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.

Holy wow. This trip did not disappoint! We got a very special experience in a truly extraordinary part of the world, and we were well taken care of. Run the Alps really spoiled us for any other vacation ever again – the food, the accommodations, the routes, all of it was truly spectacular. I have run in some cool places, but having the experience curated by experts is definitely the way to go.

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

What an incredible week with Run The Alps & guide Bruno!! The Dolomites are dramatic and breathtaking – I feel so lucky to have the health & fitness to experience it. The food & lodging along the way were wonderful and well coordinated. The whole trip overall was simply amazing!!

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!

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.

Great trails and hotels.

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

The experience of completing this tour was so rewarding. Every challenge came with an exceptional reward even when we ran into bad weather including snow and wind. The views are breathtaking and some things you could never tire of looking at. Accommodations, meals, luggage transfers were all seamless which left it easier to getting from point to point each day.

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.

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!

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 was amazing from the start! The hotels were nice with some very delicious food and beverages. The huts were fun places to relax and get to know my fellow runners after a long day of trail running and hiking!

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.

Our experience could not have been more perfect! We had great weather which made the beauty of the Alps even more amazing. Our guide was very knowledgeable and passionate about his job which made our experience even better. We loved every hotel we stayed at and some had saunas and hot tubs which were a plus! Every hotel had delicious food and the breakfast buffets had everything you could possibly want. The restaurants our guide took us to were also top notch.

This Run the Alps tour was spectacular. Every person we dealt with was knowledgeable and friendly. Quick response time on all questions and/or concerns. Lodging and meals were better than we anticipated. And, we were in the Alps!!! Probably the most beautiful place on earth.
Highly recommend!

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!

Running the Alps was an experience of a lifetime! The beauty, the serenity, the challenge and the guide were all spectacular! Paul was everything we had hoped for and more – knowledgeable, patient, funny and entertaining all at the same time. Experiencing this type of adventure was both mentality and physically challenging but in such a good way. 1000% recommend this trip, this company and Paul!

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 !

I enjoyed the trip and I will definitely consider returning. Our guide, Siebrig, was really great and made every effort to make the trip enjoyable. The mountains were wonderful. The hotels and food were excellent. We had very nice group of people. However, the first 3 days were much too light – the group could do more. First 2 days should have been like the last two with transfer/rest day in between. For context, I run about 5.5mins/km for 10km.

In summary, this trip fully exceeded my high expectations. While the run/hike was arduous, it was all doable because of the RunTheAlps team, most specifically our guide Paul. What a difference maker!
We enjoyed all the views, the climbs & decents, and every step along the way. The organization took away worries and handled all of the details before and during the adventure. I highly recommend this team for a fabulous adventure-vacation.

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.

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.

We had a private guided trip for a milestone birthday with friends. Run the Alps took care of all of the details so we could just enjoy ourselves!

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 had an amazing and physically challenging trip. It is amazing what our bodies can do! We ran and hiked places we’d never imagine seeing. What a great trip. It was planned perfectly and Ian was super responsive if we needed anything at all. Thank you!

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.

The Dolomites are EPIC and hanging with Courtney and Kevin along with other cool trail runners was also EPIC. What more could you want for an Adventure of a Lifetime!

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.

I’ve never done a holiday / experience like this before and it exceeded my expectations. It was challenging and brutal but once in a lifetime. The whole itinerary was seamless, well organised and comms were constant and clear. I’d highly recommend using this team to plan this type of trip. Expert advice, well looked after!

I think that this was the best holiday we have ever had. Everything ran like clockwork. Our bags were always waiting for us and all the accommodation was good.

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 just returned from the Via Valais tour. We would definitely chose it again. Amazing scenery, great trail variety, wonderful hotels. I felt like every day was a new present. When we ran into weather problems one day, Doug kindly helped us come up with the perfect option that allowed us to still make it to our hut. We would not have been able to figure that out without Run the Alps guidance. Highly recommend them and their excellent service. Hope to get to work with them again!

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.

Words cannot even begin to describe the experiences I had running the self-guided TMB. Stephanie was an absolute rockstar in planning every detail. The trip blew me away and exceeded any and all expectations… from transportation to lodging… and most importantly those trails. Oh those trails are magnificent, challenging and breathtaking. The maps were easy to follow and the local information was priceless. Thank you for some of the best 5 days of my life!!

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 can’t say enough good things about this trip! Everything was well-organized. The accommodations were lovely. Our guide (Paul) was competent, kind, funny, and accommodating. Just a perfect running trip! Wouldn’t change a thing!

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.

Via Valais was everything and more that I hoped it would be in a trail running adventure through the Alps. Truly spectacular. Each day built upon the last in a very nice sequence. I can’t say enough about Mark Brightwell as our guide. He led our group with confidence and demonstrated a wonderful amount of experience of the area and in the trails. He was able to read the group and support slower members as well as offer options to push stronger/more experienced runners.

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.

A great mini-tour into a nature reserve and off the “normal” trails. Super well organized and fun trip with a great group of people. I have to say it was very special to share some trail time with Krissy Moehl but not just. Great guiding with tons of local info.

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

This trip was filled with magic and more. Was it the stunning views or flawless, fun and tough trails? Awesome, kind and knowledgeable guides or amazing tour mates? The fabulous food? It was all these things and more. It’s kind of hard to put into words how wonderful this trip was and how much it meant to me. One of the hardest things I’ve ever done but I’d do it over again ASAP! The Alps are true magic and I cannot wait to come back and see more. It’s not “goodbye”, it’s “I’ll be back”!

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.

what a perfect week of running, power hiking, laughing, pole practice and exploration. our guides, becki, astrid and maarten were such wonderful liaisons to the trails and kept our group motivated, fed, watered, happy and pumped full of new knowledge about the local flora and fauna.

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!