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Stories: Everest

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.

3-Day Road Trip across the Tibetan Plateau to Everest Base Camp

When @coryrichards in on your team, you can count on seeing some gorgeous photos and videos of the expedition! On Saturday, the Alpenglow #Everest2019 team loaded thousands of pounds of gear in trucks and…
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Interview with Carla Perez, the First South American Woman to Summit Everest without Supplemental Oxygen

Carla Perez is the first South American woman to summit Everest without supplemental oxygen. Worldwide, in the entire history of climbing Everest, only seven women have ever accomplished this feat. Carla is…
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The Days Before Adrian Heads to Everest

Happy Everest Season! Adrian Ballinger and our teams are wrapping up logistics before they leave for Tibet in less than two weeks. We asked Adrian all about his final preparations….
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Summit Push is Underway

    It’s go time on Everest and both teams are charging for the summit! The enormous anticipation of summiting is intensifying as both teams push elevation and tag higher…
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Summit Push Begins Tomorrow!

The whole gang is together now at ABC on Mount Everest. Lots of chatter this morning between guides and sherpa finalizing summit plans. LAST MINUTE UPDATE FROM CHAD PEELE: “Jaime the team…
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Summit Preparations Underway

Summit preparations are underway for both the Everest team and the Cho+Everest team. The two teams are crossing paths for the first time since the start of their expeditions. The…
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Our Two Teams to Meet Up at ABC

After a whole lot of ascending and descending, both teams are on Everest and they will soon meet at Advanced Base Camp. The Cho+Everest team arrived at EBC from Shegar yesterday….
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Everest Team Tags North Col

Continuing to acclimatize for their summit push, the Everest team completed a rotation to North Col/C1 (23,000’/7,000m) and returned to ABC (21,300’/6,400m). The North Col is a severe sharp-edged pass…
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Everest Team Prepares for Summit Push

Weather The Everest team is planning their summit push around an upcoming window of calm weather. Current intense winds are expected to drop by May 10, making way for a…
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Sweet Summit Success on Cho Oyu

    On Top of the 6th Tallest Mountain in the World (26,906’) Congratulations to Adrain Ballinger and the Cho+Everest Team for their successful summit of Cho Oyu this weekend! After…
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