Our Partners

ALPSinsight is the creation of Dan and Janine Patitucci of Patitucci Photo. Their stunning photos of mountain sports in the Alps, combined with great storytelling, makes for one of the most compelling, informative and lively Alps sports websites going. Run the Alps is both a content and booking partner with ALPSinsight.

Working with the talented and knowledgeable team at Alpinehikers, we’re able to create some of the best trail running trips in the Alps. Troy and his staff are experts in the travel business!

Located in the heart of Chamonix, Big Mountain Bar is the place to hang out after a trail run in the Chamonix valley. 

The Bar is the Chamonix headquarters for Big Mountain Brewing Company – and we don’t know a better brewery, period. Big Mountain specializes in craft beers, and is an important part of our Run the Alps world, whether it’s the welcome beer we share with our guests at The Hub, the beers we pass around on our trail running tours, or at our end of the season staff party high above the Chamonix valley. 

Run the Alps is also a proud partner of Big Mountain Trail Club whose monthly runs happen on the last Wednesday of every month from spring through fall. If you’re in the valley during that time, plan to make it. It’s a great way to meet friends old and new!

The Broken Arrow Skyrace is one of the US’s preeminent gatherings of trail runners, and Run the Alps is a proud partner. Each year in Tahoe, California, the European-inspired event features no fewer than eight races, including a vertical race and a via ferrata race course! We love this event, and the inclusive, fun vibe the organizers have created. 

All of us at Run the Alps are firm believers in the 7 Leave No Trace Principles. We aim to minimize our impact on our environment at every stage of our tours, which is part of our goal to have a Net Positive Social and Environmental Impact.

Conceived, created and organized each year by Run the Alps friend Tim Tollefson, the Mammoth Trail Festival is, well, just that– a mammoth festival. Tim’s enthusiasm and energy are evident throughout the races, events, films and much more. It’s also part of Salomon’s Golden Trail World Series. We are so happy to partner with this wonderful new event.

It’s a fact: trail runners love great coffee. And in Chamonix, there’s just one place to get it: at Moody Coffee Roaster. A specialty coffee roaster and cafe located at 195 Avenue L’Aiguille du Midi, Moody is run by our friends, Ian and Georgina. They are experts in their craft, roast fresh coffee each week for customers from around the world. They also feature wonderful home-baked treats, beans to go, and more. Moody Roasters help keep Run the Alps staff, guides, friends and our guests at The Hub Chamonix fuelled and ready to run.

Mimmi Kotka, Chamonix-based friend of Run the Alps, set up Moonvalley with two other Swedish trail running athletes, Ida Nilsson and Emelie Forsberg. Our guides and guests eat their bars all summer – they’re vegan, organic and very tasty!

On is a partner in Run the Alps’ Hub, Chamonix and we’re long-time friends with On athlete, Meg Mackenzie. 

Based in Switzerland, this forward-thinking brand has grown rapidly since they started in 2010. We like the way they work to reduce their carbon footprint in both operations and production, for example using recycled materials to make their shoes.

At Run the Alps, we believe we all need to be stewards of the environment. Joining One Percent is one way we can help. We’re proud to be a corporate member of this pioneering organization.

Joining us as a partner on our women’s trip with Meg Mackenzie is the unique all-women’s company, Paradis Sport, makers of underwear for women athletes. Each guest on the trip will receive gear compliments of Paradis Sport.

Salomon continues to live and work on the cutting edge of trail running shoes and gear. Our Salomon friends range from their US offices in Ogden, Utah, to their world headquarters in Annecy, France. We admire their efforts to advance trail running and trail racing, including Salomon Advanced Week and Salomon Running TV.

Tailwind makes it incredibly easy to get the electrolytes and calories we need on long runs. Of course we’ll still stop for a Tarte aux Myrtilles at a refuge, but also having handy sachets of Tailwind means we won’t end up flagging on a long run.

Jeff and Brad Boggess have created one of our favorite trail running foods. Trail Butter is healthy, nutritious, tasty… and gives you plenty of power for the miles ahead. We haul a delivery over at the start of each season for our clients!

Run the Alps is proud to be an official partner of the Trail Running Film Festival, which features some of the best short trail running films from around the world each year. The global tour travels to dozens of locations, and the festival is available virtually, too.

Vert.run is the leading coaching and training app for trail runners of all levels. We’re delighted to team up with Vert.run to help our guests prepare for their Run the Alps trip. Whether you’ve been trail running for years and want an Alps-specific plan, or you’re a beginner interested in working towards a big goal, Vert.run can help you prepare with workouts that meet you where you are and help you get ready for the Alps!