Feature · 23 Oct 2021
Jake Meyer on conquering K2
Jake Meyer, one of the youngest Britons to climb Everest, and the youngest man in the world to complete the Seven Summits, undertook his biggest challenge when he faced The Savage Mountain, K2.
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Podcast · 28 Oct 2020
Trekking in Tajikistan with Jan Bakker
Comparable with the Himalaya and Karakoram, Tajikistan is a remote trekkers' paradise of glaciated mountains and turquoise lakes. In this episode of highlights from our Cicerone Live event, Cicerone author Jan Bakker discusses the practicalities...
Live · 11 Aug 2020
Trekking in Tajikistan and the Pamir Trail with Jan Bakker
Cicerone author Jan Bakker joined us for our latest live event to discuss the practicalities of remote trekking in the mountains of Tajikistan and his vision for the Pamir Trail,...
Feature · 16 Feb 2020
Kanchenjunga Base Camps trek: Where heaven and mountains meet
After hearing about its reputation as one of the most beautiful treks in the world, Mick Borroff decided to undertake the Kanchenjunga Base Camps trek in Nepal and see it for...
Article · 8 Feb 2020
Meeting the nomadic eagle hunters of Mongolia
Robin Pritchard travelled to the Altai district of Bayan/Ulgii Province, in the far west of Mongolia, to spend time with the famed Kazakh eagle hunters.
Feature · 22 Dec 2019
The Cicerone School is finished
Cicerone have been fundraising to rebuild an earthquake-damaged school in a village called Rawa Dolu in Nepal. Hannah visited the school and helped to decorate it and refurnish the classrooms.
Feature · 21 Dec 2019
Tales from a first-time trekker: Hannah goes to Nepal
Cicerone have been fundraising to rebuild an earthquake-damaged school in a tiny village called Rawa Dolu in Nepal. Hannah was the lucky winner of a trip to Nepal to visit the...
Feature · 8 Dec 2019
Walking in the Altai mountains of Russia and Mongolia
Mike Wells and his partner Christine Gordon spent two weeks in the Altai mountains, trekking to mountain summits, hidden lakes and remote valleys on the borders of Russia and...
News · 12 Oct 2019
The Cicerone School is nearly finished
Work is nearly complete on the rebuilding of "the Cicerone school" in Nepal, one of our fundraising projects for 2019. Here are some photos of the work done so far.
Feature · 21 Sept 2019
In Japan for the Rugby World Cup? Here's where to go hiking between matches.
If you're visiting Japan for the Rugby World Cup this autumn, it's a great excuse to get out and explore this fascinating and beautiful country. Wes Lang, co-author of Hiking and...
Article · 4 Sept 2019
Friends in high places - trekking and teaching geography in Nepal
Whilst trekking Kev Reynolds meets some identical twins and reflects on what a small world it really is, even when you are as far from Kent as Nepal. Illustrations by Clare Crooke.
Feature · 31 Aug 2019
The Kingdom of Mustang in the remote Nepalese Himalaya
Frank Husslage explores the once forbidden Kingdom of Mustang in the remote Nepalese Himalaya. He finds monks, seashells and shamanism and wishes he could better capture on film...
Feature · 21 Aug 2019
An intro to… climbing Mount Fuji
Tom Fay, co-author of Hiking and Trekking in the Japan Alps explains a few things you should know if you’re planning an ascent of the iconic Mount Fuji.
Feature · 30 Jun 2019
Another Afghanistan: Trekking in the Wakhan Corridor
In the far northeast of Afghanistan lie the mountains of the Wakhan Corridor. This rugged area, tucked between the giants of the Hindu Kush and the Pamirs, has remained...
News · 5 Jun 2019
Progress on the Cicerone School
Work is progressing on the rebuilding of "the Cicerone school" in Nepal, one of our fundraising projects for 2019. Here are some photos of the work done so far.
Article · 19 May 2019
An intro to… the Kumano Kodo
Kat Davis, author of Japan's Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage, introduces the Kumano Kodo, a network of ancient pilgrimage trails on the Kii Peninsula, south of Osaka.
News · 9 May 2019
An update on the Cicerone School
Work is progressing on the rebuilding of a school in Nepal, one of Cicerone's fundraising projects for our 50th anniversary.
Video · 27 Apr 2019
Welcome to the Kumano Kodo: a series of UNESCO-listed pilgrimage routes
The Kumano Kodo offers a different view of Japan: far removed from the modern cities, this is a world of forested slopes, hidden valleys, waterfalls, traditional villages,...
Feature · 7 Apr 2019
Trekking down the spine of the North Japan Alps
Early last summer Tom Fay headed to the Northern Japan Alps to do some final research for the Hiking and Trekking in the Japan Alps and Mount Fuji guidebook. This is where the...
Article · 13 Mar 2019
An intro to… The Japan Alps
The Japan Alps are a located in the centre of Japan’s main island of Honshu and are home to some of the country’s most famous, highest and rugged peaks. Tom Fay, author of Hiking and Trekking in the Japan Alps and Mount Fuji, introduces this...