Best guide book for Cham and Mont Blanc?

Looking to head to Chamonix this year or next with the wife and do some climbing. Are there any recommended guide books for routes in Cham and/or specific guide books for Mont Blanc. If I climb Mont Blanc, I'd prefer the Trois Monts route and specific information on that route.

Any help or input would be much appreciated.

Cheers,

Seth

François Damilano has written "neige, glace et mixte," which is a two-volume guide to the entire massif covering over 1000 snow, ice, and mixed routes. He also authored "Mont Blanc 4808m 5 voies pour la sommet," which is specifically on climbing Mont Blanc by the classic routes. Both works have been translated in English. I have the "neige..." volumes and I'd recommend them, but I'm not familiar with "5 voies".

Those are out of print in the english translation. Still available in french though. Rumour has it there is a new edition in the works but none of the bookstores/gear shops in Cham (I was there 3 months ago) could tell me when it was expected. Try to get a used copy before you go. Depending on what you want to do, there is a "selected best of Cham..." in english that has a number of moderate routes in it (nothing harder than TD- I don't think). here it is: amazon.co.uk/gp/product/189…

I'll probably get hammered for this, but, get yourself a copy of Rebuffat's "The 100 Finest Routes of the Mont Blanc Massif". I know that lots of the info is outdated...equipment, hardware, etc. but you cannot find a better and more enjoyable way to become familiar with the range than through this book. I've been there twice, and I felt like I knew my way around after many pleasant evenings studying this book! Far more than a guidebook, it is a long love letter to alpinism and the Mont Blanc range.

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This is it.... look around the internet, you may find it cheaper.

Patrick Corry wrote:I'll probably get hammered for this, but, get yourself a copy of Rebuffat's "The 100 Finest Routes of the Mont Blanc Massif". I know that lots of the info is outdated...equipment, hardware, etc. but you cannot find a better and more enjoyable way to become familiar with the range than through this book. I've been there twice, and I felt like I knew my way around after many pleasant evenings studying this book! Far more than a guidebook, it is a long love letter to alpinism and the Mont Blanc range.

That's a great suggestion, i'have started with this book 30 years ago. For rock climbing, Michel Piola guide books (envers des aiguilles and aiguilles rouges) are available in english
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