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Stories: Aconcagua

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Aconcagua: Stellar Climbing, Incredible Food, and Decadent Wine

In January, a team of Alpenglow climbers will travel to Argentina to climb Aconcagua, which is one of the Seven Summits and the tallest mountain in the western hemisphere. Climbing…
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How Alpenglow Rapid Ascent Expeditions Work

Climbing Aconcagua, the Western Hemisphere’s tallest peak in 14 days instead of 23 Since 2012, Alpenglow has been dedicated to Rapid Ascent expeditions, shortening the time it takes to climb…
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How Does Altitude Affect Us in the Big Mountains?

  This past spring, I went backcountry skiing in the Eastern Sierra. After camping at 7,000 feet in Travertine Hot Springs, we began our hike at 10,000 feet in Virginia…
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Aconcagua Summit – Photos and Wrap-up!

The Jones Family and crew gave us a fantastic first trip of the season on Aconcagua! The highlights were many, from the huge asados (barbeques) we had throughout the trip…
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All in Cholera Camp

The team arrived quickly (2 hours, 15 minutes) and safely to Cholera Camp today, where they are excited to be resting at 20,000′. We will keep you posted as they…
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C2 Tagged

The Aconcagua team tagged C2 yesterday with ease and came back down to C1 for today’s rest day. All are feeling remarkably strong and now, all that remains is finding…
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Aconcagua Summit Bid Begins

The Aconcagua team checked in with another update, they are on their way up! The group tagged Camp 1 yesterday on an acclimatization move and gear carry in just three…
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Onward to Plaza de Argentina

We got word last night from the team on Aconcagua at Casa de Piedras, where they rested after 2 days of trekking 30 kilometers up the valley. There has been…
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2011 Aconcagua Expedition Begins

Alpenglow’s 2011 Aconcagua Expedition is underway! The team of five, which will be guided by Alpenglow’s owner, Adrian Ballinger, and lead guide Jaime Avila arrived in Mendoza on Monday. They spent a…
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Wrapping up Winter Programs in South America

After two extremely successful programs in January (Ecuador and Argentina), our clients and guides have gone their separate ways. Callum returned to real life in California, Nik is enjoying a…
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