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Stories: Ecuador Ring of Fire

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.

A snapshot of Ecuador, Part 2

    Dawn found us high on the mountain. The last several hours had been filled with the rhythmic crunching of crampons, interspersed with stories of past adventures and thoughts…
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High Points and Ritter Sports

With ski season wrapped up and the sun shining in Lake Tahoe, it was hard to imagine packing my bags to go climb volcanoes in Ecuador. I started off with…
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Blowing in the Wind

The Alpenglow team is enjoying some down time at Papallacta, a hot springs retreat high in the Ecuadorian Andes.  It’s in a cloud forest at 11,500 feet of elevation, with…
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Get Stoked. BIG Mountain Skiing Has Arrived

Ever wonder what it’s like to ski a few thousand feet of untouched pow? We did. And we tried it and loved it! After skiing all this fresh powder ourselves, we…
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