Cecil davis

Mountain Walking in Austria Cecil davis

Austria is the ideal contryfor the mountain walker. THere are many hundreds of mountain huts linked by waymarked paths. Numerous summits over 2000m and even 3000m, can be reached by walkers, many by simply walking, others by easy scrambling or on easy snow.
Suitable equipped parties ofthree can include some glaciers as described in this book.
This is a revised edition of Cecil Davies''classic book. It is an introduction to 25 mountain groups eith detailed description s of 98 walks varying from half a day to a good wkke. Using this guide as a starting point you could soon work out additional walks in each group.
THe huts of the Alpine Clubs are mostly wardened and meals are usyally provided, thus it is not necessary to carry a heavy pack.