Reviews

Working with Run the Alps was an amazing experience. We decided to run the TMB for our 50th birthday and not much planning on our part. The Run the Alps team took care of everything and made the adventure easy to do with the lodging, routes, transports, restaurant suggestions and some on the fly consulting and rerouting due to weather. It was an amazing trip with some hard running!!

This trip far exceeded my expectations. I’ve been home 2 1/2 weeks and I’m still on cloud 9. The guides are exceptional and made this trip the wonderful experience it was. I have never in my life been so “unplugged” that I didn’t even know what day of the week it was – that in itself speaks volumes for how amazing this trip was. It was emotional, spiritual, physical and magical. Thank you Run the Alps for making this a trip I will never forget.

I cannot say enough good things about my experience with Run the Alps. I did a self guided trip with my 2 best friends in the Swiss Alps and it was an adventure of a life time! The app was excellent with the overview of each day, we download the routes in Gaia before our trip, and we were able to contact Run the Alps with a few questions along the way through What’s App. We wanted a challenge and we got it, all while experiencing the charm of Switzerland!

This was a great trip. Our accommodations were consistently nice and the planning by RTA was excellent.

Really enjoyed this trip. The logistics were absolutely great! Everything happened as we were told and bags always arrived. Our coldest and wettest day was coming into Les Chapieux. We had to wait many hours for the taxi to Bourg St. Maurice, and no cell phone service to call and reschedule. The restaurant staff did call for us but they were only able to move the time up a little. the taxi pickup time is definitely something to think about and try to get closer to when you might arrive.

First, Stephanie and the team at Run The Alps were amazing! They answered all of our questions, gave us tips to get us through, and were responsive while in the middle of the trail. Great job!

Via Valais was tough. We did our best to prepare for the elevation gain living in the Southeast U.S. but it made it difficult to prepare for the elevation gain and declines each day. That being said, we got through the stages with extra breaks and a little less running than we planned on.

An absolutely amazing trip with Paul and Kris and the group. We pushed each other and ran as a team. We have all grown from this experience

I had an exceptional time with Run the Alps on my UTMB tour. Expertly organized, easy to follow maps and app, and excellent support when/if needed.

An incredible experience with amazing women, expert guides, and the most beautiful chalets! Despite the weather we had the best time on challenging routes, stopping at wonderful refuges, and making the most of our time!

The Via Valais tour was amazing. I would definitely recommend it to others looking for an adventure through the Alps.

We had a great time running through the Bernese Oberland! The views were amazing, the trails pleasantly challenging and our overall experience unforgettable. Run the Alps made everything so easy to navigate and were so responsive to our questions throughout the whole process.

Stunning views, beautiful inns, and friendly hikers along the way. An experience you’ll remember forever.

Everything about this trip was perfection. The hotels, food, transportation, the daily routes and the guides were the absolute best. It was very challenging and stunningly beautiful.

I chose Run the Alps for a self guided 10 day trip for Tour du Mont Blanc. From my initial interaction via the chat feature of their web site with Doug to my signing up for the tour and asking a lot of questions from Stephanie, the Run the Alps team had been very responsive and very helpful, which is essential due to all the logistics from lodging to food to the routes for the day. They also had suggestions for every day’s route in case severe weather occurs.

Our self-guided Via Valais tour through the Swiss Alps was the trip of a lifetime! The logistics were well sorted by Run the Alps so we could focus on running and enjoying our surroundings and our group. The accommodations were each unique and wonderful, the maps and app were super helpful and the tour was well laid out. Thanks for a wonderful experience!

This is my second time running in the Bernese Oberland. It is a wonderfully unique area, with a combination of tourist attractions and an insight into life in the alps for the locals. The trip was perfectly planned, all the bookings worked out, the app and navigation were terrific. I ran with my 18 year old son and we loved every minute of it.

