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New! Run the Alps Guide Service
Whether you’re looking for a trail running guide in Switzerland’s Berner Oberland, the Dolomites, or France’s Chamonix valley, Run the Alps can now help. We’ve just launched our new trail running guide service– you can check it out, right here. Our new booking service came from the steady drumbeat of emails we’ve received over the
Trail Running (or not) During Confinement
As federally imposed confinement periods wind down around Europe, we thought we’d check in with our Run the Alps staff, to see how they’ve been coping during this uniquely challenging time. Most of the Run the Alps team is based in the French Alps, where Covid confinement has been particularly strict. To leave the house,
Running (and other things) in a Time of Pestilence
Mark Brightwell is a licensed International Mountain Leader and guide for Run the Alps. He is currently riding out the pandemic in the United Kingdom’s Hampshire countryside with his family. You can read about the role trail running played in his recovery after being injured in a rocket attack in Iraq, in this story. So
The Run the Alps Guide to Alps Trail Running Articles
The trail running scene in the Alps is one of the most vibrant in the world, offering up interesting personalities, rugged races, and runs that vary from Heidi-like high pastures to highly technical traverses over glaciers and along narrow mountain ridges. Run the Alps staff, guides and friends recently gathered together to create a list
Run the Alps Guide to Trail Running in the Alps
To prepare for your trip, we’ve gathered everything you need to know into a 58-page full-color book— our Guide to Trail Running in the Alps.