Jan
06
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 you’ll enjoy luggage access on every night of the hiking tour except one. Even better, the transfers are included with...
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Aug
25
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 “iron road” in Italian, and many Via Ferratas have their roots in World War I when they were installed to...
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Jul
28
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 are straightforward. Experiencing the third category, however, requires a special blend of weather, timing and geography. Fortunately for our guests,...
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May
30
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 essence and soul of the Dolomites experience. What’s more, the article mentions most of the places that we visit and/or...
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May
20
National Geographic has a nice story about our Slovenia hiking tour. Check it out. FYI; we only have 3 spots left on our guided trip. Please join us! Hiking in Slovenia's Triglav National Park By Kelley McMillan National Geographic Adventure...
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Apr
25
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 Italian Dolomites hiking tour. Here’s a closer look. Many guests have gazed upon that tiny red roof, excited about the...
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Apr
15
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 see in this photo are part of one grandaddy Alm called Seiser Alm. Seiser Alm, (the Alpe di Siusi in...
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Mar
19
If you subscribe to our e-newsletter, then you recently read about our Bavarian Tyrol Trek. We also gave a nod to Nueschwsanstein, southern Germany’s most popular castle. Just over two hours from the finish of our Bavaria hike, Neuschwanstein makes an easy day trip or one-day extension after the tour....
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Mar
14
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, which offers backcountry guiding at our home base in Telluride, Colorado. The Opus Hut is an off-grid backcountry lodge situated...
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Jan
07
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 to call them "epic." Martin Oester, sales manager for Engadine/ St. Moritz Tourism, sent us the following note just before...
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Oct
29
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 Eiger Trail scored back-to-back blue bird days with endless views like this one. Here’s a shot of some happy hikers...
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Oct
17
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 this past summer. It's humbling to think that these jagged limestone peaks formed from millions of tiny organisms swimming around...
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