Bernese Oberland

Selected climbs in the Bernese Oberland: from Grimselpass to Les Diablerets:
topos and photodiagramms. A new edition of a popular guide to this well-known
area of the Alps, including for the first time the very fine alpine rock
climbing area of the Salbitschijen.

The guide describes routes on over 100 peaks and passes in the region
including routes on all the 4000m peaks as well as on other major peaks such
as the Eiger, Beitschhorn and Wetterhorn as well as on many less well-known
summits. There is something for everyone be they alpine novice, experienced
alpinist or a leading edge exponent. The area itself is surrounded by many
crags on which sports climbing has been developed alongside traditional rock
routes on both granite and limestone. Over 200 routes are described in places
such as the Grimsel Pass, Leysin, Engelhorner, Salbitschijen and Argentine.