The Andes : A guide for climbers and skiers
Publisher: Andes
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This is the 5th English edition of the only complete guidebook to the peaks of the Andes, covering many areas not described in any other source. Previous editions have been translated into French, Spanish, Polish and Czech.
The author, John Biggar, is a very experienced high-altitude mountaineer who has been climbing and skiing in the Andes for 30 years and has made ascents of over 350 peaks higher than 5000m.
The 5th edition includes route information for all 100 of the major 6000m mountains, plus over 300 other peaks. With over 200 diagrams, 270 photos and 80 maps, it also identifies the best ski-mountaineering peaks in over 10 areas across 5 countries.
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