Jul
29
Here's a group shot of our Alpino Vino Wunderbar guests on the flanks of Mont Blanc. Our group took the Panoramic Mont Blanc cable car, one of the highest cable car traverses in the world, from Chamonix France, to Courmayeur Italy. A foot of fresh snow from the night before added...
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Jul
27
David Bloom sent us this photo. He writes, "17+miles in the Alps today!" Yes! Do you have hiking tour photos that you'd like to share? Please send them our way, or share them on our Facebook page. Happy summer!
Jul
20
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 well earned knowledge of the Alps with our guests. Branford just finished guiding our Tour du Mont Blanc, a ten...
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Jul
16
Yesterday's hike included a spectacular picnic in the Val Roseg. Top notch mountain scenery, alp cheese and Bündnerfleisch. We were a lucky bunch watching climbers on the Biancograt, all while alpine doles were circling the friendly skies. -Daniel Sundqvist Engadine Trek 2015, Switzerland
Jul
13
Question: We're taking a Ryder-Walker hiking tour in Switzerland, but we're flying to another European destination (France) following our hike. We'll have a few bags that we won't need during our hiking tour. Can we just leave them at the Zurich airport? Answer: Yes! The Swiss have you covered. You'll...
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Jul
07
RW guides Daniel Sundqvist and Branford Walker just checked in from the Alps. They write, "Great weather and times on the Tour du Mont Blanc!" Top left: The Grand Col Ferret, the border between Switzerland and Italy. Top right: Daniel enjoying record heat in the Alps. Bottom left: Alpine wildflowers...
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Jun
26
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 husband, and two friends asked us to put together a private hiking and climbing tour in the Italian Dolomites that...
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Jun
24
Did you know that we have a shortened version of our popular self-guided Tour du Mont Blanc? Well we do! It's called the Tour du Mont Blanc Vitesse. Vitesse means "speed" in French, and you'll feel speedy as you walk through Italy, Switzerland and France in 5 hiking days. Technically,...
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Jun
22
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 developed a nine-day hiking itinerary that explores the Lake District of Argentina. At A Glance You'll visit the most delightful...
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Jun
15
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 aren't stock tourism photos. They're real photos from the trail. Our group hiked to an active volcano during their trip....
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Jun
03
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 the bucket when farmers milk Old Bessie, that determines the holes. Scientists have long held that certain bacteria in young...
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May
18
Renowned travel/lifestyle and food blogger Marla Meridith published a nice piece about our Arches & Canyonlands hiking tour on her website, familyfreshcooking.com. Please check out her story, and be sure to give her a thumbs up if you love it! We think that Marla did a nice job capturing the...
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