Stories: Rapid Ascent
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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Aconcagua Update – December 29, 2018
Aconcagua Rapid Ascent – Update From the Mountain Alpenglow’s first Aconcagua Rapid Ascent team of the season is currently (December 29) at camp 2 on Aconcagua dealing with windy conditions…
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Cho Oyu: An Interview with Topo Mena
Here we come Himalaya! Things are heating up at Alpenglow Expeditions as we make our final preparations for our Cho Oyu Rapid Ascent Expedition, which begins next week. Just hours before…
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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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