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525 items Pages Cicerone Everest A Trekkers Guide One of the most beautiful and unspoilty areas in the world, this Cicerone guidebook covering Everest and the Khumbu region of Nepal, one of the great trekking regions. The guidebook includes all the main trekking routes, including from Lukla (and Jiri) to Namche, and routes to Thame, Gokyo, Thangboche, Lobuche, Kala Pattar and Everest Base Camp. Includes the route in Tibet from Tingri to the North side and Rongbuk monastery/glacier. Great for the following seasons: Pre-monsoon (March-May) and post-monsoon (October to late November) are ideal. Monsoon and winter treks are possible, but much more difficult. Cicerone GR20: Corsica The Cicerone Corisca guidebook to walking the GR20, is known as the toughest waymarked trail in Europe. It makes a complete traverse through the high mountains, sometimes with hands-on scrambling. Covering 190km, it can be completed by fit walkers in about two weeks. The guide includes high- and low-level alternatives, plus extra mountain climbs. Ideal for mid-May to mid-October; June or September is ideal, with July and August being the hottest, and busiest, months. Cicerone Kilimanjaro - Trekkers Guide The Cicerone Kilimanjaro guidebook details all the possible trekking routes up Kilimanjaro (5895m), Africa's highest peak. Includes detailed information on getting there, local conditions, preparation, acclimatisation, descent routes, etc. Routes covered are Marangu, Umbwe, Machame, Lemosho, Shira, Rongai, South and North Circuit Paths, Mweka (descent) and Momela routes. An increasingly popular route due to its outstanding scenery. Ideal seasons as follows : Two dry seasons - mid-December to March and July to early October. Possible at rainy times. Cicerone Mont Blanc Walks The Mont Blanc region has always attracted the masses, this guide book covers 50 of the regions best walks and 4 multi-day treks, on both French and Italian sides of Mont Blanc and based around Chamonix or Courmayeur. Multi-day treks for Vallorcine to Plaine Joux, the Tour des Aiguilles Rouges, Vallorcine to Servoz and a circuit of the Italian Val Ferret. Ideal for seasons:Mid-June to mid-September is the main season; before this there will be snow at higher and possibly lower levels, and earlier and later the huts will not be open. Cicerone The GR10 Trail The Cicerone Guide to the GR10 Trail details walking across the Pyrenees from Atlantic to Mediterranean. Taking 50 days to complete and divided here into sections tackled in a fortnight's holiday, with details of accommodation and transport. The GR10 is one of a number of official long-distance paths (Grandes Randonnées) in France. Ideal for early June through to the end of September, although care should be taken over high passes early in season. High season July and August. Cicerone The Way of St James - Le Puy to the Pyrenees A Cicerone Guide to walking to the 740km Pilgrim Road from Le Puy-en-Velay in central France to the Pyrenees. The only original guidebook to this route in English, making The Way of St James - Cicerone Guide a one-off! Gives directions for walking the route and also provides information on places to visit along the way, the history of the pilgrimage and the availability of practical facilities. 525 items Pages |
