2 spots leftModerateGraian Alps, Italy
Gran Paradiso Traverse
A classic high-alpine traverse with glacier crossing and a summit camp.
★ 4.964 reviews
Guided by Società Guide Alpine Gran Paradiso
4,061 m
Elevation
4
Days
€1,240
Per person
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7 spots leftEasyBanff National Park, Canada
Larch Valley Loop
A gentle forest-to-ridge walk with panoramic views and a hut lunch.
★ 4.8122 reviews
Guided by Yamnuska Mountain Adventures
2,180 m
Elevation
1
Day
€95
Per person
Last spotHardMont Blanc massif, France
Aiguille du Midi & Vallée Blanche
A six-day mountaineering week on the granite and ice above Chamonix.
★ 4.948 reviews
Guided by Compagnie des Guides de Chamonix
3,842 m
Elevation
6
Days
€2,380
Per person
3 spots leftHardPennine Alps, Italy
Monte Rosa Punta Gnifetti
Two days to Europe's highest mountain hut and a 4,554 m summit.
★ 4.837 reviews
Guided by Società Guide Alpine Courmayeur
4,554 m
Elevation
2
Days
€1,120
Per person
5 spots leftModerateBernese Oberland, Switzerland
Eiger Trail & First Ridge
A balcony trail beneath the Eiger north face with a ridge finish.
★ 4.791 reviews
Guided by OUTDOOR – Grindelwald Sports
2,168 m
Elevation
1
Day
€340
Per person
4 spots leftModerateDolomites, Italy
Alta Via 1 Dolomites
Hut-to-hut across the pale towers of the Dolomites.
★ 4.9108 reviews
Guided by Guide Alpine Cortina
2,752 m
Elevation
5
Days
€890
Per person
Last spotHardPennine Alps, Italy / Switzerland
Matterhorn Hörnli Ridge
The most famous ridge in the Alps, one guide to one climber.
★ 5.029 reviews
Guided by Guide del Cervino (Matterhorn Guides)
4,478 m
Elevation
3
Days
€1,980
Per person
6 spots leftModerateMont Blanc massif, France / Italy / Switzerland
Tour du Mont Blanc (Highlights)
Seven days around Mont Blanc through three countries.
★ 4.9176 reviews
Guided by Compagnie des Guides de Chamonix
2,665 m
Elevation
7
Days
€1,450
Per person
4 spots leftHardKilimanjaro, Tanzania
Kilimanjaro – Machame Route
Eight days on the Whiskey Route to Africa's highest point.
★ 4.9214 reviews
Guided by Operation Kilimanjaro
5,895 m
Elevation
8
Days
€2,760
Per person
2 spots leftHardJulian Alps, Slovenia
Triglav via Tominšek Route
Slovenia's highest summit by its steep classic via ferrata.
★ 4.857 reviews
Guided by Bovec Outdoor Guides
2,864 m
Elevation
2
Days
€680
Per person
9 spots leftEasyVal Gardena, Italy
Seceda Sunrise Ridge
First lift up, breakfast on the ridge, the Odle towers turning pink.
★ 4.7143 reviews
Guided by Guide Alpine Cortina
2,519 m
Elevation
1
Day
€120
Per person
3 spots leftModeratePatagonia, Chile
Torres del Paine W Trek
The classic W across granite towers, glaciers and turquoise lakes.
★ 4.9131 reviews
Guided by Torres del Paine Adventure
1,200 m
Elevation
5
Days
€1,320
Per person
6 spots leftModerateHigh Atlas, Morocco
Mount Toubkal Summit
North Africa's highest peak from the Berber village of Imlil.
★ 4.8187 reviews
Guided by Bureau des Guides d'Imlil
4,167 m
Elevation
3
Days
€390
Per person
5 spots leftHardCaucasus, Russia
Mount Elbrus – South Route
Europe's highest summit with a full acclimatisation week.
★ 4.796 reviews
Guided by Elbrus.guide
5,642 m
Elevation
7
Days
€1,490
Per person
3 spots leftHardAndes, Argentina
Aconcagua Normal Route
The highest peak outside Asia, by its classic non-technical route.
★ 4.852 reviews
Guided by INKA Expediciones
6,961 m
Elevation
18
Days
€4,850
Per person
2 spots leftHardCascades, USA
Mount Rainier – Disappointment Cleaver
A glaciated volcano climb with two days of mountaineering school.
★ 4.988 reviews
Guided by RMI Expeditions
4,392 m
Elevation
4
Days
€2,190
Per person
5 spots leftModerateKhumbu Himalaya, Nepal
Everest Base Camp Trek
Twelve days through Sherpa villages to base camp and Kala Patthar.
★ 4.9243 reviews
Guided by Nepal Everest Base Camp Co.
5,644 m
Elevation
12
Days
€1,680
Per person
4 spots leftModerateFuji-Hakone-Izu, Japan
Mount Fuji – Yoshida Trail
Mountain hut night and sunrise from the roof of Japan.
