Climbing the highest peaks, equipped with crampons and ice axes, to the three-thousand and four-thousand meter summits of the Western Alps – this selection volume presents 101 dream tours in the French and Italian Western Alps for experienced high-altitude mountaineers. The selection of rock and ice tours featured in the book starts in the south with Monviso, includes the most important mountains in the Dauphiné and the Graian Alps, and focuses on the Mont Blanc group. The range includes classics such as the traverse of Mont Blanc or La Meije, lesser-known high-altitude tours in Vanoise, as well as modern alpine sport climbing routes at the Envers des Aiguilles or the Aiguilles Dorées. Special variants and exciting insider tips are also described. The authors, Hartmut Eberlein and Ralf Gantzhorn, are passionate high-altitude climbers and experts in the area.