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As ever this book wouldn't have seen the light
of day without the help and encouragement of a
large number of people. The local climbers who
have cleaned and bolted the routes, produced
guidebooks to the area and maintained a substan-
tial web presence have to be thanked. We have
tried to mention equippers wherever possible,
apologies to those we have missed.
Long time local climber Denis Corpet has been
especially helpful, he offered me his photo-library
and his brains to pick - hope the finished product
is up to scratch.
A number of local ex-pat climbers have offered
advice about the routes; grades, quality, what
to include and what to leave out. Graham (and
Christine) Lynch were our first guides to the area.
Graham's book Niaux Limestone has proved
an excellent resource and is worth buying for
coverage of many more routes than we have
included in the Niaux area.
Co-authors John and Anne Arran have given us
a great place to live in the heart of the Ariège,
and proved a prodigious force when it came to
checking routes and doing the donkey work of
writing them up. Without them the book would be
slimmer and a lot less detailed.
Jon Stoelker proved a great help with the Calamès
area and has written up his local crags in timely
fashion and in great style.
Tony and Sarah Whitehouse, Thomas Cook,
Ruth Jenkins, Mark McGowan, Hazel Jones (and
friends) and Terry Spamer have also helped
with loads of useful comments. Colin Binks has
popped in repeatedly on his way to/from Spain
and helped with a lot of the checking of routes as
well as posing for photos.
The Rockfax/UKC team have been involved at all
kinds of levels - from route checking to the actual
production of the book - thanks as ever.
Sherri has belayed, taken notes and photographs,
cheered me up and chivvied me along, sold
the advertising and done the organisation - and
always with a smile. I couldn't have done it, or the
previous 20 books, without you.
Chris Craggs, October 2012
Th e P l a n t a u r e l
Ca l amè s A r e a
N i a u x A r e a
Au z a t A r e a
S i n s a t A r e a
Ax - l e s -Th e rme s A r e a
Moun t a i n
Wa l k s
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Ariège
Acknowledgements
Anne and John Arran. Photo: Gordon Jenkin
Chris Craggs at Auzat. Photo: Sherri Davy