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.
The Big Mountain Game
Apologies for the slightly confusing sequence of blogs, but between late night/early morning check-ins and time differences, and emails that come through the Chinese system with severe delays, it’s been…
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Sleeping at C1, Skiing above
Adrian and Sergey checked in last night from Camp 1 at 21,000′ on Cho Oyu. They were about to head part way up to Camp 2 and attempt some…
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Cho Oyu ABC, Puja, and Snow
Sergey and I might be the only ones excited about the snow the past 2 days in Advanced Base Camp on Cho Oyu! For us who are hoping to ski,…
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Rest Days
Rest Days on 8000 meter peaks, like in all of climbing, can be fun or frustrating. When wind or storms force us to spend endless days in Base Camp the…
Read the storyEverest Guiding and International Standards
Over the past 2 months, and really over the past 2 years, I have read numerous blogs about how to “fix” Everest. I’ve even written a couple of my own….
Read the storyEverestLhotseSki 2013. Wrap up blog.
EverestLhotseSki 2013….The End. Kathmandu. Nepal. Finally….we made it back to an internet connection! Sincere apologies from the Alpenglow team for the sudden breakdown in communication at the most critical moment…
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Adrian and Sergey have been recovering in BC for a day now, while our Sherpa team have cleaned all camps down to C2 and will finish up at C1 today….
Read the storySummit Push: Day 4…Holding
Summit Push….Day 4. Holding! There was no summit attempt last night. At 2am, I spoke to Adrian on the radio….the winds at the South Col were in excess of 80km/h…
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