Available in German only. Over 300 pages covering topics such as Geography, Flora & Fauna, Islands, Climate & Environment, Society & Economy, Seafaring, Art & Culture and Sports. Only available in German.
Available in German only. The gift package for all Alps fans, with the Book of the Alps, Berge der Alpen Buch, and the Mountains of the Alps and Alpine animals quartets.
Playing cards in an Alpine setting with our Alpine Playing Card set. 52 playing cards + 3 jokers with handillustrated motifs of the Alpine flora and fauna, sports and more.
Mont Ventoux is a 1909-metre massif in the French Provence. Also known as the "Giant of Provence", it holds great significance for cycling. Although the mountain is considerably lower than the best-known Alpine passes, it is comparable in difficulty – not only because of the many vertical metres, but often also because of the heat of Provence and a merciless headwind over the final kilometres.
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Ama Dablam is occasionally called the ‘Matterhorn of the Himalayas’, yet this striking summit sets standards of beauty entirely its own. On the way to Everest Base Camp the mountain dominates the eastern panorama of walkers and mountaineers for a long stretch. Like the arms of a caring mother, or ‘ama’, its prominent ridges reach down from the summit. The glacier hanging between them recalls a ‘dablam’, a traditional pendant worn by Sherpa women. After Everest and Cho Oyu, Ama Dablam is the most popular mountain for climbers in the Himalayas. Unlike the highest mountain on earth, which is climbed mainly in May, autumn is the favourite season for ascents of Ama Dablam.
The Col du Tourmalet is a French Pyrenean pass in the south-west of the Hautes-Pyrénées department. It owes its fame above all to cycling: no other mountain pass has been ridden more often in the history of the Tour de France. The Tourmalet was already on the programme in 1910, when the Tour first went into the Pyrenees. Octave Lapize, who reached the top first and went on to win the 1910 general classification, is said to have hurled the indignant cry "Vous êtes des assassins!" ("You are murderers!") at the race organisers. The Vuelta a España has also climbed the Tourmalet several times.
At 2764 metres, the Col de l’Iseran is the highest paved Alpine pass in Europe and one of the most legendary challenges in the French high mountains. It is of great importance for cycling and has been part of the Tour de France several times. Its difficulty comes not only from the amount of climbing and the length of the ascent but also from the thin air and the often extreme weather conditions. Even in high summer, cold and storms can dominate the pass – in 2019 the Tour de France even had to be abandoned here because of snow and landslides.
Alpe d'Huez is a winter sports resort in the French Alps, internationally known as a summit finish of the Tour de France.Alpe d'Huez – these are probably the 21 most famous hairpin bends in the world. The winding climb up to the French resort is also called the "Woodstock of cycling". When the Tour de France stops here, hundreds of thousands make the pilgrimage to the roadside and throw one big party.
