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Stories: Alpamayo & Quitaraju

Mountain adventures create the best stories, and we want to share some of ours with you. Dive into Alpenglow Stories to stay up to date on expeditions in the field, read blogs, and get tips and tricks from guides.

At Moraine Camp

Latest update via Satellite Phone: “Everyone has made it successfully up to Moraine Camp at 16,000ft. This is the beginning of the massive glacier. Up to now we have been…
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At Col Camp, 18,200′

Another update via Satellite Phone: “The whole team has achieved the Col Camp at 18,200ft. From Moraine Camp at 16,000ft this has been a tough ice climb, and our team…
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Waiting at Col Camp, 18,200′

Another update from the sat phone: “Today finds us all hunkered down in our tents at the Col Camp at 18,200ft. Our 19,512ft Alpamayo summit day yesterday gave us wonderful…
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All Back Safely at Basecamp

A short text message from the sat phone: “All of our team are back safely at base camp. The weather was just too bad — too much snow — to…
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Alpamayo Expedition Photos

Well, better late than never. Here are a few highlight photos from our recent Alpamayo Expedition. -Adrian Ballinger, Alpenglow Expeditions  
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Summits and Rescues

Our 14th season in Peru and on Alpamayo has been both a lot of fun and very challenging. While one of our team members, Steve, along with lead guide Jaime…
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Back at Alpamayo Base Camp

All of our team are safely back at Base Camp. Today and tonight will be spent recouping from the stress of summit day and the rescue of other climbers. Tomorrow,…
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Alpamayo Summit – and more

Just received a satellite phone call from Alpamayo, with the good news that Steve, Desiree and Adrian reached the summit yesterday. Rob and Jaime made the tough but right decision…
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Moving up on Alpamayo

The Alpamayo team has been in basecamp for a couple of days and is pushing up to Moraine Camp after a training day lower on the mountain. The team consists…
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