Alpine Climbing

You love climbing and want to start climbing in thebigger mountains. You want to climb in the Alps but don't have the skills tomove on a glacier. You want to climb longer routes but feel you are too slowand don't know how to climb exposed terrain quickly and safely. You've justreturned from your first (or maybe your second or third) trip to the Alps andfeel you could have achieved more. This is the book for you!

Bruce will walk you through the techniques you need tomove efficiently on alpine terrain, be it on rock, snow and ice or a blend ofall three.

The second half of the book is a selected guidebook ofroutes from throughout the Alps that are ideal for you to start your Alpineclimbing progression on.

Styles of Alpine Climbing

Alpine Approach

Choosing the Right Route

Acclimatisation

Moving Together