Stories: Press
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.
Cody Townsend and Tommy Caldwell: When Elite Climbers and Skiers Team Up
Sam and Adrian sit down with Cody Townsend and Tommy Caldwell to talk through their spring traverse of Norman’s 13.
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Unlocking the Mountain: How Rope Fixing Really Works
Episode 61 opens with a somber update on the Broad Peak avalanche in Pakistan that killed all ten climbers, including members of Nims Purja’s team, on their July 30th summit push. Following the update, Sam and Adrian dig into the episode’s real focus: rope fixing, the process that makes the world’s biggest mountains climbable.
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Episode 60: How to Get Started as a Climber
The real focus of the episode is a full roadmap for getting into climbing and mountaineering — for total beginners and for rock climbers eyeing high-altitude objectives alike. Adrian traces his own path in from age 12 on local Massachusetts crags through a college outdoor program that eventually got him to Ecuador at 17, and makes the case that adults break into the sport just as often as kids do.
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Pakistan Coverage: War won’t stop these climbers
Sam and Adrian open episode 59 with three news stories — a bolting controversy resolved (kind of?) on Snake Dike, the public comment window on the PARC Act’s draft management plans, and freeride skiing’s addition to the 2030 Olympics — before shifting into a full rundown of the Pakistan 8,000-meter season, now underway.
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Episode 58 with Garth Miller: Everest in a Week with Xenon Gas
Episode 58 brings the Duffel Shuffle audience back to the top story from the 2025 Everest Season. While both Sam and Adrian have been skeptical of the use of Xenon Gas that made headlines last season, the two sit down with Garth Miller, a UK-based airline captain and former British Army officer.
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Ski Towns Are the Most Underrated Summer Destination—Here’s Where to Go
The Western ranges are known as outdoor playgrounds in the winter, marked by majestic mountain terrain, world-class snow, and top-tier resorts. But what often goes overlooked is the time after the snow has melted, when the backcountry becomes bike corridors and alpine ascents transform into hiking trails, giving outdoor enthusiasts something to look forward to long after the last chairlift has closed
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Episode 57, Everest Coverage: Left for Dead, and Found Alive
On episode 57, Sam and Adrian dig into two stories making waves in their respective corners of the outdoor world before launching into an unplanned fifth installment of Everest season coverage and a full listener mailbag.
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Episode 56: Was this season on Everest a smashing success?
With the 2026 Everest season now officially in the books, Sam and Adrian are back for their fourth and final installment of Everest coverage, with Adrian calling in from Denver where the season’s biggest stories have been the talk of the festival floor.
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Everest Coverage: Summits begin, will chaos ensue?
With the 2026 Everest season hitting its most critical stretch, Sam and Adrian are back for their third installment of armchair mountaineering coverage.
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Everest Coverage: Onward and Upward Despite Real Hazards
With the 2026 Everest season now firmly underway and the icefall finally open, Sam and Adrian are back for their second installment of armchair mountaineering coverage.
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