Publications linked in France

This guidebook is the bible of the Arve Valley. It presents most of the sport crags and multi-pitch routes in the valley, between Cluses and Les Contamines-Montjoie. Predominantly on limestone cliffs (with some gneiss cliffs on the side of Les Contamines) you'll find varied climbing, both in styles and levels.

With 1260 routes spread across 51 sites, there's something for everyone: from single-pitch routes to much taller cliffs, and even some very adventurous sectors (only the most classic routes are detailed here).

The guidebook is produced by Gilles Brunot and the profits generated from the sales of these guidebooks are donated to the EKIPROC association, which funds a significant amount of the equipment used to bolt or re-bolt routes in Haute-Savoie.

The main cliffs in the valley are:

Sport crags

Balmette and Superbalmette, Bionnassay, Cascade de Doran, La Duchère, Le Clis, La Frasse, Sous les glaciers

Multi-pitch sites

Pointe d’Ayère, Balme, La Croix de Fer, La Maladière, Tête Louis-Philippe, Tours d’Areu, Les Vuardes.

Thaurac is the largest climbing site in the Montpellier region. The cliffs rise on both sides of the Hérault gorges, offering a wide variety of climbing styles, difficulty levels, and most importantly, orientations that allow everyone to climb throughout the year. This guidebook is the digital version of the ‘Escalade au Thaurac’ guide, regularly reissued and updated since 1989. It features over 1200 routes spread across around fifty sectors. Each sector is illustrated with photos displaying clear and precise route outlines, while approaches are illustrated with panoramic photos for effective orientation.

The guidebook is produced by Fabien Roumanille and Loïc Le Denmat, two of the most active route setters and maintainers at Thaurac.

The profits generated from the sale of this guide are partially allocated to the maintenance and development of the region’s cliffs.

A climbing guide full of multi-pitch routes on large and small walls along the Drome and its side valleys / a multilingual glossary helps to choose the right route

Lovely climbing area in Burgundy / 285 routes in best limestone / grades from 3 to 8a - not an area for hard climbers, but very inviting for plaisir climbers and families.

547 alpine multi-pitches in the massif Écrins Est, Briançonnais and Cerces -the area is breathtaking and offers quite a bit of climbing adventure

Bérarde is a small village in the middle of the Écrins National Park - wonderful alpine landscape - 186 single pitches / 78 multi-pitches distributed over 10 sectors

Boulder guide for Alsace and the Département Moselle - the sandstone boulders are located in the areas of Gueberschwihr, Autour de Saverne and Vosges du Nord - 1100 problems in total

The small town of Tautavel, northwest of Perpignan, is surrounded by beautiful limestone walls - 30 sectors and 423 well-equipped climbing routes, ranging in difficulty from 3c to 9a.

For the climber, Grenoble is perfectly located, at the crossroads of the limestone massifs of Vercors, Chartreuse and Belledonne. The crags span from the urban sites suitable for the climbing session just after work to multi-pitch routes in high altitude; there is something for everyone and at all levels.

We offer digital guidebooks of sport crags and multi-pitch routes equipped by the bolter association ECI (Escalade Club de l’Isère) team members. These sites are targeting a wide audience of climbers and are therefore not too elitist.

Through your purchase of this guidebook, you are contributing directly to funding of the in-situ equipment at the climbing sites.

HOLD IT! This guidebook is not fully available for purchase, but the crags can be bought individually.

La Petite Corse ( the small Corsica) is a little massif in the heart of the Chamrousse ski resort near Grenoble with 27 multi-pitch routes (ranging from 80 to 300m high) on beautiful colored gneiss. The routes are closed bolted, and the grades are pretty cool (with a mandatory grade rarely exceeding 5c). The atmosphere is airy without being austere and the view is wide and extends from the Grandes Rousses to Mont Aiguille. The fauna is always present, and ibexes, chamois and vultures will be your climbing companions.

This guidebook is the digital, updated, and expanded version of the reference guide ‘Climbing in Verdon – 52 Years and 520 Routes ‘ from 2017. It presents a large selection of routes in the Gorges du Verdon and surrounding cliffs, as well as several nearby sport climbing areas. You will also find numerous recently developed, well-equipped multi-pitch routes at very accessible grades (<6a). Some of them have already become classics. In total, the guidebook presents over 400 multi-pitch routes and 22 single-pitch sectors*. Each route is accurately presented on photos, and details are provided regarding the climbing style, required climbing level, necessary gear, etc. The approaches are well described and supported by panoramic photos and/or maps. In short, Climbing in Verdon 2023 is a comprehensive and reliable tool for climbing in the Gorges!

