Feature · 20 Jan 2015
The Wales Coast Path: Not a stroll along the beach
The Wales Coast Path sneaked up on expert guidebook author, Paddy Dillon. One moment there was talk about creating a continuous coastal path around the country, and the next...
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Feature · 20 Jan 2015
Long-distance Walking: What the human body's for
Trekking expert and Cicerone author Ronald Turnbull summarises the history, pleasures and different types of long distance walking we have in the UK.
Article · 14 Jan 2015
The pleasures of autumn walking in Provence
Armed with both new volumes of Walking in Provence, courtesy of Cicerone's New for Old scheme and a clutch of IGN maps, we visited the small market town of Buis-les-Baronnies...
News · 14 Jan 2015
'Wild' film released in UK
“The trees were tall, but I was taller, standing above them on a steep mountain slope in northern California. Moments before, I’d removed my hiking boots and the left one had fallen into those trees, first catapulting into the air when my...
Article · 13 Jan 2015
Alan Hinkes: Schoolboy turned superstar climber
Today we received a letter containing a review of Alan Hinkes' 8000 Metres: Climbing the World's Highest Mountains and it was so lovely that we had to share it with you.
News · 12 Jan 2015
Advice and tips from the BMC for Lake District winter climbers
The BMC have published a 36 page downloadable pdf (4.5 MB) 'The White Guide' with information on winter climbing safety and ethics in the Lake District.
Feature · 16 Dec 2014
Winter Hillwalking
Summer hillwalking and winter mountaineering are worlds apart, with virtually every dimension of the environment transformed in the latter season. The risks – and, arguably, the attractions – are multiplied many times over in winter, when the...
Feature · 16 Dec 2014
Ski-touring in the Adamello-Ortler
The European Alps form a natural border. Whichever way you turn military history, both ancient and modern, casts a shadow across the landscape. As a former army officer now working full time as a Mountain Guide in the Alps, Tania Noakes’...
Feature · 16 Dec 2014
Secret Walks in North-West England
Although little known as a walking destination, the Eden valley is no untouched wilderness - it has been inhabited for thousands of years.
Feature · 16 Dec 2014
Hole in One
Kev Reynolds and his climbing partner Hugh explore the Vignemale and Vignemale glacier in the Pyrenees, but all was not well when they crossed the glacier.
Article · 16 Dec 2014
Skywatch Winter: Orion the Mighty Hunter
Astronomy is the oldest of the sciences. People have been gazing at the night sky since before recorded history. Modern telescopes allow astronomers to see objects so distant that the light we are seeing from them set off before the formation of our...
News · 24 Nov 2014
Kendal Mountain Festival
We've just finished another brilliant Kendal Mountain Festival. Now in its 15th year, there could be a risk of things feeling stale but the festival once again hosted a world reknowned collection of films and lectures. We also managed to donate over...
News · 24 Nov 2014
Award-winning Alan Hinkes
We were thrilled to hear that Alan Hinkes' 8000m won the Outdoor Book of the Year in the TGO Awards. It was voted for by the general public so thank you if you helped it to happen. Over 10,000 people voted in the awards which featured best...
Feature · 19 Nov 2014
Lunching with Lizards on Madeira
A few years ago, just after Paddy Dillon’s guide to ‘Walking on Madeira’ had been published, long-standing Cicerone author Kev Reynolds found himself standing next to Paddy on the Cicerone stand at the Outdoor Show. After a day listening to...
Feature · 19 Nov 2014
Winter Photography
If you enjoy battling up a Scottish gully through spindrift, you’re going to want shots that reflect that enjoyment - but such situations present real photographic challenges. More than ever, you need to think ahead, and get thoroughly familiar...
Feature · 19 Nov 2014
Cycle touring in Ireland
After some years of bashing out stories and editing copy for newspapers in both England and Australia, Tom Cooper decided to turn his hand to writing a book. His inspiration? It was Ireland itself – happy scene of many teenage and adult holidays...
Feature · 19 Nov 2014
Snowshoeing in the Alps near Chamonix
International Mountain Leader Hilary Sharp describes the fun and techniques of snowshoeing in the French Alps near Chamonix – 'one of the most enjoyable activities you can do in the snow’.
Feature · 19 Nov 2014
Crossing the Larke La
In the wake of much-publicised recent fatalities in the Himalaya, Cicerone author Kat Morgenstern recalls an unforgettable couple of days crossing the Larke La pass on the Manaslu Circuit, near the Nepal-Tibet border.
Article · 18 Nov 2014
A taste of Sicily
Italy is known for fresh food and delicious flavours and here Gillian Price, author of Walking in Sicily, suggests some essentials to taste after a pleasant Sicilian stroll.
Article · 12 Nov 2014
Walking in Provence - Provence est très belle
C'est vrai, Provence is very beautiful. From short strolls to longer more challenging walks there is something for everyone to enjoy in this area of France. In this excerpt of...