Stories: Ama Dablam
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Summit!!!
Summit! Dorji Sonam, Pasang Renji and Tenzing Gyalzen have successfully fixed the ropes to the summit of Ama Dablam!!! I’ve just been privy to a spectacular show of stellar climbing…
Read the storyOff they go!
Hello again from base camp. We have just enjoyed a couple of days of R&R all together in base camp in the sun…(albeit still in frigid temperatures!) in preparation for…
Read the storyPhotos from the rope-fixing team to Camp 3 on Ama Dablam!
The Alpenglow crew pushed the route forward with a fixing effort up to Camp 3. Now they’re in BC resting and planning their summit push. More to come soon!
Read the storyAma Update
As promised…a bit more news from the team before it’s all HISTORY! First, let me update that Jenny and Scott decided to head on down to warmer latitudes..and altitudes! Their…
Read the story“Epic” Blog from Monica!
Well hello there everyone!! I’d like to begin this exceptionally belated blog with a big apology to all the friends and family of Jenny, Scott and Emily who were…
Read the storyAma Dablam 2013 is in Full Swing
There’s been no down time for the Alpenglow crew since we arrived back in Nepal for our Ama Dablam season. I’ve probably written before that Ama is my favorite mountain…
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Wrapping up the 2012 Himalayan Season
Sitting poolside at the Kathmandu Hyatt in November…. this is the time and place each year that the Alpenglow guides and staff wrap-up and debrief the Himalayan season. At least…
Read the storyFinal Summits of the Season!
This morning we have had the final wave of Alpenglow team members on the summit. Chad Peele, Rene Bergsma and Charles Sherwood along with Nima Sherpa and Karma Gyalzen Sherpa,…
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