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Podcast · 17 Aug 2022

Hiking the Cordillera Huayhuash in Peru

This episode is the highlights from August's Cicerone Live event. Joe Williams has just been hiking the Cordillera Huayhuash in Peru and he loved it. He joins Hannah to chat about the route, how to say llama, and to discover what is finally capable...

Hiking the Cordillera Huayhuash with Joe Williams

Live · 2 Aug 2022

Hiking the Cordillera Huayhuash with Joe Williams

Joe Williams has just been hiking the Cordillera Huayhuash in Peru and he loved it. Join us to chat about the route, how to say llama, and to discover what is finally capable of...

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Article · 16 Oct 2021

Climbing Aconcagua: the world's highest trekking peak

After ticking off Kilimanjaro and Elbrus, Peter Watson headed to the Andes to attempt his third Seven Summit. Aconcagua may not require mountaineering skills, but this hulk of...

The snout of Grey Glacier at the start of the W trek

Article · 20 Jun 2020

Trekking down south: the W trek in Torres del Paine

On a trip to Patagonian Chile, Cicerone sales agent James Benson explored the mountains, lakes and glaciers of Torres del Paine National Park.

On The Vacas Valley Route There Are Two Rivers To Cross

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...

High on Aconcagua

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...

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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...

Trekking in Peru

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.