The Alps are best seen on foot.

Not from a cable car, not through a car window. On foot, at the pace that lets you notice things — the way the light hits the ridge at 7am, the marmot that’s been watching you for five minutes, the valley you didn’t know existed until you crested that last col.

I’m Famke, a UIMLA-certified Mountain Leader based in the Val de Bagnes. I’ve been walking these mountains long enough to know which trails to avoid on a Sunday in August and which ones nobody ever takes. I’d like to show you the second kind.

Half a day, a full day, or a week in the mountains — whatever you’re after, I can make it happen. Wildcamping under a sky that goes on forever. Hut-to-hut routes that feel like an achievement. Or boutique hotels, fine dining, and proper beds if that’s your version of the mountains. No judgment.

There’s a version of the Alps that most people never see. Let’s go find it.