Gear up for your trek: tips for a perfect packing list When embarking on a Ryder-Walker hiking trip you will want to be prepared with the right gear so you... read more →
The basics of base layers On a Ryder-Walker hiking tour, you’ll spend the majority of your waking hours outside, whether you're exploring picturesque villages in the Austrian Alps, passing ancient... read more →
Dialing in your outer layers for hiking Perhaps you’ve done your homework on base layers, and by now have a dialed-in system of ultra-wicking performance underclothes to keep your core... read more →
We're having a lot of fun flipping through our 2018 digital hiking tour catalog. You can turn pages like a magazine, zoom in, print out individual pages, and download a... read more →
Last week I took a group of 5 men on an 8-day private guided hike through the Pays Basque and French Pyrénées in southern France. Here is a shot of... read more →
Here are some pics from a private Canyonlands hike that we ran earlier this spring. Delicate Arch is unmistakeable. Ancient cliff dwellings always warrant a stop for the camera. Heading up one of... read more →
This photo comes from our guests Alicia and Susan. They're currently training for a private guided Tour du Mont Blanc. Alicia writes: I thought you would get a kick out... read more →
Here's a little tongue-in-cheek humor. I think it's a compliment, actually. We grabbed this photo in a cozy pub just off of the Rob Roy Way hiking trail. It... read more →
Dear Peter, I simply can't wait for the official feedback form to tell you what an amazing 60th birthday celebration I had on our private Haute Route trek. The weather... read more →
Best Travel Companies National Geographic ADVENTURE Magazine named Ryder-Walker Alpine Adventures as "One of the Best Adventure Travel Companies on Earth" for a second year in a row. National Geographic... read more →
How to choose a hiking trip in the Alps It was once written that choosing an alpine hiking tour was a bit like choosing from a dessert cart: Everything looks... read more →
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