Truly great tour in all aspects – both on- and off- the trails

Our time in the alps was absolutely amazing! My wife and I had so much fun on the routes that were given to us, and their app made it extremely easy to make sure you were going the right way. I would highly recommend this to anyone wanting a more adventurous vacation in a stunning location!

This trip did not disappoint! Led by guide Giles Ruck, this was one of the most entertaining, picturesque, and active vacations ever. The strategic alternating of fast-packing to huts followed by nights at hotels, offered 8 days of strenuous fun and breathtaking scenery.

This trip was truly incredible and the best way to start my honeymoon. My partner and I had so much fun training and getting prepared for this trip, and then were blown away by the beauty. Run the Alps gave us all the information we needed to guide ourselves on these runs, in a detailed and clear manner. They went above and beyond to support us when something came up on the trip and we are already talking about our next trip!

Alistair was a terrific guide who displayed empathy and expertise in all facets of the trip. He also outlined terrific options as our days progressed. Yassine was a great addition as he offered lots of humor and unique insights and stories about the trail running world. The food and overnight stops were also varied and welcoming. I love the history that unfolds in some of the hotels.

This trip had it all – multi-star hotels and high mountain huts; flow-y high meadow trails with goats or cows, incredible glacial moraines, tarn lakes, and spectacular col crossings and mountain views every day; magic taxis & buses & gondolas when the legs needed them most; tarts, raclette, rösti, a 5-course meal or two, and terrific people – hikers, runners, hotel staff, old lady in the window with her cat wishing us ‘Courage!’, and old and new Run the Alps friends at the Hub!

This trip was absolutely phenomenal. The sites were incredible, the trails were amazing, and Run the Alps was very responsive and helpful when we needed them.

My first trip overseas was a great experience. Our guide Paul took us on a journey that I will never forget. We had challenging runs and hikes, fantastic food and accommodations, and learned a lot about new places and cultures.

Thank you for Run the Alps for such a great experience! If we were an orchestra, the mountain was the speechless, spectacular concert hall and our guide (Gary !!) was the incredible conductor, leading us all together through ups and downs, sharing his knowledge and making us appreciative of every single minute of this unique moment. Simply looking forward to do it again !

This trip was a good mix between running on beautiful rugged mountains during the day and enjoying local cuisine and nice accommodations in the evenings. This trip included one overnight in an alpine refuge by a glacier (so cool), and one run and overnight in Italy. A little sampling of what Chamonix has to offer. Hopefully I’ll have opportunity to come back for more!

The app was amazing and saved me more than once, Consulted it often when signs not clear or just for reassurance. The hotels and the transfers were just what was needed. There were no glitches. Rooms and food as advertised. The What’sapp helped my partner when her flight home got cancelled.
Then the hike itself was just amazing!!!
Don’t hesitate to use Run the Alps if you are going to circumvent Mount Blanc. They did a fabulous job from when we signed up until when we left.

This is the perfect tour for any experienced ultra runner seeking challenging terrain each day in the remote Italians alps and getting experience on the iconic Tor des Geants race course.

I had a great time on a 5 day self-guided Haute Route express. Run The Alps booked all my accommodations for me and provided me with GPX routes to follow each day. They were very responsive during my trip through a Whatsapp-based help line. I’d highly recommend this trip if you want to see some amazing scenery in the Alps!

Run the Alps were able to put together an express TMB for me in with very short notice. Planning and communication before I left was fantastic. I was a little nervous about doing it on my own but I needn’t have worried as all I needed to do was turn up and enjoy myself as everything was organised and seamless. I used the app on the tour which was really useful. I had the most wonderful 4 days in the mountains and it was over too soon. I can’t wait to come back and do another one.

More hiking than I thought (those Alps are steep in places!), and suitably paced stops for coffee and lunch made this way easier than just running a continuous distance. Guide (Siebrig) was excellent & knowledgeable, always making sure we were all ok. Huts and restaurants were good – especially in Zermatt where the food was amazing. Even more fun than I thought it would be and the scenery is amazing – the routes are well chosen. Would recommend.

