Footnotes: The Cicerone Podcast
66 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★ - 4 ratingsFootnotes: The Cicerone Podcast is a podcast to inspire you about outdoor travel and activities in the UK and across the world. As specialists in outdoor travel guidebooks for over 50 years, Cicerone Press has published nearly 400 guidebooks to walking, cycling, trekking, mountaineering and running all over the world. The Cicerone team is based in Kendal, near the Lake District, and we look forward to sharing our love of the outdoors with you. Through conversations with our guidebook authors, team members and other outdoor experts, this podcast offers plenty of inspiration and advice about exploring the outdoors. Whether you're an established long distance-trekker or have just rediscovered a love of walking or cycling, listen in to discover your next outdoor adventure.
Keep up to date with Footnotes and Cicerone by following @CiceronePress on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and visit www.cicerone.co.uk, where you can browse our full range of guidebooks and read over 1000 articles by authors and outdoor experts. Send any feedback or questions to Hannah by emailing [email protected]. We hope you enjoy exploring the world with Cicerone.
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Episodes
Sustainable walking in the Lake District and new Fellranger series with Mark Richards and Gill Haigh
March 17, 2021 15:57 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBWith iconic lakes and mountains, the Lake District National Park is one of the UK's most popular tourist destinations and attracts millions of visitors every year. In this episode of highlights from our Cicerone Live event, Cicerone author Mark Richards and Managing Director of Cumbria Tourism Gill Haigh join us to celebrate the new Walking the Lake District Fells ‘Fellranger’ series and discuss sustainable walking in the Lake District. By offering several routes for each Lake District fell ...
Self-guided walking holidays with Ben Roughton from Contours Walking Holidays
March 03, 2021 07:23 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBFrom the Coast to Coast to the West Highland Way, Contours Walking Holidays offer a range of self-guided walking holidays in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. Many of Contours' holidays use Cicerone guidebooks, and the support provided by Contours makes their holidays perfect for both first-time and experienced long-distance hikers who want to avoid organising the logistics of a trip. In this episode, we speak to Ben Roughton from Contours about the all benefits of using a self-guided ho...
Hiking in Norway and Sweden with Ute Koninx and Mike Laing
February 17, 2021 10:44 - 39 minutes - 35.9 MBWhether trekking the Kungsleden in Sweden or choosing a shorter hike from Cicerone’s new guidebook to Hiking in Norway: South, the beautifully varied landscape of Scandinavia is a paradise for hikers. In this episode of highlights from our Cicerone Live event, Cicerone authors Ute Koninx and Mike Laing share the delights of hiking in Norway and Sweden and offer top tips about Scandinavian huts, camping, budgeting and river crossings. Find out more about both guidebooks on the Cicerone websi...
Bendrigg Trust: inclusion and accessibility in the outdoors (with Martha Wood)
February 03, 2021 06:58 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBBased between the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales, Bendrigg Trust is a residential activity centre specialising in high quality courses for disabled and disadvantaged people of any age or ability. For this episode, we are joined by Martha Wood from Bendrigg Trust to talk about what services and experiences the trust offers, the benefits of a trip to Bendrigg Trust, and the importance of inclusion and accessibility in the outdoors. As part of our 50th anniversary celebrations in 2019, Cic...
Lightweight backpacking tips and stories with Paddy Dillon
January 20, 2021 07:26 - 33 minutes - 31 MBPresident of the Backpackers Club and guidebook author Paddy Dillon joined us to give his top tips for lightweight backpacking, including advice for starting out, lightweight gear, and food. In this episode of highlights from our Cicerone Live event, we also spoke about Paddy's early backpacking trips, how to wild camp responsibly, and his love for the Pennine Way and other UK National Trails. Paddy has written many guidebooks for Cicerone, which you can find on the Cicerone website: www.ci...
Saying yes to new challenges with Zoe Langley-Wathen (from Head Right Out)
January 06, 2021 06:46 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MBIn 2011, Zoe Langley-Wathen stepped out of her comfort zone and completed her first solo long-distance walk along the South West Coast Path. In this episode of highlights from our Cicerone Live event, we discussed resilience, outdoor medicine and facing fears in relation to Zoe's first challenge and subsequent outdoor adventures, as well as her contribution ‘The Biggest Book of Yes: 49 Adventure Stories’, a charitable project created by the Yes Tribe and curated by Jon Doolan. All profits fr...
#AskCicerone: The Tour of the Lake District vs. The Cumbria Way, and Cicerone's plans for 2021
December 23, 2020 08:45 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MBIn our first #AskCicerone episode, we discuss the Tour of the Lake District and the Cumbria Way with Marketing Director and guidebook author Lesley Williams, exploring the highlights, practicalities and camping options on both long-distance walking routes. As the final episode of 2020, we also look back on the past year at Cicerone and share our guidebook, podcast and live event plans for 2021. Wishing our listeners all the very best for Christmas and the New Year, and hope that we can all t...
