Get yourself a great 20% discount off all Cicerone guide books by quoting the following code when buying from the Cicerone website: UKACTIVE Cicerone provide guide books for walking, climbing, scrambling, cycling and more across the world. They have a guide book for everyone! A few reviews we […]
One of my favourite past-times is taking a trip in to the mountains, either in the UK or the various ranges around the world. Go to any mountain range in the warmer months and you will find alpine flowers. Whether you know it or not, they are adding […]
This longstanding and highly acclaimed book, now in its 11th edition, should be required reading for anyone venturing into remote areas. Wilderness travel involves a degree of risk. Minimizing these risks, while feeling confident in your ability to deal with any potential injury or illness, is part of the […]
The guide book, “Walking on the Brecon Beacons” by Cicerone, aims to offer a “solitary guided walk” -the opportunity to enjoy the wilderness, accompanied by all the geological, historical, botanical and other facts that a a bevy of expert guides might provide! The Authors Andy Davies and David […]
The UK’s County Tops by Jonny Muir, and published by Cicerone, is another interesting concept for a guide book. 82 walks to reach the top of 91 historic counties! Once again a great sounding book and after reviewing ‘Europe’s Highest Points’ last year, I was hoping to be […]
Cicerone are well known for publishing great guide books and have a huge choice on offer. When I saw the title “Europe’s High Points” I was very intrigued, especially when I found out it was about climbing to the summit of all 48 of Europe’s peaks! What a […]
Book description To the impartial observer Britain does not appear to have any mountains. Yet the British invented the sport of mountain climbing and for two periods in history British climbers led the world in the pursuit of this beautiful and dangerous obsession. “Unjustifiable Risk” is the story […]
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