Fifty Years of Adventure

For half a century, Cicerone has been sending walkers, climbers, cyclists and trekkers to the world's great wild places. This large-format anniversary collection celebrates that legacy with 50 original stories, one for each year of publishing, written by the authors who know those places best.

Edited by Kev Reynolds and featuring contributions from more than 40 Cicerone authors, Fifty Years of Adventure spans the full breadth of outdoor adventure, from gentle walks on the Isle of Man coast path and a secret ascent of Snowdon to climbing K2 and trekking through the Himalayas. Accompanied by outstanding photography throughout, it is as much a visual celebration of the outdoor world as it is a literary one.

• 50 adventure stories spanning the UK, Europe and the wider world, covering walking, trekking, climbing, cycling, trail running and backpacking across five decades of Cicerone publishing
• Adventures in the UK from Mark Richards, Ronald Turnbull, Terry Marsh, Paddy Dillon and Phoebe Smith, covering Glen Sligachan, the Bob Graham Round, the Pennine Way, the Lochaber Traverse and lesser-known gems such as the Howgills and Hergest Ridge
• European adventures from Kev Reynolds, Gillian Price, Brian Johnson and others range from the Aletschgletscher and the Tour of the Bernina to the GR20 in Corsica, the Pyrenees, the Danube Cycleway and the White Mountains of Crete
• Worldwide adventures by Alan Hinkes, Alex Stewart and Kev Reynolds take in Kilimanjaro, K2, the Inca Trail, the Torres del Paine Circuit, the Lunana Snowman Trek, Mount Kailash and trekking in Kyrgyzstan's Tian Shan
• Ten tales of mishaps and misadventures offer a humorous and honest insight into the realities of guidebook research, from lightning strikes and avalanches to lost saddles and rainy Dolomites

Equal parts inspiring and entertaining, charting Cicerone's journey through the years, Fifty Years of Adventure makes a perfect gift for any outdoor enthusiast — and a reminder of just how many extraordinary places are still waiting to be explored.