What a fantastic way to experience Switzerland while running through the majestic Alps. Run the Alps does all the planning, which makes for a seamless and very relaxing running trip. They offer support along the way, and many helpful tips via a special app, gps files and written maps/guides. We truly enjoyed our holiday and l would highly recommend booking a trip with a Run the Alps. The Bernese Oberland traverse is truly spectacular!

Simply wow, the “run the alps “ crew is almost as impressive as the scenery itself. Super happy to have been guided around Chamonix and Zermatt by Siebrig a wonderful guide who kept us moving though stunning landscapes via a series of incredible places to eat but also gave a real insight into the alpine experience (plus a marmot joke I’ll never forget) . What I learned about myself is priceless

We spent six days trail running TMB, which made for some big days, but we had nothing to worry about except running because Run the Alps took care of EVERYTHING. From our first email to the final day of our trip, Stephanie and the team exceeded our expectations. We picked a self-guided trip and we couldn’t have done it without Run the Alps. I have never had a trip run as smooth as this one did. I highly recommend trail running TMB and I highly recommend you do it with Run the Alps!

The Run the Alps Bernese Oberland tour exceeded my expectations. The location is magical. The experience you have with your group and guides is memorable. The coordination of lodging and meals is exceptional and affords you time to relax, run, and have fun. As a slower runner, I felt supported by the guides and group. I look forward to returning to Switzerland to see this area again.

Run the Alps did an amazing job of coordinating our group of 15 on a 6 day trek through the Dolomites. They provided an app with all the information one would need and helped coordinate any logistics that arose. I highly recommend this group to anyone hoping to spend some quality time in the Dolomites.

I am so amazed by the itinerary Run the Alps put together for me. I had another self guided tour paid for fall through within three weeks of my trip. Ian with Run the Alps was able to accommodate me such short notice and set me up with the best week ever!! The hotels/rifugio stay was amazing, the routes were incredible, and this is truly an experience I’ll never forget!

Ian and his team did an awesome job organizing this tour of the Dolomites for our group of 15. They highlighted every detail beginning with training, gear, packing, and travel options through to logistics, shuttling, water and food options during our runs. He accommodated travel changes as they came up, and helped us with alternate routes one day when weather was a problem. It was truly incredible! Thank you Run the Alps!

We could not have had a better guide. Siebrig was able to accommodate all of our different needs and running strengths. We had amazing meals and she was able to shift the plan she we always were doing what was appropriate for the weather. It was a magical experience.

Once again the run the alps team put together a well organised trip. The ability to meet with the team in chamonix and get up to date advice was also great. This one was very weather dependent. Having done TMB and champery I thought I was in the ” experienced” category, but Mother Nature proved me wrong.

I love Run the Alps! It was my second trip and I hope to continue them each year if I can maintain my fitness and have the privilege of good health. The guides are delightful, fun, and knowledgeable. 🙂 So much good food! The scenery is beyond description – postcard perfect. You’ll try to take as many pictures as possible because your brain can’t make sense of the beauty, but the pics can’t capture what your brain is seeing. It’s magical! Honestly, best trip ever.

My high expectations were met. The pre-trip communication was excellent. The guides were experienced and kept the journey safe and incredibly fun! Hotels were comfortable, clean and a perfect refuge after a day on the trail. The experience of running around Mont-Blanc, staying in unique hotels, amazing breakfasts, dinners and the pure joy of being in the mountains is hard to put into words. I highly recommend this tour as a way to experience a truly special part of the world.

If you love to run, feel a calling to explore new places, be in the mountains, and leave all the logistical planning up to someone else, then don’t hesitate any more and sign up for Tour du Mont Blanc with Run the Alps today. This truly was a trip of a lifetime with the right balance of running, eating, trekking — all while making new friends. The guides are experts of the region, which made me feel in great hands the entire trip!

Another great experience on a Run The Alps trip! Emily and Mike designed and implemented an amazing experience for us from the trails to the hotels and the food, it was a fantastic trip.

