Article · 20 Jun 2020
Trekking down south: the W trek in Torres del Paine
On a recent trip to Patagonian Chile, Cicerone sales agent James Benson explored the mountains, lakes and glaciers of Torres del Paine National Park.
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Article · 26 Jul 2017
Aconcagua Revisited - what's changed in the last 17 years?
Jim Ryan has been climbing Aconcagua and the high Andes for 17 years. Here he relates some of the changes, from conditions to costs, regulations and Jim Ryan has been climbing the...
Feature · 12 Jun 2016
Aconcagua – a taste of the big mountains
A reputation for ugliness is not the greatest accolade for a mountain to have. What brings people to Aconcagua (6962m) is its status as the highest mountain in South America, the highest peak in the western hemisphere and one of the Seven Summits...
Feature · 9 Nov 2015
Bolivia's best-kept secret: the Cordillera Real
Former tour guide and inveterate independent traveller Beau Macksoud extols the virtues of Bolivia as a little-known destination for trekkers as he shares his experience of...
Feature · 14 Apr 2015
How to choose your guides, bikes and mules in Peru's Sacred Valley
Will Janecek, for several years an adventure tour guide and hotelier in Ollantaytambo, Peru, shares his advice on the best way to go walking, biking or trekking – on foot or by...
Article · 12 Feb 2015
Tour of Mont Blanc and Peru - amazing experiences and excellent books
Cicerone have just received this delightful email from happy customers who walked the Tour of Mont Blanc and hiked in Peru's Sacred Valley using our guidebooks. They conclude "who...
Article · 30 Jul 2013
Mountain Biking Peru's Inca Trails
It's been said that the mountain biking in the Peruvian Andes is some of the best to be found anywhere in the world, and if the photos in our new guidebook are anything to go by, then I'm inclined to agree. Peru's Sacred Valley features a dizzying...
Article · 12 Jul 2013
Trekking in Peru
With the arrival of the new Cicerone guidebook to Peru, we caught up with our new author, Will Janecek, to find out what got him started writing the guide. Will also gave us a few handy tips on getting the most of your time there.