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Die Schweiz ist reich an einzigartigen Naturschönheiten: Berge, Seen, Flüsse, Auen und Wälder bilden den idealen Erholungsraum für jede Jahreszeit. Kaum irgendwo sonst auf der Welt sind die Voraussetzungen für unvergessliche Outdoor-Abenteuer so gut wie im Herzen der Schweiz, in Schwyz. Verkehrstechnisch ideal gelegen, finden sich hier auf engstem geografischen Raum ungeahnte Möglichkeiten, die Natur im Rahmen von sportlichen Aktivitäten zu entdecken. Ob im steilen Fels oder auf lieblichen Voralpenhöhen, ob im Wildwasser oder im Surf- und Kiterevier, ob auf malerischen Nebenstrassen oder über knackige Singletrails, ob in der Luft oder unter der Wasseroberfläche, ob im Schnee oder im Eis, ob Experte oder Einsteiger: in Schwyz kommen alle auf die Rechnung. Der Gebietskenner Xaver Büeler stellt mit eindrücklichen Bildern und informativen Texten über 30 Outdoor-Sportarten vor. Und er macht konkrete Vorschläge, wie und wo diese in der Region Schwyz besonders gut betrieben werden können. Familien und Einzelpersonen jeden Alters finden hier die perfekte Inspiration für das nächste Outdoor-Highlight.

70 years of achievements and failures.This book is based on the author's experiences covering over seventy years of walking and climbing, but it is far more than a mere record. Within its pages you will find joy and sadness, triumph and tragedy recounted against a background of family life with its necessary restraints. It is neither an autobiography nor a travelogue, but you will find here the essence of an enquiring spirit condensed from a lifetime of contemplating what mountains mean to the human condition. Youthful misdemeanours, accidents and mature aspirations (not all were successful) are recounted with equal candour.

Auf 44 abwechslungsreichen Touren mit beeindruckenden Aussichten, durch verschneite Klammen und entlang von zugefrorenen Seen zeigt sich die alpine Winterlandschaft von ihrer schönsten Seite. Der gemütliche Teil kommt dabei auch nicht zu kurz, denn am Ende der Route wartet eine Hütte, wo ein Kachelofen von außen und ein heißer Jagertee von innen wärmen. Zudem gibt es Kurzinfos zu über 35 weiteren Winterausflügen, bei denen Rodeln, Eislaufen, Wildfütterungen oder Höhenwanderungen als besondere Attraktionen auf dem Pogramm stehen.Ausstattung: durchgehend farbige Abbildungen und Karten

The birthplace of American rock climbing, Colorado provides a greater variety of rock and routes than any other state—and Rock Climbing Colorado is the only guidebook available to all its major climbing areas. This updated edition includes hundreds of routes. Included are the big cliffs and faces of Rocky Mountain National Park and the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, as well as the smaller crags and outcrops of Pikes Peak, Boulder, Rifle, Shelf Road, Elevenmile Canyon, and many more. All areas covered include first-hand overviews, route descriptions, topos, and full-color photos. <BR><BR>Rock Climbing Colorado is ideal for anyone aiming to discover, or rediscover, the diverse and wonderful rock climbing found in the Centennial State.

This book details what is believed to be the first traverse of the Fiordland National Park wilderness area, New Zealand, in 1973/74. The author, Frank Yardley, then a 'hippie' and Shorty Biddle, a returned World War 2 serviceman, completed the traverse as part of a plan to walk the length of New Zealand's Southern Alps. These two characters are a generation apart in age and outlook. However, the book is not just a story of the experiences of traversing the remote, difficult and often-untracked terrain, but is a structure to capture details of the history of the region, pre- and post-European arrival, the 'lost tribes', explorers, hermits and eccentrics; the geography, flora and fauna, as well as the bush-craft skills required to survive in the breathtakingly beautiful but unforgiving terrain. The story meanders as a memoir and reflection, examining our changing relationship to wildness, nature; the changing lens of our relationship to the world we inhabit. The story was developed from letters and a journal of the journey, which enables an immediacy of experience, despite the passage of time.

When she couldn't find hiking boots that fit, Laura White Brunner explored Yosemite backcountry barefoot, and at times alone, in an era when grizzly bears still roamed the park. When told she couldn't hike in pants, she pinned up her skirt. Brunner showed admirable pluck, but, more remarkably, she did it as a teenager in the 1910s—and she wrote it all down. Her memoir, recovered from the Yosemite archives and published here for the first time, recounts two summers spent working and hiking in Yosemite Valley during a time of great change—in the park and in the world beyond.In captivating prose Brunner describes her unlikely adventures in the summers of 1915 and 1917, as well as what she calls “the interlude” between them. Sometimes funny, sometimes painful, always engaging, her account captures the “trails” and tribulations of a young woman coming of age in America's most beautiful national park. Lightly edited and put into biographical, geographical, and historical context by Jared N. Champion, the book is also illustrated with historic photographs, many taken by Brunner herself. It provides an indelible picture of a bygone time, of awakening young womanhood in a pristine natural world just opening to tourism on a grand scale.Late in life, Laura White Brunner (1899–1973) told a reporter that she had always wanted to be a national park ranger, but, sadly, was “born too soon.” Nonetheless she made Yosemite her own—in her hiking, photographs, and memoir, but also in a practical sense, when her ascent of Half Dome by the “Clothes-Line Rope” inspired the park administration, who feared more women might summit the monolith, to install the iconic “Cables on Half Dome” route that remains in place today. Brunner went on to a career in journalism and though she tried for decades to publish her memoir, this is its first appearance in print.

The Mountaineer Cajun Cookbook is a unique culinary adventure that blends the hearty flavors of Appalachian cuisine with the vibrancy of Cajun cooking. Written by the son of a Cajun mother and a West Virginian father, the book is a testament to the rich cultural exchange that can happen when two distinct culinary traditions collide. Featuring over 200 recipes that range from classic Cajun dishes to Appalachian staples. These recipes are approachable and easy to follow, even for those unfamiliar with kitchen adventures.

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KOMPASS Karten Verlag - seit 1953 arbeiten wir daran Dich sicher an Dein Ziel zu bringen und neue Wege zu entdecken. Unsere Produkte sollen Dich begeistern und inspirieren. Wir wollen Dich mit der Leidenschaft anstecken, die wir an unserem Standort im Herzen der Alpen in Innsbruck, für die Natur und die Berge verspüren.

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