Feb
19
A few days ago we posted images of these bagpipers on the Hiker’s Haute Route. Here’s another shot from that same day. Just a few hours later, on the descent to the tiny village of Gruben, RW trip leader Dave Gruss and his guests had a chance to try their hand...
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Feb
16
You never know what you’re going to see on a Ryder-Walker tour! Dave Gruss and his crew ran into these bagpipers while hiking the famous Hiker’s Haute Route last summer. This is the segment from St. Luc to Gruben, Switzerland with a view looking up the Val de Zinal toward...
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Feb
03
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, and things felt pretty small when I hiked through on Day 1 of our new self-guided Ticino Swiss Lake District...
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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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Dec
24
Season's greetings from our happy little gnome family to yours, and best wishes for a Happy New Year! Thank you for more than three decades of hiking through Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Germany, France, Nepal, Bhutan and beyond. (Peter Walker, Karen Walker, Annica Abbott, Staffan Bjorklund, Terese Broderick, Eileen Burns, Melanie...
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Dec
04
Our recent post about black and white photos stirred some creative juices and prompted Eileen Burns, Ryder-Walker’s managing director, to send over this photo. Eileen’s dad was a professional photographer, so Eileen grew up around images and developed a particular love for black and white. It’s not surprising then, that...
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Nov
21
Or at least it can be, as demonstrated by these photos taken by Ryder-Walker guides Dave Gruss and Willi Glanznig. Dave shot the above photo this past summer while hiking with guests in the Engadine region of eastern Switzerland. Veteran Engadine travelers should have no trouble recognizing this shot. It’s...
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Nov
10
If you’re Swedish, then you need to book a hiking/golfing tour in the American Southwest with Ryder-Walker, and you need to do it now. This sage advice comes from Daniel Sundqvist, our trip development director, who recently led a hiking and golfing tour in the Desert Southwest. Daniel writes: Ryder-Walker...
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Oct
29
Here’s a great story about trekking through the Forbidden Kingdom of Mustang in Nepal by the New York Times. Why is the Mustang Kingdom Forbidden? You'll have to read the story to find out: THE tale begins with a demon. Centuries ago, it destroyed the foundations of a Buddhist monastery under...
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Oct
08
Here's a nice story about our Slovenia Triglav Circuit, (one of our most popular European hiking tours) and the vibrant Slovenian city of Ljubljana. Ryder-Walker’s managing director, Eileen Burns, visited Slovenia for the first time during our fall trip. The story offers a few of Eileen’s first impressions. While you’re...
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Sep
18
Tune into KOTO Radio (Telluride, CO) tonight at 6:20 pm mountain time to learn about the 14er ascent that we recently donated to KOTO’s fundraising campaign. What’s a “fourteener?” It’s any mountain greater than 14,000 feet above sea level, and we’re lucky enough to have a handful of them in our...
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Sep
16
We extended our pre-season offer!!! Book a trip between now and September 30th and we'll give you this year's price. This deal applies to guided, private, and self-guided tours. Just give us a call, or send us an email to book your trip. Do it now. Save money on your dream vacation. Yes! Image: Terese Broderick straddling the border...
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