Run the Alps put together a wonderful experience for me. They do much more than just booking hotels and providing maps. I went early in the season after a big snow winter, and Doug helped replan my routes as he got new information to make sure that I was safe. They were very responsive to questions I had during the tour. Logistics all went smoothly.

Run the Alps completely took the stress out of planning a running trip through 3 countries so all we had to do was show up, run and eat our way around Mt Blanc. The logistics were smooth, the hotels were great and unique, the communication and recommendations were perfect. It was a wonderful experience.

This is an excellent trail system to see the Swiss Alps. The views are always amazing and the variety of terrain made it a fun adventure. We had a tough time at Becs de Bosson because there was a band playing up there and they overbooked the hut. But other than that, many options to shorten the days if needed and truly a dream vacation for me.

Awesome trip! Running in places that look fake with great German style bier and strudel to break up the days sprinkled throughout the runs. Every hotel was amazing, the itinerary was very easy to understand with maps and check points save 1 and the distances were manageable even though we gained 3000ft at least most days.

Just finished the Via Valais and it exceeded my already high expectations. The views literally never stop, and only get better as the trip goes on. Run the Alps has the planning down to a T.

This adventure seemed unattainable for someone who does trail running just for fun. The challenge of the route is already daunting, but coupled with the logistics of lodging, transportation, bag transfers, meals, and course descriptions made it seem impossible! Run the Alps made it seamless so all we had to do was eat, drink, run and sleep! The app was particularly helpful throughout …an unexpected perk we really appreciated. We hardly used the actual maps at all.

The trip exceeded my expectations, which were admittedly high. I struggle to pick a favorite day because they were all incredible. As I made my way towards Chamonix on the final day, I was sad that the trip was ending, and I slowed down to savor every moment. Everyone at Run the Alps was helpful and knowledgeable, and the trip went as smoothly as possible. I’m already trying to decide which Run the Alps trip I want to do next.

We had been planning for an Alps trip for 10 years, and we cannot imagine doing this trip without Run the Alps! Working with Steph was a breeze. She provided reassurance for all of our bookings, great advice for the towns, gear, transportation, you name it. The route Run the Alps curated was perfect, and we loved doing it self-guided. With the maps, daily run down of the routes, and the GPX files, it allowed us to be on our own schedule, but provided peace of mind.

We did the self-guided tour in 4 days, and it was a trip of a lifetime. The alps were so beautiful. Run the Alps was fantastic. The hotels they booked were great, the transfer of our bags was done seamlessly, and the information (including the new app) made it so easy for us to follow the trail. I would recommend them to anyone. Really, such a fantastic experience.

The Dolomites tour with Courtney was phenomenal! Everything from the people, sights, accommodations, food, drinks, weather, etc.. were top notch. The Run the Alps team did such a great job with coordination and planning for us throughout the week. I will definitely be looking to join future trips with Run the Alps!

I’ll remember my Run the Alps adventure in the Dolomites forever! From winding single-track trails to steep summit climbs to picturesque refugios, and even sharing miles with the one-and-only Courtney Dauwalter, the five days were magical. The communication, planning, coordination, accommodation, everything was so well done. I was able to just show up and run.

My partner and I loved every minute of this trip! Our guides were incredible and you can tell that Run the Alps has worked hard to make the Tour du Mont Blanc a trip of a lifetime. We could not have been happier with the experience, highly recommend!

This was one of my favorite vacations for so many reasons. As I anticipated, the scenery was gorgeous, the mountains were spectacular, the trail running was amazing. An unexpected highlight for me was how much fun our group had together, laughing over shared meals, breaking out in an impromptu dance party, cramming into small rooms at the huts together.

I had a great experience! Both Chamonix and Champery were beautiful and great towns to visit and use as starting points for entry into the mountains. Hotels were comfortable and excellent places to stay. Our guide, Suze Walker, was knowledgeable, friendly, and so helpful. I highly recommend this tour.

