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Dec 9, 2020
Doug Mayer

When Things Get Back to Normal: Our Plans for Summer 2021

Since last March, I’ve heard that phrase a lot. “I’ll come out and visit you… when things get back to normal.” “I’ll make those plans… when things get back to normal.” Normal, however, was just a daydream amid a steady drumbeat of difficult news. 2020 has been a year that has tested all of us.

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Tatsch, a Swiss Alps pancake recipe
Dec 4, 2020
Emily Geldard

Run the Alps Recipes: A Swiss Pancake Called Tatsch

As much as we love running the flowy alpine trails of the Alps, stopping along the way at a high mountain hut for a delicious treat is — we confess —  a big part of why we love to trail run here.  All this winter, we’ll be bringing a little bit of that Alps mountain culture home

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Giles Ruck with a group about to start the TMB, Chamonix
Nov 27, 2020
Emily Geldard

Just what is an International Mountain Leader?

We’re ridiculously proud of our guides here at Run the Alps. Each of them is a highly skilled trail runner, with a deep knowledge of the trail running scene here in the Alps. They’re also simply wonderful people who are fun to spend time with on and off the trails.  There’s something else each of them has

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Run the Alps hat, holiday gift ideas
Nov 21, 2020
Emily Geldard

Trail Running Holiday Gifts from the Alps

Got someone with a little Alps trail running problem on your holiday list? Or, maybe you just want to bring a little bit of the Alps trail running scene home for the holidays? We’ve polled Run the Alps staff and friends for their favorite Alps trail running gift suggestions. Some of these items can be

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Oct 20, 2020
Doug Mayer

2021 Run the Alps Trips and Finding Peace of Mind

Together, these two sets of changes have given me peace of mind that we can offer trips that are as flexible as possible, and as safe as possible.

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