Stories: Alpamayo & Quitaraju
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.
At Moraine Camp
Latest update via Satellite Phone: “Everyone has made it successfully up to Moraine Camp at 16,000ft. This is the beginning of the massive glacier. Up to now we have been…
Read the storyAt Col Camp, 18,200′
Another update via Satellite Phone: “The whole team has achieved the Col Camp at 18,200ft. From Moraine Camp at 16,000ft this has been a tough ice climb, and our team…
Read the storyWaiting at Col Camp, 18,200′
Another update from the sat phone: “Today finds us all hunkered down in our tents at the Col Camp at 18,200ft. Our 19,512ft Alpamayo summit day yesterday gave us wonderful…
Read the storyAll Back Safely at Basecamp
A short text message from the sat phone: “All of our team are back safely at base camp. The weather was just too bad — too much snow — to…
Read the storyAlpamayo Expedition Photos
Well, better late than never. Here are a few highlight photos from our recent Alpamayo Expedition. -Adrian Ballinger, Alpenglow Expeditions
Read the storySummits and Rescues
Our 14th season in Peru and on Alpamayo has been both a lot of fun and very challenging. While one of our team members, Steve, along with lead guide Jaime…
Read the storyBack at Alpamayo Base Camp
All of our team are safely back at Base Camp. Today and tonight will be spent recouping from the stress of summit day and the rescue of other climbers. Tomorrow,…
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