A guide to many of the low lying, easily accessible, bolted (and hopefully, sunny) crags in the Chamonix area, from Le Fayet in the West to Barberine and Giétroz just over the Swiss border in the East. It covers all the crags and bouldering of note in the Chamonix and Vallorcine valleys plus a few routes in the high mountains that are easily accessible via the lift system.
33 crags and 4 bouldering venues are described.
Crags: Le Fayet Lower and Upper crag, Thermes of St Gervais, Servoz, le Paré, le Labo, les Chavants, Coupeau, Roc Dément, Roc des Os, The Gaillands, Le Brévent, La Soulire, La Flégère, Montenvers, Mottets, , Dalles de l'Arveyron, Le Chapeau, La Joux, the Chauffria Monolith, the Aiguillette d'Argentière, Les Chéserys Remuaz, The Chenavier, The Rocher du Saix in Vallorcine, the Vallon de Bérard, the Tête de Mesure, Le Passet Lower and Upper Crag, the great cliff of Le Passet, the Mur du Loup, Barberine, Châtelard, Gietroz.
Bouldering: Les Bossons, Pierre à Orthaz, Morraine d’Argentière, Col des Montets on the Argentière and Vallorcine sides.
A very useful guide to have to hand if the weather turns poor in the high mountains (which it inevitably will!)
Excellent colour maps, photodiagrams and line diagrams with lots of action shots.
In English.
By François Burnier and Dominique Potard.
Card cover, 16cm x 11cm, 308 pages.
Eleventh edition 2026 published by Vamos.
ISBN: 9-782910-6723-86.