The Alps
after the glaciers.
A 1,500 km cycling journey across four countries — France, Italy, Switzerland and Slovenia — documenting how the Alps, their waters and their communities are being transformed by climate change.
The Alps are at a turning point.
The Alps are warming twice as fast as the global average. Glaciers are retreating at an unprecedented pace, alpine ecosystems are changing, and local communities are adapting to a new reality. Alpine Quest 2 offers a journey through this transformation — through sport, science and education.
“Seeing what is changing first-hand — to better tell, better understand and better act.”
Sport. Science. Education.
Endurance as a method
Crossing the Alps under our own power. By bike, over mountain passes, over time — to observe the terrain at the rhythm of the body. Sport is not the goal; it is our method for encountering the landscape and its changes.
A mobile observatory
In partnership with the University of Lausanne, CREALP and GMBA, we monitor two sentinels: glaciers and alpine biodiversity. Each stage becomes a point of observation.
A generation engaged in the field
With the Water Family Association, we are developing an educational programme where young people join the expedition, take part in citizen science and bring alpine issues into schools and communities.
From Briançon to Kranjska Gora.
A pan-Alpine crossing connecting the French Alps to the Slovenian Alps. Four countries, more than thirty passes, nine glaciers studied. Each stage combines physical effort with scientific observation of the alpine environment.
France
Italy
Switzerland
Five women for one expedition.
A 100% female team, experienced and trained in high mountains and endurance. Each member brings her own expertise — sport, science, communication — to make Alpine Quest 2 more than an expedition: a platform for storytelling and testimony.
A scientific committee of three alpine specialists.
Alpine Quest 1 — proof through action.
In 2025, Alpine Quest 1 crossed the Alps from Vienna to Monaco in 54 days. A first edition that brought together a 100% female team, mobilised leading scientific partners and gave rise to an internationally awarded documentary.
Let’s become partners.
Alpine Quest 2 will launch in August 2026. We are currently selecting the partners who will shape this new chapter — brands and foundations aligned with our commitment to science, endurance and the future of the Alps.
Alpine Quest Team — admin@alpinequest.org