★ 4.7165 reviews
Guided by Fuji Mountain Guides
3,776 m
Elevation
2
Days
€520
Per person
2 spots leftHardHohe Tauern, Austria
Großglockner Normal Route
Austria's highest summit and its airy Kleinglockner ridge.
★ 4.941 reviews
Guided by Bergführerbüro Kals am Großglockner
3,798 m
Elevation
2
Days
€760
Per person
3 spots leftHardWetterstein, Germany
Zugspitze via Höllental
Germany's highest peak by its wildest route: gorge, ladders, glacier.
★ 4.873 reviews
Guided by Bergführer Zugspitze – Robert Krinninger
2,962 m
Elevation
2
Days
€590
Per person
4 spots leftHardOlympus National Park, Greece
Mount Olympus – Mytikas
The throne of the gods by the Kakkalos refuge and Loúki couloir.
★ 4.8119 reviews
Guided by Refuge Christos Kakkalos – Olympus guides
2,918 m
Elevation
2
Days
€280
Per person
6 spots leftModerateCusco region, Peru
Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu
High Andean pass, cloud forest and Machu Picchu at the end.
★ 4.9208 reviews
Guided by Salkantay Trekking
4,630 m
Elevation
5
Days
€990
Per person
8 spots leftEasySexten Dolomites, Italy
Tre Cime di Lavaredo Loop
The full circuit of the three most famous towers in the Alps.
★ 4.8176 reviews
Guided by Guide Alpine Cortina
2,454 m
Elevation
1
Day
€130
Per person
5 spots leftHardEastern Anatolia, Turkey
Mount Ararat Summit
A five-day volcanic summit climb above the high plains of eastern Turkey.
★ 4.876 reviews
Guided by Mount Ararat Trekking
5,137 m
Elevation
5
Days
€890
Per person
2 spots leftHardAlborz Mountains, Iran
Mount Damavand South Route
Iran's great volcanic cone by the classic southern approach.
★ 4.859 reviews
Guided by Mount Damavand Guides
5,610 m
Elevation
5
Days
€604
Per person
6 spots leftModerateMount Kenya National Park, Kenya
Mount Kenya – Sirimon Route
A four-day trek to Point Lenana through moorland and giant groundsels.
★ 4.8112 reviews
Guided by TK Adventures
4,985 m
Elevation
4
Days
€635
Per person
10 spots leftModerateSouthern Highlands, Iceland
Laugavegur Trail Classic
Iceland's classic hut trek from Landmannalaugar to Þórsmörk.
★ 4.9198 reviews
Guided by Icelandic Mountain Guides
1,068 m
Elevation
5
Days
€2,162
Per person
3 spots leftHardChamonix to Zermatt, France / Switzerland
Haute Route Glacier Trek
The high glacier journey linking Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn.
★ 4.984 reviews
Guided by Chamonix Experience
3,710 m
Elevation
7
Days
€2,680
Per person
7 spots leftHardLombok, Indonesia
Mount Rinjani Crater Summit
A steep tropical volcano trek above Segara Anak crater lake.
★ 4.8141 reviews
Guided by Rinjani Trekking Center
3,726 m
Elevation
4
Days
€430
Per person
4 spots leftHardCaucasus, Georgia
Mount Kazbek Classic
A Caucasus glacier climb from Stepantsminda to a 5,000 m summit.
★ 4.867 reviews
Guided by Kazbek Climbing — Mountain Travel Agency
5,054 m
Elevation
6
Days
€1,100
Per person
5 spots leftHardHinku Valley, Nepal
Mera Peak Climb
Nepal's highest trekking peak with vast Everest-region views.
★ 4.992 reviews
Guided by Summit Routes
6,476 m
Elevation
14
Days
€2,595
Per person
3 spots leftHardNorth Cascades, USA
Mount Baker – Easton Glacier
A compact glacier climb on one of the snowiest volcanoes in North America.
★ 4.9104 reviews
Guided by Alpine Ascents International
3,286 m
Elevation
3
Days
€1,250
Per person
Last spotHardCascade Range, USA
Mount Hood South Side
Oregon's highest summit by the classic south-side snow climb.
★ 4.871 reviews
Guided by Timberline Mountain Guides
3,429 m
Elevation
2
Days
€975
Per person
8 spots leftHardAnnapurna Himalaya, Nepal
Annapurna Circuit – Thorong La
The classic Annapurna traverse over the 5,416 m Thorong La pass.
★ 4.9231 reviews
Guided by Annapurna Trekking
5,416 m
Elevation
14
Days
€1,190
Per person
6 spots leftModerateSwedish Lapland, Sweden
Kungsleden & Kebnekaise Valley
A minimalist Arctic hut trek through Lapland's broad glacier valleys.
★ 4.888 reviews
Guided by Swedish Tourist Association
2,096 m
Elevation
6
Days
€1,180
Per person
3 spots leftModerateScottish Highlands, Scotland
Ben Nevis – CMD Arête
Britain's highest summit by its finest ridge, not the tourist path.
★ 4.864 reviews
Guided by Abacus Mountain Guides
1,345 m
Elevation
1
Day
€210
Per person