Altum L’alto Pilgrimages (ALP) offers adventure pilgrimages which integrate hiking, biking, kayaking, rafting, and other outdoor activities into trips to holy places. Open-enrollment and private groups for all ages and all skill levels with departures ranging in length from six days to one semester.
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THE ALPS
Italy & Switzerland
Hike the paths of St. John Paul II and Pier Giorgio Frassati and around the Great St. Bernard
ALTA VIA 2023
Italy
A pilgrimage for young people and those going to World Youth Day on the Italian Riviera and through Tuscany!
ROME & ASSISI
Italy
The Vatican, the tomb of St. Rita, the Way of St. Francis of Assisi, Spoleto, and more!
PROVENCE & THE FRENCH RIVIERA
France
To the Cave of St. Mary Magdalene, an island abbey, and a visit to the Palace of the Popes!
AMALFI COAST & CAPRI
Italy
To the tombs of SS. Andrew and Matthew on the Amalfi Coast and a pilgrimage on the island of Capri
PARIS, NORMANDY, & BRITTANY
France
Paris, Lisieux, Mont St. Michel, and more!
THE LOIRE VALLEY
France
To the tomb of St. Martin through the iconic Loire Valley
THE ITALIAN RIVIERA
Italy
Through the colorful coastline of fishing villages of the Cinque Terre to the tomb of St. Catherine of Genoa
WORLD YOUTH DAY
Portugal
Come join us for World Youth Day! Open to individuals and groups
CALENDAR
nature
Hiking, biking, kayaking, rafting, and more! Single activity or multi-adventure. Principally directed to arriving at holy places, also just done for recreation
culture
A variety of museums, historical sites, and cultural wonders are included in our pilgrimages as sights in themselves and a great way to balance our physical activities
grace
Our goal is to have a catholic chaplain on each trip. There will be a variety of options available to pilgrims: mass, rosary, liturgy of the hours, and more all in holy places
To go on pilgrimage really means to step out of ourselves in order to encounter God where he has revealed himself, where his grace has shone with particular splendor and produced rich fruits of conversion and holiness among those who believe. –Pope Benedict XVI
THE WESTERN PILGRIMAGE
An open-enrollment semester for 15 academic credit hours
The semester is open to male students not currently enrolled in a Catholic “Great Books” college. Students will complete 15 academic credit hours (in five classes) as they explore the western states of Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. The final destination is El Santuario de Chimayo, also known as the Lourdes of America. Students will be guided by traveling faculty and staff for the entire trip and visited by other faculty who journey out to the base camps. Students will have the chance to explore thirteen national parks and enjoy many adventure activities which include hiking, horseback riding, paddling, biking, and rock climbing.
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