Global Expedition Adventures

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Global Expedition Adventures is one of the 35 ways travelers love to move through the world — to the edges of the map. 182 destinations across 4 regions are ready to build a trip around.

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Chamonix & Mont Blanc, FranceClimb Mont Blanc (4,808 m) with a guidestand on the roof of western Europe — the peak where mountaineering began in 1786premier~Jun-Sep, weather/condition-gated — verify Andermatt, SwitzerlandGuided Gemsstock off-piste freeridethe steep, exposed off-piste faces of the Gemsstock are the runs that made Andermatt a freeride namepremierwinter/spring — avalanche-gated; guide mandatory La Plagne, FranceBob Racing - the 120 km/h Olympic run with a pro pilotFrance's only Olympic bob track, piloted by a pro down the 1992 course at up to 120 km/h with ~3G in the turnspremiermid-Dec-end Mar; 16+ Laax (Flims-Laax-Falera), SwitzerlandRide the world's largest halfpipea ~200 m superpipe with ~6.9 m walls, bigger than Olympic speccomfortHigh winter — Christmas/NY, Feb half-terms, Easter — plus the LAAX OPEN week Les Deux Alpes, FranceThe La Grave crossing (guided)from the Dôme de la Lauze, cross to La Grave — legendary unpisted big-mountain terrain — with a guide; a bucket-list freeride adventurepremierwinter/spring - avalanche/crevasse-gated; guide mandatory Saas-Fee, SwitzerlandGlacier ski-touring toward the Haute Routethe Saas valleys are a gateway to the great Valais high-glacier tourspremierski-touring spring ~Mar-May; guide mandatory Verbier, SwitzerlandThe Mont-Fort backside off-piste with a guidethe classic ~1,830 m vertical descent off the back of Mont-Fort — remote, snow-holding, legendarypremierwinter/spring — avalanche-gated; guide mandatorySource: https://verbier4vallees.ch/en/blog/archives/the-mont-fort_blog_250273 · read 2026-07-17 Courmayeur, ItalyThe Vallee Blanche — Italy to France off the massiffrom Punta Helbronner, a guide leads the legendary Vallée Blanche glacier descent down to ChamonixpremierJan-spring; guide mandatory Reykjavík, IcelandSouth Coast glacier hike + ice cave (winter)crampon onto an outlet glacier and step into a blue ice cave with a certified guide — Iceland's signature expeditionpremierJun-Aug + Christmas/NYE aurora Bergen, NorwayNorway in a Nutshell from Bergenthe classic fjord-expedition day — the plunging Flåm Railway and a UNESCO-fjord cruise, launched from BergencomfortMay-Sep The Faroe Islands, Faroe Islands (Kingdom of Denmark)Mykines puffin-island day (boat/heli + guide)a remote outer island of puffin colonies and a lighthouse walk — the archetypal Faroese expedition daypremier Finnish Lapland, FinlandMulti-day aurora + husky + reindeer safarimush a husky team, meet a reindeer herder, and chase the aurora far from Rovaniemi's lightspremier Chamonix & Mont Blanc, FranceRide the Aiguille du Midi to 3,842 mthe highest vertical cable-car ascent on earth — 2,807 m in 20 minutesessentialHigh winter ski + mid-Jul-Aug hiking/mountaineering/UTMB run-up Andermatt, SwitzerlandSki-touring from the Gotthard hubthe high, central position opens serious backcountry in every directionpremierski-touring spring ~Mar-May; guide mandatory La Plagne, FranceSpeed Luge solo down the Olympic trackthe solo speed-luge option runs the Olympic course at ~90 km/h — the mid-tier adrenaline ride for confident thrill-seekerspremiermid-Dec-end Mar; 16+ Laax (Flims-Laax-Falera), SwitzerlandSession the snowparks — NoName and beyonda fleet of parks led by the NoName Snowpark on Crap Sogn Gion, with lines for every level from beginner park to pro kickerscomfortHigh winter — Christmas/NY, Feb half-terms, Easter — plus the LAAX OPEN week Les Deux Alpes, FranceGuided glacier off-pistethe Mont-de-Lans glacier and high Oisans off-piste with a guide reading the BERA — the real backcountry for strong skierspremierwinter/spring - avalanche-gated Saas-Fee, SwitzerlandA guided glacier off-piste day off the Allalinthe glaciated terrain off Mittelallalin offers high, snow-holding off-pistepremierwinter/spring — avalanche- & crevasse-gated Verbier, SwitzerlandTortin + Vallon d'Arbi guided freeride daybeyond Mont-Fort, the Tortin faces and the Vallon d'Arbi are the connoisseur's off-pistepremierwinter/spring — avalanche-gated Courmayeur, ItalyA guided Mont Blanc-massif ascent from the sunny sidethe Courmayeur guides lead massif objectives — from 4,000 m tastes to serious summitspremierclimbing summer, condition-gated Reykjavík, IcelandGolden Circle + Þingvellir rift + Secret Lagoongeysers, Gullfoss, and the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, ending in a geothermal soak away from the Blue Lagoon crowdscomfortJun-Aug + Christmas/NYE auroraSource: https://guidetoiceland.is/travel-iceland/drive/golden-circle · read 2026-07-07 The Faroe Islands, Faroe Islands (Kingdom of Denmark)Vestmanna sea-cliff bird-cliff cruisetowering bird cliffs and grottoes from a small boatcomfortJun-Aug Finnish Lapland, FinlandGlass-igloo night under the lightswatch the aurora from a heated glass-roof igloo bedluxurywinter Dec-Mar Chamonix & Mont Blanc, FranceA glacier-travel or alpine-climbing course with the world's oldest guiding companylearn crevasse rescue, roped travel and alpine climbing with the Compagnie des Guides de Chamonixpremier~Jun-Sep, condition-gated

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