Cicerone Press releases a New Guidebook
Trail Running - Chamonix and the Mont-Blanc region by Kingsley Jones
A guidebook describing 40 trail running routes in the Chamonix Valley and around the Mont-Blanc massif, visiting France, Switzerland and Italy on summer season between early June and late September. It features routes of all grades and lengths, from easy river trails, to the Vertical KM, and UTMB.
Nicknamed "Mecca for trail runners", the Chamonix Valley is home to some of the greatest trail running races in the world, including the Tour des Géants and Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc.
Starting from Chamonix, Les Houches, Servoz, Champex, Courmayeur, Orsières and Vallorcine among others, and covering classic ultra trail routes as well as shorter day runs, including above the Mer de Glace and the summit of Mont Buet, there is something for every runner!
The routes, which range from 3.8km (2½ miles) to 168km (104½ miles), are graded from 1 to 5 and categorised as: trail running, fell running and technical skyrunning. This ensures you select a route that suits your experience and aspirations. In addition to the technical grade, distance, height gain/loss and timings are provided.
Everything you need to know about the running routes of Chamonix Valley is inside Kingsley Jones Book! From Step-by-step route descriptions accompanied by 1:100,000 mapping and route profiles, with notes on safety and useful tips for runners to comprehensive equipment checklist plus information on running at altitude, adapting to the Alps, navigation, maps and mountain safety.
