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Stories: Makalu

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.

All OK on Makalu

Hi All, thanks for your messages and good thoughts. The Alpenglow team is safe on Makalu, not Manaslu. We have been as high as 6600 meters and are now in…
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More from Monica!

The climbing team has made their first move with intent, up onto the snowy slopes of Mount Makalu. They left ABC this morning in several waves. Now that everyone knows…
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Makalu Team has Arrived at ABC!

This from Alpenglow guide, Chad Peele: Yesterday the team moved from Base camp (4800 meters) to Advanced Base Camp (ABC) at 5600 meters. It was a very hard day as…
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Base Camp 4,800 Meters/15,750 Feet — Hypoxico Tents

Alpenglow’s staff has been working hard to not only get our team established on the world’s fifth tallest mountain, Makalu, but also to send pictures and dispatches back home. Our…
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All in Makalu Base Camp!

The Alpenglow Makalu team would like to say a huge HELLO from Base Camp. We are truly ecstatic…to be here. I know that that may seem like an overstatement or…
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Last Day in Kathmandu before Makalu

After several days of finalizing logistics in Kathmandu, we are shifting focus to our upcoming departure and greeting our arriving team members. Several have already arrived and the last two…
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