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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.

Back at BC

Reunion at Base Camp On Saturday late morning, the Everest climbers and guides had gotten back down safely and were reunited with their Lhotse mates at Base Camp – apart…
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All Summit Mount Everest!

I just got off the phone with an elated Adrian from Camp IV at the South Col. He and all of those remaining on the Himex team have just summited…
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Poised at South Col for May 20th Summit Bid

The following blog is courtesy of Billi Bierling, Himalayan Experience: Everest Crew reaches South Col “Everyone has arrived here at Camp IV – there is a light wind and it…
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Everest Summit Push; Lhotse Team Finishes Acclimatization

This following blog is courtesy of Billi Bierling, Himalayan Experience: Everest Summit Push is On Once again, apologies for not having sent an update for a few days, however, the…
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Everest Team at Camp 3

The Everest team arrived at Camp 3 today after a full rest day at Camp 2. According to Adrian, “they are all moving well and the weather is looking great!” There…
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Everest and Lhotse Teams on the Move

After moving up high on the mountain last week, our Everest team pulled back from the May 14 summit window due to high winds. A good decision to avoid the challenges of failed summits and…
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Everest and Lhotse Teams to Meet at BC

The following blog is courtesy of Billi Bierling, Himalayan Experience: Everest and Lhotse teams meet again at Base Camp Apologies for not updating the newsletter for a few days, however,…
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Summit Bid Begins for Everest Team

Adrian checked in from Camp 2 last night as the Everest team moves its way up for their summit bid. This is a quick turnaround for Adrian who recently returned from…
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Everest and Lobuche Update

This blog courtesy of Billi Bierling, Himalayan Experience: This is just a quick update on what’s been happening both at Everest and Lobuche Base Camp. The Lhotse group, including John…
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More Photos from Rope Fixing and the First Everest Summit of the Season!

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