Stories: Rapid Ascent
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.
Ojos del Salado 2020 – Expedition Recap
Topo Mena led a team of Rapid Ascent™ climbers on Ojos del Salado this season. Below is a full expedition recap. January 17 – Team arrives in Santiago Most…
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5 Reasons to Climb Aconcagua with Alpenglow Expeditions
You’ve gotten a taste of high altitude in Ecuador, Peru or Bolivia – and now you’re probably thinking about your next step in the high peaks of the world. Whether…
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Sam Kieckhefer’s First Cotopaxi Rapid Ascent™
On November 26 Alpenglow Operations Manager Sam Kieckhefer departed for Quito, Ecuador to join his first Cotopaxi Rapid Ascent™ Expedition. After becoming a member of the Alpenglow staff last spring,…
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Top 5 Things Alpenglow Expeditions Does Differently on Mt Everest
We’ve always done things a bit differently than most other guide services, and it all starts with Adrian Ballinger’s visionary Rapid Ascent™ approach to pre-acclimatizing for mountains across the world….
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Summit Success for the Ama Dablam Rapid Ascent™ Team!
Summit: Monday, November 4 At 8am local time on Monday, November 4, guide Topo Mena called us via satellite phone from the summit of Ama Dablam to announce “CUMBRE!!”…
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Ama Dablam Rapid Ascent™ Update
After a day exploring Kathmandu, Alpenglow’s Ama Dablam Rapid Ascent™ team flew from KTM (Kathmandu Airport) to Namche Bazaar via helicopter. After sorting equipment that will be portered to basecamp,…
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Cho Oyu Team Update
The Journey to Cho Oyu After months of endurance training, weeks of logistics planning, and days of travel, Alpenglow’s Cho Oyu Rapid Ascent expedition has begun their climb. The…
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What’s in Adrian’s Closet?
“Frostbite is Failure” Interview with Adrian Ballinger: A run-through of every climbing shoe and mountain boot in his arsenal. Mountain guides may be the most shoe-obsessed people on the…
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Everest Lightning Ascent in 14 Days
The Everest Lightning Ascent: Two Weeks to the Top and Back with Alpenglow Expeditions – words by Roxanne Vogel Testing Rapid Ascent When I nervously called Adrian Ballinger in the…
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Interview: Adrian Ballinger Talks Rapid Ascent
As soon as Adrian returned from his successful #K2no02 mission, we caught up with him for an interview. We asked him all about pre-acclimatizing with Hypoxico and how the Rapid…
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