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Informationen zum Autor Robin's love of mountains began at an early age! holidaying in the Pennines with his family. From there he went on to walk and climb throughout Britain and Europe. In 1981 Robin got the chance to work in Spain! and the chance to explore Spain's mountain regions was too good to miss! and he decided to stay. As a climber the walls of the Picos de Europa drew his attention at first! culminating in Walks and Climbs in the Picos de Europa. Slowly! however! repeated trips to the Cordillera CantA�brica led him to grasp the potential of this hugely underrated range for mountain walking! and gave to Walking in the Cordillera Cantabrica. Klappentext A guidebook to walks and climbs in the Picos! a limestone range on the northern coast of Spain. Routes divided into two main groups: valley-based activities! and walks! scrambles and alpine climbing from a number of different high-mountain bases. Suggestions are also given for multi-day walking tours and for winter mountaineering. Zusammenfassung A guidebook to walks and climbs in the Picos! a limestone range on the northern coast of Spain. Routes divided into two main groups: valley-based activities! and walks! scrambles and alpine climbing from a number of different high-mountain bases. Suggestions are also given for multi-day walking tours and for winter mountaineering. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Background; a. Topography; b. Geology; c. Climate and Weather; d. Flora and Fauna; e. General History of the Area; f. Climbing History; Chapter 2: General Information; a. Access from the UK; b. Valley Bases and Connections; c. Mountain Bases: Approaches and Connections; Chapter 3: Technical Notes; a. Times and Grades; b. Equipment; c. Maps and Guidebooks; d. Mountain Rescue; Chapter 4: Valley-based Routes; i. Liebana; ii. Valden; iii. Vegabao; iv. Gea Valley; v. Vega de Enol; vi. Arenas/Puente Poncebos; vii. Las Vegas de Sotres; Chapter 5: Mountain Routes; Part I The Central Massif; i. El Cable / Aliva sector; ii. Vege Liordes / Collado Jermoso sector; iii. Hoyo de Cerredo sector; iv. Vega de Urriellu sector; Part II The Western Massif; i. Vega de Ario sector; ii. Vegarredonda sector; iii. Vega Huerta sector; Chapter 6: Multi-day Walking Tours; Chapter 7: Winter Mountaineering ...
