Massive Mountain, Impressive Circuit The Tour of Monte Rosa is a staff favorite. Rugged and...
Our Guided Tour of Monte Rosa is Epic – Should We Offer a Self-Guided Version?
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Massive Mountain, Impressive Circuit The Tour of Monte Rosa is a staff favorite. Rugged and...
Switzerland has the best bread in the World. There, I’ve said it. Switzerland gets credit...
Sidney Haines, age 13 at the time of writing, has been visiting the Alps with her family, the...
What makes a hotel in the Alps truly great? It might be the gourmet restaurant, the superb wine...
There are many elements of a hotel that make it a good one, and there are certainly plenty of good...
Thanksgiving is a holiday of numerous meanings and traditions. At Alpinehikers we spent some time...
The first time I went to Grindelwald, I didn’t know what to expect. It was 1991, I had just...
There’s a quote from Annie Dillard that I love – “How we spend our days is, of...
I’ve been hiking a 3-day stretch of the Haute Route, from Verbier to Louvie hut, to...
I’ve been a member of the ATTA, the Adventure Travel Trade Association, for about 3 years...
Last year around this time I was in the Dolomites with Doug Mayer from Run the Alps, and we joined...
Inspiration and gratitude go hand in hand — especially in the Alps. Owner and founder Troy Haines,...
I said before that I don’t guide as many of the tours anymore, and it’s really true. ...
Hohbalmen is, without a doubt, one of the best hikes in Zermatt. Yet for some reason – I...
Zürich. I don’t really spend much time here, to be honest. Switzerland’s largest...
I just read an article this morning claiming that research shows that planning vacations is...
Throughout my first summer guiding in Switzerland I strove to capture the beauty and simplicity of...
We’re heading to Oberhornsee this morning. “See” (pronounced ‘say’)...
If yesterday’s hike — for which I’d trained not once — challenged my...
The place: Switzerland. The mission: Be a tourist, experience what Alpinehikers clients...
