Climbing guidebooks for Germany

This guidebook about the top climbing area of the republic - the Frankenjura - is already published in the 12th edition (status of new tours = June 2021). Like the eleven previous editions, which were highly praised by all climbing magazines, the guide is very carefully researched. With exact access descriptions and area maps as well as detailed topos, guidebook author...

As usual, Sebastian Schwertner brings light into the Franconian undergrowth in the 13th edition through detailed topos, exact approach descriptions and area maps. Compared to the previous edition, the climbing guide Frankenjura Volume 2 has been expanded by another eight pages to a total of 584 pages. Together with the volume 1 clearly more than 1100 pages finger-hole...

The fourth edition of Harzblock covers the bouldering areas in and around the Harz mountains on 528 pages. Over 2500 boulder problems are described in detail with photo topos, pictograms, first ascent information and comments. In addition to the main area Oker Valley, other granite areas in the northern and eastern Harz are listed, as well as the sandstone areas in the...

A slip of the foot, the fall, months and years of efforts going up in smoke. In 2015, Romain Desgranges comes within a hair's breadth of winning the Climbing World Cup. He chooses to overcome his disappointment into the Californian desert of Joshua Tree. Only surrounded by "Big boulders", he confronts his fears by climbing solo these granite blocks, some of which reach...

More is not possible! In combination with Frankenjura Volume 1, the new edition of the second volume is the perfect companion für endless climbing adventures in the Northern Frankenjura. A total of 6059 routes are documented of which 223 were newly added. Also more crags are featured: Däumling, Egloffsteiner Gemsenwand Nebenmassiv, Kugelspielturm, Osterloch Nordseite,...

This quite is the mother of all Panico guidebooks - with this everything startes in 1980. The Lenninger Alb is the fastest accessible part of the middle Alb from Stuttgart - and accordingly popular: Reußenstein and Kesselwand with almost 300 routes are definitely among the top spots of the Schwäbische Alb. But the area still has some small, but fine Swabian specialties worth...

Basler Jura, Donautal, Schwäbische Alb, Frankenjura - all one large mountain range. The Swabian part of it offers the best rock there, where it is closest to the Franconian area: in the Ostalb. Super steep sport climbing on Herwartstein, family-friendly plaisir rocks in the Eselsburger valley, generous classics with alpine flair on the Langen Hausenern. The revision was...

"The guidebook that the world still needs" was the subtitle of the first edition of the Kochel book. What sounded cocky, was obviously correct, because we already reached the fourth edition. As usual with a detailed boulder part and - hear - even aDWS (deep water soloing). Spectacular pictures show the progress in Kochel regarding the difficulties. There are also short...

Wether you’re a local, a boulderer loving alpine surroundings or an alpinist enjoying a perfect day’s bouldering between big alpine routes: The new boulder guidebook „Alpen en bloc“ will give you plenty of ideas and enough information to fill many days with intense bouldering. Topos and maps are of the utmost quality and accompanied by detailed descriptions and many tips for...

Whether for locals, boulderers with a fondness for alpine surroundings or alpinists who also like to boulder between two mountain tours: "Alpen en bloc" supplies enough material for endless bouldering days. The two-volume guidebook combines climbing, great nature, a relaxed atmosphere and presents the best spots between Lucerne and Bolzano. Interviews with the main...