These would make awesome gifts!!! Ryder-Walker commissioned award-winning artist Wayne McKenzie to paint three of our favorite hikes in Europe, the Val Ferret (Tour du Mont Blanc), the Val Travenanzes... read more →
Milestone Adventures When there's a milestone for our family to celebrate, our first thought is always, "Let's go on a Ryder-Walker trek!" It started in 2002 when Ray surprised me... read more →
Mountain guide by day, writer by night. This is Branford Walker, the next generation of mountain guides for Ryder-Walker Alpine Adventures. Following in his father's footsteps, Branford is sharing his... read more →
Daniel Sundqvist sent these photos from a private Dolomites hike that he's guiding in Italy. One of our guests wanted to celebrate her 50th birthday in style, so she, her... read more →
Back in March we unveiled a set of photos with the tag line "Where are we going next?" Now it's official. We're going to Patagonia in 2016! More specifically, we... read more →
Check out these photos from our Sicily hiking tour which ran May 30th to June 7th. Do you see the volcanic eruptions at the bottom of each photo montage? Those... read more →
This is where Swiss cheese gets its bubbles, but there's a debate brewing on HOW those bubbles form. According a recent report, it's the bucket, or rather, what falls into... read more →
Th' Anam Tho' Dhia! but there it is — The dawn on the hills of Ireland! God's angels lifting the night's black veil, From the fair, sweet face of my... read more →
Image: Ivoha/shutterstock Have you subscribed to our e-newsletter? Click here to subscribe, and get all the latest offers and news. From our latest edition: Time is running out for an ancient kingdom... read more →
The tourist office in Corippo bills their tiny village as the “smallest municipality in Switzerland,” and they’re probably right. The population of the town was just 12 people in 2013,... read more →
We’re happy to announce that luggage transfers are now included on the self-guided Tour du Mont Blanc, our 10-day circumnavigation of Western Europe’s highest peak. Register for the TMB, and... read more →
Guided tours rock! RW guides Daniel Sundqvist and Babsi Glanznig (behind the camera), took our Alpino Wunderbar guests on a Via Ferrata outside of Cortina, Italy. Via Ferrata literally means... read more →








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