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International : Europe : France : 05 Southern Alps : Ceuse : Golots à gogo

Cover of the digital guidebook Escalade autour de Gap. With permission from Laurent Girousse

Escalade autour de Gap

Laurent Girousse / 2020

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Bilingual French/English

This digital guidebook is the electronic version of the hard copy guidebook of the same name.
You find it in the climbing app OmegaRoc
In addition to the Gap region, the guidebook covers the Dévoluy and the Champsaur massifs and, a little further north, the Valgaudemar massif and the Buëch valley. The guidebook presents more than twenty sport climbing sites, including the western part of Céüse*, the world famous sport crag , but also many multi-pitch routes generally fully bolted and at moderate level.

You can buy the whole guidebook or each crag individually.

International : Europe : France : 05 Southern Alps : Ceuse

cover of the digital guidebook Céüse 2023 with permission from Laurent Girousse

Céüse 2023 - Digital guidebook

Laurent Girousse / OmegaRoc / 2023

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This latest edition features all the routes on the cliff: 900 pitches spread across 37 sectors and sub-sectors. Each one is accompanied by a photo and route illustration.
Various approaches are described precisely and supported by panoramic photos.
The author of these guidebooks, Laurent Girousse, is one of the main bolters of the crags around Gap.

International : Europe

Europe Sport Vertical

Europe - Sport Vertical

By David Atchison-Jones, Jingo Wobbly Publishing

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This is an overview book that sets out to list every single crag on the European continent a la Tim Toula's "Rock N' Road". Intended for a broad audience of various languages, the book uses an absurdly complex assortment of symbols & numbers to "describe" each crag without the use of text. The book is in full color, with plentiful glossy photos of various crags. This isn't a guidebook in the classic sense, but it can be a good way to learn about the locations & raw statistics of the multitude of little known crags in Europe. The book indicates number of routes, height of cliff, length of approach, sun exposure, and relative quality for more than 2600 sport, bouldering & alpine crags. The book also points you in the direction of the pertinent local guidebooks. Its a nice reference book, but probably not too useful once you're on the road. Set it on the coffee table or near your procelain throne for a few minutes of inspiration when the local weather is bad.

Rock Climbing Europe by Stewart Green

Rock Climbing Europe

Stewart Green, Falcon Guides

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Rock Climbing Europe is the perfect starting point for Americans on their way to Europe. The book is far from comprehensive, so ensure that your destination is included before laying out $40 or so. If your destination is included, expect explicit, robust, American-style route descriptions (a rarity in European guides) & photo-topos, all prefaced with a good deal of "Lonely Planet"-style traveler information. The book also follows the Falcon Guide system of providing tips on lodging/camping and where to find amenities in the local area. The book is encyclopedic is size, so you may want to xerox the key sections if you're going for a short trip.

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