47 articles found
Feature · 15 Feb 2020
The Cuillin Ridge Light is the best ridge in the UK for mere mortals. It uses cunning and knowledge to take the easiest line, hard climbs are bypassed and the bar of necessary experience and skills is lowered. You still ascend the Munros, climb the...
Feature · 26 Jan 2020
When Cicerone author Alex Kendall travelled to Orkney to walk among its world-famous ancient sites, he experienced Scottish coastal walking at its best and the company of its ever-present wildlife.
Article · 22 Jan 2020
A chance meeting with a wistful fellow walker on the South Downs Way gives Kev Reynolds pause for thought about his own future. Illustrations by Clare Crooke.
Feature · 28 Dec 2019
Good advice has always been central to Cicerone's guidebooks and, as they celebrate 50 years as a leading light in the outdoor world, nothing has changed, says Andy Hodges
Feature · 14 Dec 2019
In part one of a two-part feature, Andy Hodges describes the amount of time and work it takes to prepare a group of teenagers for the Army’s annual Ten Tors Challenge on...
Feature · 14 Dec 2019
In part two of his feature, Andy Hodges describes the hope, the worry and the wait while the teams take part in the annual event.
Article · 4 Dec 2019
Sometimes we all need a bit of encouragement – either to have the confidence to trust our instincts, or to see the beauty that is all around us, says Kev Reynolds. Illustrations...
Article · 16 Nov 2019
Cicerone guidebook author John Gillham explains what’s so great about the new and improved Shropshire Way.
Article · 9 Oct 2019
Kev Reynolds tells the story of how a tiny, hovering caterpillar stopped him in his tracks while out walking near his home in Kent. Illustrations by Clare Crooke.
Article · 25 Sep 2019
Fellranger author Mark Richards shares his 10 favourite viewpoints in the Lake District’s Wasdale valley.
Article · 18 Sep 2019
Fellranger author Mark Richards shares his 10 favourite viewpoints in the Lake District’s Langdale valley.
Article · 1 Sep 2019
The Isle of Mull is part of the Inner Hebrides, the group of islands that run up the spectacular west coast of Scotland from Arran to Skye. It sits approximately half-way up,...
News · 20 Aug 2019
Hannah from Cicerone meets some of the Cambrian Way Trust at the book launch in Cardiff and hears how Ramblers Cymru hope the trail will become Wales' answer to the Pennine Way.
Feature · 18 Aug 2019
Cicerone author Peter Edwards rarely used to take the time to appreciate the environment around him when out on the hills, but a trip to the Isle of Jura in the Southern Hebrides prompted a change in his attitude.
Article · 29 Jun 2019
Every year Nike Werstroh and Jacint Mig look forward to the spring and summer months when they can camp and walk in one of their favourite places in England, the Lake District. Armed with Cicerone’s Lake District High Level and Fell Walks guide,...
Feature · 16 Jun 2019
Outdoors writer and primary school teacher Rachel Crolla, co-author of a new child-oriented guide to the Lake District, explains why having outdoor adventures with the children is...
Feature · 15 Jun 2019
If you like your wild landscapes really wild, if you like your lakes to have whooper swans in the middle and no ice-cream vans around the edge, if you like to have one foot on...
Feature · 23 Feb 2019
In little more than half a century Britain has developed a remarkable long-distance trail network that now numbers around 1500 paths and ways of all description. Like Scotland's 29 Great Trails, the 15 National Trails in England and Wales are held...
Feature · 19 Dec 2018
A routine walk on the Isle of Lewis turned into a terrifying experience for Peter Edwards and some visiting friends when one of them fell 200ft off a cliff. It could have been a fatal accident, but for the commitment and bravery of the emergency...
Article · 8 Dec 2018
In this abridged extract from Fifty Years of Adventure, Kev Reynolds and Jonathan Williams look back at Cicerone's story, from then to now.