Rother

Adventure hiking with children

<p>"Ladders to heaven" - what more fitting expression could describe ridge tours, the most sublime way of walking from summit to summit - on slimmer ridges, dancing above the abyss, close to the sky? Few landscapes are as fascinating to mountaineers as the high ridges of the Alps. These ladders to heaven are the wish and dream destination of every ambitious mountaineer. The climbs can be of very different characters: challenging "normal" routes, racy rock routes or enjoyable firn cuts.</p> <p>Ralf Gantzhorn and Moritz Attenberger take the reader along some of the most beautiful and rewarding ridges in the entire Alps. Illustrated with unique and breathtaking pictures, they describe 50 outstanding routes, with all the important information for practical implementation. Both beginners and experienced alpinists will find the key to getting a little closer to "heaven" in this book.</p> <p>Thanks to the impressive action, summit and panoramic photos, some made from unusual perspectives, the interesting texts and the detailed tourist information, a magnificent book of pictures and reading has been created that is equally suitable for reading, planning new mountain routes or reflecting on past experiences.</p> <p>An indispensable work for every alpinist! </p> <ul> <li>Pointe de Cinéaste, 3203 m - south ridge </li><li>Barre des Écrins, 4102 m - north-east ridge </li><li>Dômes de Miage, 3669 m - traverse </li><li>Aiguille de Bionnassay, 4052 m - traverse </li><li>Aiguille du Midi, 3842 m - Cosmiquesgrat </li><li>Mont Maudit, 4465 m - Kuffnergrat </li><li>Mont Blanc du Tacul, 4248 m - Devil's Ridge </li><li>Aiguille de Rochefort, 4001 m - Rochefort Ridge </li><li>Aiguille Verte, 4122 m - Sans-Nom Ridge </li><li>Les Courtes, 3856 m - Crossing </li><li>Grand Combi n, 4314 m - Meiting Ridge </li><li>Dent Blanche, 4357 m - Ferpècle Ridge </li><li>Matterhorn, 4478 m - Zmuttgrat </li><li>Obergabelhorn, 4063 m - Arbengrat </li><li>Zinalrothorn, 4221 m - Rothorngrat </li><li>Weisshorn, 4506 m - Nordgrat </li><li>Alphubel, 4206 m - Rotgrat </li><li>Täschhorn, 4491 m - Südostgrat </li><li>Lenzspitze - N adelhorn, 4327 m - Nadelgrat </li><li>Stockhorn, 3212 m - south ridge </li><li>Bietschhorn, 3934 m - north ridge </li><li>Lötschentaler Breithorn, 3785 m - Blanchetgrat </li><li>Blümlisalp, 3661 m - traverse </li><li>Ostegg, 3355 m - traverse </li><li>Eiger, 3970 m - Mittellegigrat </li><li>Mönch, 4107 m - southwest ridge </li><li>Jungfrau, 4158 m - north-east ridge </li><li>Schreckhorn, 4078 m - south-west ridge </li><li>Finsteraarhorn, 4274 m - north-west ridge </li><li>Salbitschijen, 2981 m - south ridge and west ridge </li><li>Piz Badile, 3308 m - North Ridge </li><li>Sciora Group, 3228 m - Fuori Ridge and Pioda Ridge </li><li>Piz Bernina, 4049 m - Bianco Ridge </li><li>Piz Roseg, 3937 m - Eselsgrat </li><li>Grosslitzner - Grosses Seehorn, 3121 m - traverse </li><li>Ortler, 3905 m - Hintergrat </li><li>Fünffingerspi tze, 2996 m - traverse </li><li>Pala del Rifugio - Sass d'Ortiga, 2634 m - northwest ridge - west ridge </li><li>Rocc hetta and S ass di Bosconero, 2436 m - Spigolo Strobel and Antispigolo </li><li>Wildspitze, 3770 m - traverse </li><li>Acherkogel, 3007 m - north-east ridge </li><li>Wilde Leck, 3361 m - east ridge </li><li>Grundschartner, 3065 m - Mittergrat </li><li>Grossvenediger, 3660 m - north ridge </li><li>Grossglockner, 3798 m - Stüdlgrat </li><li>Hochalmspitze, 3360 m - Detmolder Grat </li><li>Montasch, 2754 m - Montaschgrat </li><li>Watzmann, 2713 m - Watzmanngrat </li><li>Ellmauer Halt, 2344 m - Kopftörlgrat </li><li>Zugspitze, 2962 m - Jubiläumsgrat </li></ul> <p>Ralf Gantzhorn, Moritz Attenberger | Bergverlag Rother | 1. Edition 2011 | 256 pages | 297 color illustrations, 50 route maps at a scale of 1:100,000, an overview map at a scale of 1:2,000,000 | format 30 x 26 cm | hardcover with dust jacket</p>