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Alpine Exploratory's Calendar 2026
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Here we show our 2026 calendar: the key dates around which we build our year.
We are open year-round except for those holidays shown, and please contact us any time about the next season's trekking.
Thank you.
 Winter 2026
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Mon 5 Jan to Mon 6 Apr 2026 |
| Mon 5 January 2026 |
Office re-opens |
| Mon 2 March 2026 |
Info pack posting begins (UK and Ireland) |
| Thu 2 April 2026 |
Last day in the office |
| Fri 3 to Mon 6 April 2026 |
Easter break |
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Spring 2026
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Tue 7 Apr to Tue 30 Jun 2026 |
| Tue 7 April 2026 |
Office re-opens |
| Fri 1 May 2026 |
Season start in the UK and Ireland (UK and Ireland) |
| Fri 1 May 2026 |
Info pack posting begins (Alps, Scandinavia) |
| Mon 1 June 2026 |
Season start on our Jura route (Jura Crest Trail) |
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Summer 2026
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Wed 1 Jul to Thu 17 Sep 2026 |
| Wed 1 July 2026 |
Season start on our less high-up Alpine routes (Adlerweg, Tour du Mont Blanc) |
| Wed 15 July 2026 |
Season start on our higher Alpine routes, and Scandinavia (Alta Via 1, Alta Via 2 North, Alta Via 9, Davos to St. Moritz, Dolomites Highlights, Julian Alps, Via Alpina, Tour of the Vanoise, Walker's Haute Route, Scandinavia) |
| Thu 17 September 2026 |
Last day of the season on all routes (Alps, Scandinavia, UK and Ireland) |
| Fri 18 September 2026 |
End of Season Team brunch! |
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Autumn 2026
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Mon 21 Sep to Fri 18 Dec 2026 |
| Thu 1 October 2026 |
New trips for 2027 announced (In the pipeline) |
| Wed 23 December 2026 |
Last day in the office (Normal 6pm finish UK time.) |
| Mon 28 December 2026 |
Office re-opens |
In early April 2026 we put 2027 season dates on each holiday page.
(For TMBs and AVUs we put 2027 season dates and guided dates up earlier, because these trips were open for booking earlier.)
In early October 2026 we'll put 2027 prices up.
(Our 2027 Tour du Mont Blanc and Alta Via 1 trips are already up, of course!)
Please contact us any time to talk about a trip.
Thank you.
We send email newsletters 5 times a year, good reading, with details of new trips and news of our happennings.
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