Chamonix Rockfax: 2022

Chamonix is the most famous climbing area in Europe. Nowhere else has as much quality rock, spectacular peaks and varied mountaineering history. For most climbers a trip to Chamonix is an integral part of their climbing and mountaineering career.

The Chamonix Rockfax 2022 edition is a comprehensive climbing guide to the Chamonix and Mont‑Blanc region, spanning classic granite rock routes, major alpine ridges, north‑face challenges and accessible valley sport climbing for rest days. Featuring new crags, revised routes and updated glacier‑condition info, this guide blends spectacular photo‑topos, detailed maps and clear route descriptions all ine one book.

Areas Covered

Multi‑pitch alpine & granite sectors

• Glacier du Tour (Aiguille du Tour, Purtscheller, Dorées, etc.)

• Glacier d'Argentière (Aiguille Verte, Les Courtes, Les Droites, etc.)

• Charpoua & Nant Blanc (including Dru faces, Flammes de Pierres, Moine West Face)

• Glacier de Talèfre (Moine, La Nonne, south faces of Verte/Droites/Courtes)

• Grandes Jorasses (Petites/Grandes Jorasses faces)

• Envers des Aiguilles (Plan, Wirk, Grepon, etc.)

• Plan de l’Aiguille & Aiguille du Midi (Charmoz faces, Midi‑Plan traverse, etc.)

• Helbronner region (Dent du Géant, Peuterey Ridge, Tour Ronde, Mont Maudit, etc.)

• Mont Blanc & Mont Blanc du Tacul (Trois Monts, Goûter, Frêney, Peutérey, Pyramide du Tacul, etc.)

• Tré la Tête (Miage, Aiguilles de Tré la Tête)

• Aiguilles Rouges, Brévent, Planpraz, Index, Vallorcine

Valley‑side sport crags

• Servoz, Coupeau, Roc Dement, Les Gaillands, Les Mottets, La Joux, Les Chéserys, Vallorcine, Barberine, Gietroz 

• Publisher: Rockfax

• Edition: 2nd edition (revised from 2016 original)

• Published: July 2022

• Pages: 512

This fully updated guidebook is a must‑have for all levels of climbers visiting Chamonix by providing reliable route planning, glacier‑condition awareness and inspiration in one beautifully produced volume.