Stories: Rapid Ascent
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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 Rapid Ascent is a unique program developed by Alpenglow Expeditions that combines the relatively new application of hypoxic training with precise logistics and small team sizes. These components greatly…
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Tibet’s New Mountaineering Center
Photos: Cory Richards Recently we chatted with Alpenglow Expeditions founder/owner, Adrian Ballinger. Earlier this month he posted some exciting news on his social media channels, next year Tibet will begin construction on a…
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What is a Puja Ceremony?
“A puja is a ceremony in which meditational prayers are offered to the Buddhas and holy beings to request their blessings or help. Traditionally in a monastery monks and nuns perform…
Read the storyTahoe locals look to summit, ski down world’s 6th-tallest mountain — in less than 7 days
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Successful Summit for Cho Oyu Rapid Ascent and Lightning Ascent Teams
They did it! On October 1, 2016 in sunny and warm conditions both our Rapid Ascent and lightning ascent expedition teams summited Cho Oyu (26,906′ / 8200m). (Lightning ascent is Adrian Ballinger’s vision of summiting…
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Quick Update for Cho Oyu Rapid and Lightning Ascents
Photo: Emily Harrington The Rapid Ascent Cho Oyu expedition team, with lead guide Zeb Blais, is moving to C3 (24,250′ / 7400m) today, while the “lightning ascent” expedition team, Adrian Ballinger and…
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Cho Oyu Rapid Ascent and “Lightning Ascent” Updates
Our Rapid Ascent Cho Oyu expedition team, led by Zeb Blais, is currently sleeping at C2 (23,290′ / 7100m) and our “lightning ascent” expedition team, Adrian Ballinger and Emily Harrington, is currently sleeping…
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Cho Oyu Rapid Ascent Expedition Leaving ABC for C1
Photos: Zeb Blais Our Rapid Ascent Cho Oyu expedition team is leaving advanced base camp (ABC) at 18,530’ / 5650m for Camp 1 (C1) at 20,600’ / 6280m. Lead guide, Zeb…
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Cho Oyu Rapid Ascent Update
Photo: Zeb Blais Our Rapid Ascent Cho Oyu expedition team is back in advanced base camp (ABC) at 18,530’ / 5650m. Lead guide, Zeb Blais, reported this morning that they are…
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