Dec
20
If you subscribe to our e-newsletter, than you recently learned that Ryder-Walker’s main headquarters is now energy independent. We're really proud of this, and we’re also the first hiking tour company that we know of to produce essentially 100% of our own power. How It Works Ryder-Walker recently purchased 16...
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Dec
03
Last week we said goodbye to Nicole Nugent. This week we say hello to Terese Broderick! Terese is a Telluride native and has been working/training with us for about a month and-a-half. She is taking over Nicole’s position and will work hand-in-hand with Melanie Eggers, our managing director, wearing many...
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Nov
27
Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Ryder-Walker. We have a lot to be thankful for! Photo: Decanting the red wine. Italian Dolomites Trek, 2013.
Nov
07
Ken Maxwell, a longtime Ryder-Walker friend and guest, successfully summited Mont Blanc during the summer of 2013. Rising more than 15,000 feet, Mont Blanc is Western Europe’s tallest peak. We asked Ken to share a few details about his adventure and he graciously offered the following story. As it turns...
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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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Sep
30
"I wore my Ryder-Walker jacket at the top of Santa Fe Ski Basin today. The aspens were gorgeous, as I'm sure they are in Telluride! Doing our best to spread the word about the world's best outfitter." -Blythe Fortin Yeah!
Sep
11
I sat in the warehouse, wrapped in plastic, filled with dreams of being the weight on the shoulders of the next outdoor adventurer. I wanted to go somewhere exotic, to carry local artisan goods and souvenirs, to lay in an alpine meadow and take in the view. I resembled the...
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Aug
05
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 term made popular in the 1920’s comes to mind: the bees knees. The term simply implies excellent or the highest...
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Jul
26
Good morning from Santa Fe! We never thought Austria could knock Switzerland off its pedestal as our favorite Ryder-Walker travel destination. But it may well be the case after the picture-perfect Heart of Austria trek. The weather was divine -- our rain jackets and fleeces never left our packs. The...
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Jul
19
We love seeing happy guests, so this image brings us a lot of joy. RW guests Lewis and Lisa Powell paused to mug for the camera high above Pontresina, Switzerland. RW trip leader Mike Thurk shot this photo while hiking with them during this week's Engadine Summit Series. *Note the snowy...
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Jul
16
This photo reminds me of an article that I read during the weekend. Jeff Alt, author of Get Your Kids Hiking: How to Start Them Young and Keep It Fun!, sees “a good walk outdoors as an elixir for much of what ails folks and a means to connect with...
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