Switzerland · Europe
Walking Hut to Hut in the Swiss Alps
Staffed mountain huts turn multi-day alpine walking into something you can do with a day pack. Here is how to book, what to bring and what to expect.
5 min read
Based in Bariloche, Argentina
Lucía Fernández
Patagonia & Andes Writer
Lucía has walked more than 6,000 kilometres of Andean trail and now writes the kind of trail notes she wishes she'd had at twenty-two: honest about the wind, precise about the permits, generous about the small towns in between.
Trekking
Patagonia
Mountain safety
5 stories by Lucía Fernández
Peru · South America
Machu Picchu Tickets, Circuits and Trains, Explained
Timed entry, numbered circuits, separate mountain permits and a single rail line. A step-by-step guide to booking it correctly.
5 min read
Argentina · South America
El Chaltén: Four Day Hikes Straight From the Village
Argentina's trekking capital puts world-class mountain walking within stepping distance of your accommodation. Here are the four routes worth the days.
5 min read
Chile · South America
Patagonian Wind, and the Gear That Survives It
Sustained 70km/h wind changes what equipment means. A field-tested list from someone who has replaced most of it the hard way.
4 min read
Chile · South America
The W Trek in Torres del Paine: A Complete Planning Guide
Everything you need to plan the W: when bookings open, which direction to walk, what the refugios provide and how to prepare for the wind.
10 min read