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Six spectacular days of ground-breaking singletrack riding in the Swiss Alps. The route takes us from the mountain bike playground of Crans Montana in the Valais to the wild, natural trails surrounding Grindelwald in the Bernese Oberland. The trip is fully guided. Traditional alpine accommodation including one of the most stunning high mountain hotels in Europe. For fit and experienced bikers we are happy to run a short and tough trip with just 3, 4 or 5 days of riding.
A fantastic route through some of the finest mountain biking terrain in Europe. This trip is 100% rideable for weekend mountain bikers with a decent level of technical ability and fitness and there is virtually no pushing involved!
The trip is fully guided. There is traditional chalet-style and mountain hotel accommodation throughout including one of the most stunning high mountain hotels in Europe.This is another real classic in our point-to-point repertoire and is not to missed!
Following in the tradition of our unique Chamonix-to-Zermatt route, Ride the Alps is the only mountain bike operator offering this pioneering trip. We have put together a fabulous route with outstanding mountain biking and breathtaking scenery from start to finish. Read the trip itinerary »
What is included?
The basic package includes six days of guiding with half board accommodation. You then decide the level of van support you want. Choose anything from the comfort of full van support to toughing it out carrying your own gear. We will help you to arrange whatever level of support you choose. Contact us for more information.
Guest comments
“Big mountain climbs followed by super fast, rocky, rooty switchback descents - Ride the Alps’ “Eiger Sanction” is the ultimate all-mountain adventure” George Jarvis, The Eiger Sanction, 2011 Read more guest comments »
Photos and videos
Here are some sample photos from our Eiger Sanction trips over the years.
Why choose Ride the Alps
Ride the Alps was set up in 2002 by Jamie Carr and is run by Jamie and his partner Mary Kirkbride. The company was born from Jamie’s deep passion for mountain biking and its primary aim is to offer mountain bikers the opportunity to ride on some of the best trails in the French and Swiss Alps. Jamie is one of the select few guides who has International Mountain Leader (IML) and British Mountain Bike Leader qualifications and 2012 will be Jamie’s 27th year of riding mountain bikes and 20th year of guiding mountain bike trips all over the world. More about Ride the Alps and our staff »
