Troy Haines

Are you dreaming of a hiking trip in the Alps this summer? We have a few spots left on our guided tours including our Tour du Mont Blanc trips beginning July 19, August 4th or September 3rd. If these dates don't work with your schedule, private TMB... alpinehikers.com/12976-2/?fbcli…

Are you dreaming of a hiking trip in the Alps this summer? We have a few spots left on a number of our guided tours including our Tour du Mont Blanc trips beginning July 19, August 4th or September 3rd. If these dates don't work with your... alpinehikers.com/12976-2/

Our Running with Julia series continues with an interview of Patrizia and Andrea at the Hotel Bouton d'Or in Courmayeur.... alpinehikers.com/running-with-j…

Thanks to Courtney Antonucci for sending us some great photos from her trip!

It was the first snowfall of the year I had seen out on the peaks across from our apartment, and time to go grocery shopping. It smelled a bit like fall, but was brilliantly sunny- August 26th. I had a couple days left on my... photos.app.goo.gl/8gW26tGXzzyQXK…

Here is a lovely message we received from Tali and Lee from self guided Bernese Oberland Part A trip in July. Hello! We have had an amazing experience. I am sitting on the incredible balcony of our room at Des... facebook.com/Alpinehikers/p…

Lena Bain, Joey Marshment-Howell and I went on an unorthodox hiking expedition to test some tubes at altitude on the Sulssee near the Lobhornhütte. The two Wisconsinites braved the water and the Arizonan documented from the safety of shore... photos.app.goo.gl/u4Ra8kAGhqqsny…

Here's the latest post in our Beyond the Guidebook series. Riederalp has always been one of my favorite getaway places, even though we don't often take our tours there (sometimes we do). Thanks to... alpinehikers.com/riederalp-bett…

Sherry and Rachel, mother and daughter, have travelled the Eiger to the Matterhorn tour with us in June. We get a lot of parents and their daughter/son signing up for a trip, and what a great way to have special... facebook.com/Alpinehikers/p…

We're starting up a new blog series this summer "Beyond the guidebook", highlighting a few of the lesser-visited corners of Switzerland that we like. These will be places that often don't make the cut when we're putting... alpinehikers.com/exploring-the-…

Rosemary Nation is a return hiker, and she travelled with 7 other friends this time in the Dolomites. She sen a nice note and photos to share with us. Thank you for these!

Beautiful day hiking up to La Jonction today. La Jonction is a very scenic place where the Bossons and Taconnaz glacier meet. It is long and strenuous but hugely rewarding! — at Mont Blanc, Chamonix, France facebook.com/Alpinehikers/p…

We often have honeymooners coming to the Alps for their unforgettable trip. Marijke and Josh were on our self-guided Bernese Oberland Part A trip for their honeymoon, and sent us a lovely note and photos to share.... facebook.com/Alpinehikers/p…

We received a lovely note from Jean and Wayne Cunningham on the self-guided Haute Route. Hi Alpinehikers, A quick note to say that Wayne and I are back in Boston and to express our gratitude. We had a... facebook.com/Alpinehikers/p…

It is one of the nicest moments for planning someone's holidays and hearing that they thoroughly enjoyed their experiences with us. Here is a lovely message from Jackie Macdonald who was on our self-guided Bernese... facebook.com/Alpinehikers/p…

Jeff and Dea Moore are traveling in the Bernese Oberland area and sent us a wonderful note. Here is the note from Dea, "We have just arrived in Murren after a beautiful hike on the high trail from Obersteinberg.... facebook.com/Alpinehikers/p…

If you pass through Zurich this summer, make sure to stop in the main train station, where an installation by Ernesto Neto, GaiaMotherTree, invites you to slow down, relax and wonder newlyswissed.com/gaiamothertree…

Katie Cole shared some great photos from her guided Bernese Oberland Traverse tour in July. They hiked from Schwarzwaldalp to Gasterntal in 11 days and it looks like everyone had a wonderful time and became great... facebook.com/Alpinehikers/p…

Nicole and Bradley Banister just finished their self-guided Bernese Oberland Travelse trip and sent us lovely messages and photos. "We are done with our trip and wanted you to know we had a great time! We loved... facebook.com/Alpinehikers/p…

Sharon Philpott and Steve Finn just finished their private guided tour in the Dolomites and sent us more stunning photos to share. Here is a note from Sharon: "We spent a week in the Dolomites with our guide,... facebook.com/Alpinehikers/p…