Stories and author interviews
Ultra Tour Monte Rosa – the hardest race no-one’s heard about
By Joe Williams Have you run the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc (UTMB)? Did you find it too easy? Do you wish you could challenge yourself a bit more? Well,...
GR20 experience: tackling Europe’s toughest hiking trail
We sat down with Abbie Barnes to chat about their experience tackling the GR20, often called one of the toughest long-distance trails in Europe. Abbie shared their insights on the...
(Not) finishing the Wainwrights
By Natalie Simpson While the Covid pandemic has put the brakes on Cicerone's Natalie Simpson's attempts to finish the Wainwrights, the welcome addition of the Fellrangers to her list has...
Sustainable adventures: a conversation with OLPRO
We sat down with Daniel Walton, Co-Founder of OLPRO, to talk about his love for the outdoors and how it drives OLPRO’s mission to create sustainable, innovative gear. From growing...
Thru-hiking the Continental Divide Trail: 1500 miles completed, many more to go
By Owen Eigenbrot Owen Eigenbrot has reached around the halfway stage of his thru-hike from Canada to Mexico on the Continental Divide Trail. With each new trail segment, he realises...
Thru-hiking the Continental Divide Trail: The frozen finish and final thoughts
By Owen Eigenbrot Owen Eigenbrot has reached the end of the long walk from Canada to Mexico on the Continental Divide Trail and reflects on the final miles that took...
Trekking on horseback – Kyrgyzstan's Tien Shan
By Madeline Williams An account of a two-week trekking expedition on horseback through Kyrgyzstan's Tian Shan, with Wild Frontiers. There were two questions that typically followed my announcement that I’d...
Mont Blanc to the Matterhorn in 27 variants: the slow process of updating a guidebook
By Lesley Williams When Lesley, Jonathan and Maddy Williams updated Kev Reynolds’ Chamonix to Zermatt guide, it gave them an insight into the daily challenges faced by Cicerone’s guidebook writers....
Solo on Charlie Ramsay's Round
By Joe Williams In 2016 Cicerone’s Joe Williams completed Charlie Ramsay’s Round, a challenging ultra-distance route across 24 summits in the Lochaber region of the Scottish highlands. From Top Gun...
The Grande Traversata delle Alpi: A Trip Report
By John Young Retired lawyer, John Young, has had a lifelong passion for Scottish and Alpine mountaineering in all its forms. Having worked his way through many of the better-known...
Another Afghanistan: Trekking in the Wakhan Corridor
By Jan Bakker 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,...
Celebrating Joss Naylor - King of the Fells
Joss Naylor, the veteran record-breaking fell runner known as the 'King of the Fells, has died at the age of 88. Joss was an inspiration to many, both as a...
A Bob Graham Round in the Lake District
By Joe Williams Joe Williams took on the Bob Graham Round, the famous memorial circuit of the Lakeland fells covering 100km and 8000m in under 24 hours, starting from Keswick....
Dipping a toe in the Cairngorms – a backpacking adventure in the Scottish mountains
By Alex Fall If you are looking for a chance to escape the office and find real remoteness in the UK, then the Cairngorms are calling! Few other places in...
Kev Reynolds: Remembering the man with the world's best job
Fond memories of Kev Reynolds – writer, photographer, journalist, lecturer. An inspiration to many, and a wonderful friend. So many stories, here we have pulled together a few threads from...
Remembering Walt Unsworth
In June 2017, Walt Unsworth, the founder of Cicerone Press and legend of mountain writing, publishing and editing died. Cicerone's current directors and many Cicerone authors share their fond memories...
Kev Reynolds: A tribute
By Jonathan Williams Kev Reynolds, one of the country’s leading outdoor writers, died on Friday 10 December 2021, three days after his 78th birthday. Kev Reynolds ‘What does Kev say?’...
Obituary: Brian Johnson
It is with great sadness that we report the death of Brian Johnson – one of Cicerone's great authors. Brian was an absolutely prolific long-distance walker, a master of travelling...
Loraine Wilson – author, mountain guide and explorer of Crete
It is with sadness that we report the recent death of Loraine Wilson, author and leading authority on exploring Crete on foot. Loraine Wilson Loraine Wilson Loraine was author of...