear-Resistant, Topographic Map.The Haute Route-aka the High Route or Mountaineers' Route-traverses the French and Swiss Alps. It was conceived as a summer mountaineering route in the mid-nineteenth century by members of the English Alpine Club. Though originally called 'The High-Level Route' by members of the Alpine Club, in 1911, a group first successfully established a winter route from Bourg St. Pierre to Zermatt on skis and afterwards the name of the route was translated into French. As a result of their success, the French term stuck, and the journey gained a reputation amid skiers and ski mountaineers as a classic must-do winter/spring tour. There is also a non-technical Walker's Haute Route that has gained in popularity and become a classic in and of itself. This Topographic Map Guide outlines two different variations of the Haute Route from Chamonix, France to Zermatt, Switzerland: one for hikers and one for skiers. The northernmost route or, Walker's Route, depicType: MapRelease Year: 2020 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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