Stories: Aconcagua
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Rest Day for Aconcagua Team
Yesterday our Aconcagua Rapid Ascent team was back in C1 (16,000′ / 4877 m). They took a hike to the 17,600′ saddle below C2 (Camp 2). The team is feeling…
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Aconcagua Team Moves From BC to C1
Our Aconcagua Rapid Ascent expedition team is making great progress! Pictured here is the team in basecamp (13,800′ / 4206m) this morning, just before they departed for C1 (16,568′ /…
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January Aconcagua Rapid Ascent
Our first January expedition is off to a great start! The Aconcagua Rapid Ascent team arrived safely and they are already enjoying the good food and warm temperatures in Argentina. Everyone is…
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Successful Summits On All December Expeditions
ECUADOR CLIMBING SCHOOL (photos and text: Logan Talbott) Successful Cayambe Summit! “On Friday we left the Refugio at midnight and made our way up the mountain. We had almost every sort…
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It’s Still Summit Season!
Yesterday the Aconcagua Rapid Ascent team hiked up to Cerro Colorado (15,500′ / 4724m) just behind Base Camp. They enjoyed great views of the Polish Glacier and the South…
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International December Expeditions
Alpenglow Expeditions currently has three international expeditions taking place. We have one Rapid Ascent expedition on Aconcagua near Mendoza, Argentina (14 days), and also two climbing schools, one in Mexico (9…
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Rapid Ascent on Aconcagua – 1 Week after Vinson
7 days before they stood atop Aconcagua, this exact #RapidAscent climbing team was standing on the tallest peak on the Antarctic continent – 16,077’ Mt. Vinson. The very next week,…
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Vinson & Aconcagua Rapid Ascent
Vinson and Aconcagua Rapid Ascent Their journey began in early December when the team of 4 climbers and lead guide Adrian Ballinger set out from the United States, traveling to…
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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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Alpenglow’s Amazing Rapid Ascent Success
Interested in climbing with us in 2016? Click here for details. Alpenglow Expedition’s first use of pre-acclimatization for an open-enrollment group outside of the Himalaya proved incredibly successful this January…
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