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Trekking: the pleasure of walking and rediscovering nature

Walking in the mountains means immersing yourself in an authentic and wild environment, breathing pure air, and observing nature in its truest form.

Trekking is a way of experiencing the mountains that goes beyond a single day: it is continuity, immersion, and time that expands.
Walking for several consecutive days allows you to truly enter the rhythm of the natural environment, to observe how the landscape changes step by step, and to build an experience that doesn’t end at a destination, but in the journey itself.

Guided treks are designed for those who want a gradual and conscious multi-day approach to the mountains, without the technical aspects of mountaineering but with all the richness of an outdoor experience. You walk on marked paths or clear tracks, with stages designed to ensure a balance between physical effort, recovery, and the quality of time spent.

During a trek, it’s not just about “arriving”: the rhythm of the group, energy management, reading the terrain, and the ability to adapt to conditions and people all matter. Having a guide allows you to live the experience with greater peace of mind, leaving room for observation, understanding the natural environment, and the human dimension of walking together.

Treks can take place over two or more days, with overnight stays in mountain huts or more or less simple structures, and are suitable for those who already have some hiking experience and want to take it a step further, experiencing the mountains in a deeper and more continuous way.

How the treks work

Treks are organized on carefully selected itineraries, with balanced stages and overnight stays in mountain huts or simple accommodations. Each day of walking is designed to ensure a fair compromise between physical effort, recovery, and time dedicated to observation and sharing.

The guide plays a central role: managing the rhythm, breaks, and the group’s energy allows you to live the experience with serenity, leaving room for the human and relational aspect of walking together. During the trek, attention is paid to orientation, reading the landscape, environmental conditions, and the ability to adapt to the context.

Depending on the trek and its characteristics, a day-by-day program will be developed, with departure times that vary according to the type of experience.

With whom? Who is the Mountain Guide? Who is the International Mountain Leader?

The UIAGM Mountain Guide is a climbing and mountain professional qualified to guide and teach climbing, mountaineering, ski mountaineering and canyoning techniques. Internationally recognized (with the UIAGM badge), they are the only figure legally authorized to professionally accompany people on crags, multi-pitch routes and on snow-covered or icy terrain.

The UIAGM badge guarantees high training standards, technical skills, risk management capabilities and in-depth knowledge of the natural environment. Relying on a Mountain Guide allows you to experience the mountains in an authentic, conscious way while mitigating risks.

UIMLA – International Mountain Leader

The International Mountain Leader (UIMLA) is a mountain professional qualified according to the international standards of the Union of International Mountain Leader Associations (UIMLA), the organization that brings together national associations of mid-mountain leaders from numerous countries.

This qualification certifies technical, environmental and interpersonal skills for leading people in non-glacial and non-mountaineering mountain environments, in all seasons. The International Mountain Leader is trained to plan and manage hikes and treks safely, interpret weather and environmental conditions, navigate with traditional and digital tools, assess risks and handle emergency situations with competence and professionalism.