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¡Cumbre! We had three Aconcagua Rapid Ascent expeditions this season, and each Rapid Ascent team had successful summits of Aconcagua (22,841′ / 6962m). Cheers to strong teams and success, despite the challenging weather of South America’s tallest peak.

Our Aconcagua Rapid Ascent expedition is just 14 days, including three travel days and three built in weather days. Rapid Ascent is a unique program developed by Alpenglow Expeditions that combines the relatively new application of hypoxic training with precise logistics and small team sizes to greatly increase the chances of success while reducing the overall time spent…

Another #AdventureDoneRight kicks off and our sights are set on the highest point in Africa and one of the famed Seven Summits, Mount Kilimanjaro (19,341’ / 5,895m). Climbing Kilimanjaro is the perfect entry to high altitude peaks, allowing climbers to test their ability to acclimatize without needing any technical mountaineering skill. Our current Kilimanjaro expedition is off to a great start. More updates soon!

Click here to check out our website. Interested in our international expeditions? For more information shoot us an email at info@alpenglowexpeditions.com or call the office 877-873-5376.

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These photos are from our current Aconcagua Rapid Ascent expedition. Yesterday the expedition team summited around 11am and they were back in Mendoza by midnight.

Aconcagua (22,841′ / 6962m) is the tallest peak in the Americas, tallest in the Western and Southern Hemispheres, and tallest outside of the Himalaya.

Aconcagua is one of the Seven Summits and its high altitude makes it the ideal training ground for 8000m peaks like Cho Oyu and Mount Everest.

Photo 1: basecamp (13,800′ / 3048m) as seen from the helicopter on the approach

Photo 2: C2 (17,900′ / 5456m) as the team was…

¡CUMBRE! Another successful Rapid Ascent Aconcagua (22,841′ / 6962m) summit! The team was back in C3 (19,700′ /  6000m) early this morning and they are currently making their way back to base camp (13,800′ / 4206m).

Aconcagua is famous for many reasons. It is the tallest peak in the Southern and Western Hemisphere, and also the highest peak outside the Himalaya. Its high altitude makes it the ideal training ground for 8,000 meter peaks like Cho Oyu and Everest.

The team will fly back to Los Penitentes (8,540′ / 2600m) this evening and then it is a 3 hour drive from Penitentes to…

Yesterday was a rest day in C1 (16,568′ / 5050m) for our Aconcagua Rapid Ascent team. One of the guides and a couple porters moved some team gear to C2 (17,900′ / 5456m). Today all of the team moved up to C2 and tomorrow they will move to C3 (19,700′ /  6000m), also known as high camp. If all goes to plan they will summit on Tuesday, January 31st. “This team is rockin’!”, all is well, stay tuned for more updates soon!

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High quality food at high altitude! This is one of the highlights of our Aconcagua Rapid Ascent expedition. Pictured here is the team enjoying scrambled eggs. Last night they had Argentinian burgers and today for lunch it was pizza. Cheers to great food and great company at C1 (16,568′ / 5050m) #AdventureDoneRight

Interested in our international expeditions? Click here to check out our website. For questions shoot us an email info@alpenglowexpeditions.com or call the office 877-873-5376.…

Our Aconcagua Rapid Ascent team made it to C1 (16,568′ / 5050m) yesterday. Today the team will touch C2 (17,900′ / 5456m). After approximately four hours of hiking through the Amegheni Col and under the Polish Glacier they will arrive at C2 on the Guanacos Route, and they will return to C1 (Camp 1) again for the night. The team is in good spirits and all is well. Stay tuned for more updates soon!

Interested in our international expeditions? Click here to check out our website. For questions shoot us an email info@alpenglowexpeditions.com or call the office 877-873-5376.…

Our Aconcagua Rapid Ascent team did an acclimatization hike yesterday up to Cerro Colorado (15,500′ / 4724m), just behind base camp. They enjoyed great views of the Polish Glacier and the South Face as well. The team stayed in base camp (13,800′ / 4206m) last night and will again tonight. Today the team did another hike up to about 14,700′ / 4480m.

The plan for tomorrow is to meet with the doctor in the morning and leave for C1 (16,568′ / 5050m) after lunch. If all goes to plan this week they will summit Aconcagua (22,841′ / 6962m)…

Our next Aconcagua Rapid Ascent expedition began yesterday. The team arrived safely (only a couple baggage delays) and today they drove to Los Penitentes (8,540′ / 2600m). The town of Penitentes sits at the entrance to the valleys leading into Aconcagua.

Today the team did an acclimatization hike above Penitentes to 10,000′ / 3048m. They’re staying there tonight and planning to fly early in the morning. Everyone is feeling good and excited to get moving tomorrow. Tomorrow morning they will take a short helicopter ride to base camp (13,800′ / 4206m). All is going well so far, stay tuned and follow along…

Here are a few updates from the long weekend. We posted them live on our social media channels, and we apologize for the delay for blog updates!

On Saturday our Aconcagua Rapid Ascent team arrived in C2 (17,900′ / 5456m) and took a very well-deserved rest day. Resting at high altitude is just as important as anything else.

On Sunday the team was tucked in at C3 (19,700′ / 6000m), everyone felt good and just focused on resting/ hydrating for a Monday summit push. Weather was great, spirits high and ready for the summit!
¡Cumbre! The team made the summit (22,841′ /…