Stories: Ama Dablam
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Ama Dablam Summit Pushes, Waves 2 & 3
After celebrating the success of our first summit team, and saying goodbye to two of that crew (Sergey and Valdis left us a couple of days ago by helicopter straight…
Read the storyFirst Ama Summit Attempts of the Season for Alpenglow Tomorrow!
The Alpenglow Ama Dablam group is lapping at the flanks of the mountain in separate waves as we had planned. Some are already flirting with the upper slopes, others are…
Read the storyAma Dablam Base Camp
I am happy to report that the entire Ama Dablam Expedition team is together again. The main part of the group arrived yesterday after a fun 7 day trek through…
Read the storyBack up the Khumbu
The Alpenglow Ama Dablam team is well on its way up the Khumbu valley towards base camp. Yesterday and today, we were treated to our first spectacular views of the…
Read the storyWrap Up of Summit Push
11 climbers on the 11th day of the 11th month of 2011… that’s who was on the top of Ama Dablam just a couple of days ago!!! Yippeeeeee!!! The…
Read the story11 Summit Ama Dablam!
11 (6 members, 5 Sherpa) stood on the summit of Ama on 11/11/11! They stopped at 2.7 on their descent to hydrate and give an update, and we’ll be hearing…
Read the storyResting in BC, getting ready for summit push
The following blog is courtesty of Monica Piris, expedition doctor and climbing team member: (photos courtesy of Brian Warren) Here we are…isn’t that how all newsletters start??!! HERE we are….
Read the storyNamche Bazaar to Khumjung
The trekking and climbing teams spent another sunny day in the valley moving from Monjo to Namche Bazaar yesterday. The day started with a lesson in Himalayan geography at the…
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