This guidebook is created voluntarily by Simon Adlinger, Olivier Dobel-Ober, and Pascal Faudou. It is published by the local climbing federation (FFME Alpes de Hautes Provence) and 100% of the profits are used for equipment and maintenance of the cliffs.

A selective guidebook describing more than 250 crags in eastern France, along its border with Luxemburg, Germany, Switzerland and Italy, covering over 12,000 sport routes from F3a to F8c+.

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. For 25 years, this cliff has been a part of the global high-level climbing scene, mainly known for its challenging to extreme routes. However, nowadays, Céüse is no longer exclusive to the elite, as several recently re-bolted sectors allow everyone to enjoy this exceptional wall.

The author of this guidebooks, Laurent Girousse, is one of the main bolters of the crags around Gap.

Since ten years, bouldering moved a lot in Corsica and a lot of news spots has been discovered.

We needs two words to define the practice here : beauty and diversity. One can find some boulders on a beach and another spot under trees or at altitude, separated by only few kilometers. And we climb here in fabulous places, often wild.

Granit is the main rock we find . It’s however different if it takes place near the sea (Capineru, Calvi, Palombaggia…) or in the center of Corsica (Valdu di Saltu, Bavella, Restonica). Styles of climbing are consequently very different.

This guidebook is a compilation of the most beautiful areas. It will lead you from Balagne to the extreme south, via Corte or Bavella.

A selective guidebook describing the rock climbing and sport climbing in the Western Swiss Alps and the French Alps, covering an area from Annecy in the French Alps to Big in the Swiss Alps.

Bouldering in the Parc national des Pyrénées / 7 sectors. 274 problems / difficulties from 3 to 8, most of them between 5 and 7.

Climbing Guidebook with two climbing areas - Lérouville and Saint Mihiel / in total 173 climbing routes / difficulty range from 4 to 8c+ french scale.

A selective guidebook detailing 5,286 straight up boulder problems in Greater Fontainebleau that are graded between Font 5- and 6c+. The guidebook covers 70 different areas to the north, west and south of Fontainebleau.

An extraordinarily lovingly designed bouldering guide for the Pont de Camps and Miégebat areas in the Vallée d'Ossau in the central French Pyrenees.

The Salève mountain ridge is located in the foothills of the Savoy Alps, in the Haute-Savoie department of France. Despite its location in France, it is considered Geneva's local mountain, as it towers in the immediate vicinity.

Climbing guidebook describes 12 areas of Haute Bretagne, 9 of which are in the (wider) surroundings of Rennes / one area close to the sea / + one bouldering area: Rochers du Blaireau.

Climbing guidebook for great rock walls with about 250 great sport climbing routes / near Buis les Baronnies and Saint-Léger du-Ventoux / difficulty mainly from french 6th grade onwards.

Climbing in the mountains around Chamonix - surrounded by spectacular nature. A selective guidebook describing 37 separate climbing areas including 4 bouldering areas in Chamonix Valley.

Climbing guidebook with 13 sectors for lovers of grades 6 and 7 of the french scale / a total of 230 sport routes between 3c and 8b.

Bouldering guidebook for the southern and western Fontainebleau / grade of difficulty between 5 and 6.

A climbing guide for the small area Hauteroche / 258 routes / difficulties range from 3b to 8a on the French scale / single-pitch routes with a maximum of 30 metres.

The Climbing Guidebook describes 23 climbing areas between Crest in the west and Lus la Croix Haute in the east on the impressive outskirts of Vercors.

The Climbing Guidebook Escalade en Isère describes routes in the areas Vallées de Grenobles, Chartreuse and Nord Isère - single-rope and multi-pitch areas, with the short sport ones in the majority.

The Climbing Guidebook for the Jonte Gorge offers climbing for every taste - 300 routes with a depth of about 500 meters / mostly multi pitches trad climbing, sport climbing / 5b - 8b+ french scale /