| Maps and
guides: |
Didier
Richard guides and maps are excellent .
The pocket guides Rother are a very practical combination of text, maps
and photographs, available in English and German.
1:25 000 maps available from Institut
Géographique National
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| Huts
(Refuges, Rifugi): |
| Most of them are staffed, it costs around 12 euro for a
bunk and about the same for a copious set meal, hot shower when
available is 2 to 4 euros. In France only, a cooking area is generally
available for self sufficient trekkers, often with gas burners in the
Alps. |
| Bivouac: |
| Is generally allowed in Parks, that is, a small tent
pitched from 7:00 PM to 9:00 am, more than 1h from the park boundary. |
| Links: |
Météo
en France |
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