There are basically three types of hiking in the Alps. 1. Hiking below tree line. 2. Hiking above tree line. 3. Hiking above the clouds. The first two categories... read more →
Travel + Leisure offers a nice taste of the Italian Dolomites in their recent article, Hot Spots of Italy’s Dolomite Mountains. Their well-written piece does a nice job of capturing the... read more →
National Geographic has a nice story about our Slovenia hiking tour. Check it out. FYI; we only have 3 spots... read more →
That little white house in the distance is called the Schutzhaus Tierser Alpl (Rifugio Alpe di Tires in Italian), and it’s our home for the night on Day #3 or our... read more →
Lots of them! The bucolic meadows keep rolling and rolling in the Italian Dolomites. The meadows are called "Alms" in this part of the world, and the Alms that you... read more →
Ryder-Walker guide Daniel Sundqvist recently took some guests to the Opus Hut (11,675 feet) above Ophir Colorado. He was actually working on behalf of our sister company, Telluride Mountain Guides,... read more →
There’s a still time to book a winter hiking/nordic ski tour in Switzerland, and the conditions are perfect this year. In fact, the conditions are so perfect that we're tempted... read more →
Now here’s a great shot! This is a view of the Oeschinensee on the trail between Kandersteg and Griesalp in Switzerland’s famed Berner Oberland region. Guests on this past summer’s... read more →
Because they're just so friggin' awesome! Note the hikers in the lower left part of the image. Ryder-Walker guide Ken Fuhrer captured this image during one of many Italian Dolomites hiking tours... read more →
Italian Dolomites Trek | by Ken Fuhrer The knee is one of the most mobile joints, but as mobility increases, stability decreases. When thinking about how to approach knee health, the... read more →
The Canton Valais, or Kanton Wallis as it is referred to in German, is one of my favorite cantons in Switzerland. The Valais lies in the southwestern corner of Switzerland... read more →
Did you know that Switzerland boasts more than 60,000 kilometers of hiking trails? That’s the equivalent of more than 37,000 miles of cross-country goodness. A person would have to through-hike... read more →
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