This tour was an amazing introduction to the Alps for me. Run the Alps did a great job of organizing all aspects of the tour including accommodations, food, travel, equipment needs, etc. We had a wonderful guide, Suzanne Walker, who was very knowledgeable about the trails, geography, nature and culture of the Chamonix and Champery areas. She gave us a variety of trail experiences in terms of terrain and scenery. She was very responsive to the needs of the group.

Overall the trip was outstanding. The guides were top-notch, food was incredible, and trails were unbelievably special. My only complaint is that the chalet (Chalet Planards 1) was very hot at night – a few fans would be great. It also was not well stocked (soap, shampoo, etc.). Apart from that I would not have changed any of it!

I was ecstatic to see Run the Alps partner with The Mirnavator to do a slow running trip. As a slow runner, I often feel left out of the running community. This trip could not have been more perfect. Everything, from the guides to the accommodations to the food to the trails picked out for us, to the adaptations made for us slow runners was on point. We got to see so much of the Alps and experience the different cultures of France, Italy, and Switzerland. I will remember it forever.

My 12 day experience with Run the Alps far exceeded my expectation. The guides, Emily, Mike, & Sam, were knowledgeable, friendly, experienced, and fun. The scenery is breathtaking. The support on the trail was phenomenal. Everything went smoothly, allowing me to relax and enjoy the adventure!

really had a lot of fun on this one. paul was excellent and it was nice travel and run with friends in an environment we all appreciated. book a trip, it won’t disappoint. excellent service from start to finish.

I loved the ease of communication when I signed up. The way the trip was outlined made it easy to understand what I was getting in to, and Steph was always available to answer any questions. I was fortunate to join a group of 6 who were some of the most fabulous people I’ve yet to meet, and Mark, our guide made a lasting imprint on my life. Oh, let me not forget all the mind boggling running, views, laughter, food and lodging. This trip is most definitely not just about the run.

planning and pre-trip with the special attention by Steph and Doug really set up for a great and flawless it could be. then the in-help guidance coaching and fun by Sam and Gary made the trip memorable.

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give the dail stats (distance, elevation, etc electronically and not read to us before dinner. Use technology to even show maps on our phones so we could go into the pre-dinner briefing with questions or discussions since we already have the details on the phone.

First class event, well organized, excellent accommodation, outstanding trail guides, fantastic people attending, beautiful nature – will return next year!

Run the Alps provided a really great way to tour the TMB while just wearing a running vest, I’m 66 I did the self guided tour with an old friend who I ran the UTMB with 10 Years ago, every thing worked just as they said it would, airport shuttles, bags dropped, room reservations, town and village info. good recommendations of what to see and eat while there, interesting side trips, they are all real pros, it was a perfect experience/adventure for us.

TMB was a 360 degree physical, emotional, spiritual experience I will never forget. Run the Alps managed it in a way that allows you to become fully emerged in the adventure. Alistair and Siebrig were knowledgable, caring and experienced guides. Luggage transfer was seamless and efficient. The lodging and transportation logistics all fantastic. If this has been on your list…do it. It will change you.

We had an amazing time in the Bernese Oberland! The views were of course stunning and our guide was so knowledgeable about the area. We stayed in beautiful hotels and ate incredibly delicious food! The runs were tough but the group was flexible on pace and everyone was very supportive.

First, our guide, Bruno Yates, was excellent. He shared fascinating stories about regional flora, fauna, geology and culture. We were a small group and Bruno did a superb job even with our different ability levels. The routes each day included many of the classic trails in the region. The logistics were spot on, including hotel accomodations, baggage transfers and transportation. Highly recommend this tour for anyone wanting to experience this beautiful and rugged part of Switzerland.

Great week with great scenery, great cake, tarts, lunch and dinners and a perfect amount of running ❤️It

I had an incredible adventure. The weather was perfect for me and not too hot or cold. I highly recommend Giles and this tour. It was exactly what I wanted and more. The food is incredible!