Alan Hinkes: climbing the world's 8000m peaks
December 09, 2020 07:05 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBAs the first and only Briton to climb all 14 peaks over 8000 metres, Alan Hinkes OBE is an expert in Himalayan and Karakoram mountaineering and successfully summited mountains including K2, Kanchenjunga and Annapurna. In this episode of highlights from our December Cicerone Live event, we explore Alan's lifetime of mountaineering from Roseberry Topping to Everest and back again, and discuss the delights, realities and risks of high-altitude mountaineering on the deadliest mountains in the wo...
Raynor Winn and Paddy Dillon: the transformative power of long-distance walking
November 25, 2020 06:04 - 38 minutes - 35 MBBestselling author of 'The Salt Path' and 'The Wild Silence', Raynor Winn is a long-distance walker and advocate who writes about nature, homelessness and wild camping. While walking the South West Coast Path and trekking in Iceland, Raynor grew to trust the words of author Paddy Dillon, one of Cicerone's most prolific guidebook writers. In this episode of highlights from our Cicerone Live event, we reunited Raynor and Paddy to share their stories and experiences of long-distance trails. Our...
Hadrian's Cycleway with Rachel Crolla and Carl McKeating
November 11, 2020 07:04 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBVisiting Roman forts, milecastles and other historic sites in the Hadrian's Wall World Heritage Site, Hadrian's Cycleway is a fantastic three-day ride across northern England from Ravenglass in Cumbria to South Shields near Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Cicerone authors Rachel Crolla and Carl McKeating joined us to talk about their new guidebook to Hadrian's Cycleway and spoke about the highlights of the route, seeing the most of Hadrian's Wall, practicalities including accommodation and their top ti...
Trekking in Tajikistan with Jan Bakker
October 28, 2020 05:20 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBComparable 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 and delights of trekking in the third highest country on Earth, from water, food and mountain safety to homestays and the warm hospitality of Tajik people. Jan also explained his vision for the 1000km Pamir Trail across Tajikistan: https://www.pamirt...
Walking the Cambrian Way with Richard Tyler, George Tod, Olie Wicks and Will Renwick
October 28, 2020 05:10 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBCrossing the mountainous spine of Wales, the Cambrian Way is a 300 mile route with a rich history and strong sense of community. In this episode of highlights from our Cicerone Live event, we spoke to Cicerone authors Richard Tyler and George Tod (also a Trustee of the Cambrian Way Trust, http://www.cambrianway.org.uk/) and Ramblers Cymru representatives Olie Wicks and president Will Renwick (https://www.ramblers.org.uk/wales.aspx). Our guests discussed the highlights of the route and the le...
Skye's Cuillin Ridge Traverse with Adrian Trendall
October 28, 2020 05:05 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MBA mountain traverse like no other in the UK, Skye's Cuillin Ridge is an aspiration for many climbers, mountaineers and scramblers. In this episode of highlights from our Cicerone Live event, Cicerone author Adrian Trendall speaks to fellow mountaineer Joe Williams about experience, time and kit needed for the traverse in both summer and winter, how to train for the Cuillin and why he loves climbing on this iconic Scottish ridge. Adrian is the author of Cicerone's guidebook to Skye's Cuillin ...
An introduction to Cicerone
October 28, 2020 05:00 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBAs publishers of nearly 400 outdoor travel guidebooks, Cicerone Press are a specialist team who love the outdoors and want to inspire and guide you on your next outdoor adventure. In this episode, hosts Amy Hodkin and Hannah Stevenson introduce themselves and speak to Joe Williams about the history of Cicerone, our team of expert authors and the areas and activities covered in Cicerone guidebooks. Whether walking, cycling, trekking, scrambling, mountain biking, running or skiing, Cicerone ...
Footnotes: the Cicerone Podcast - Trailer
October 08, 2020 16:11 - 1 minute - 1.53 MBWelcome to Footnotes: the Cicerone Podcast, a podcast to inspire you about outdoor travel and activities in the UK and across the world. Whether you're an established long-distance trekker or mountaineer or have just rediscovered a love of walking or cycling, we want to inspire and guide you on your next outdoor adventure. As publishers of nearly 400 outdoor travel guidebooks, Cicerone Press are a specialist team who love the outdoors and look forward to sharing our experiences with you. In ...
Footnotes: The Cicerone Podcast - Trailer
October 08, 2020 16:11 - 1 minute - 1.53 MBWelcome to Footnotes: The Cicerone Podcast, a podcast to inspire you about outdoor travel and activities in the UK and across the world. Whether you're an established long-distance trekker or mountaineer or have just rediscovered a love of walking or cycling, we want to inspire and guide you on your next outdoor adventure. As publishers of nearly 400 outdoor travel guidebooks, Cicerone Press are a specialist team who love the outdoors and look forward to sharing our experiences with you. In ...