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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.

Update from Everest

The following blog is courtesy of Billi Bierling, Himalayan Experience: Acclimatising, Rope Fixing and Sad News The members of our first group, dubbed the ‘Yaks’, have spent their first night…
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A Guided Tour of Everest Base Camp

The following blog is courtesy of Billi Bierling, Himalayan Experience: Everest Base Camp – Behind the Scenes While the Everest climbers are acclimatising on Lobuje East having all summited the…
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Lobuche!

The following blog is courtesy of Billi Bierling, Himalayan experience: Heading up Lobuje East Finally, the real climbing has begun! The first half of the Everest climbers are on their…
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Arrival at Base Camp

The following blog is courtesy of Billi Bierling, Himalayan Experience: Arriving ‘home’ on Easter Monday After 10 days of trekking through the beautiful Khumbu region, the Himalayan Experience team has…
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Heading to Lobuche East BC

The following blog is courtesy of Billi Bierling, Himalayan Experience: Snowy Days in Pheriche After having enjoyed a magnificent day during their walk up to Pheriche, the team experienced some…
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The Only Way is Up

The following blog is courtesy of Billie Bierling, Himalayan Experience: I have just spoken to our guide Adrian, who together with the team was basking in the sunshine having lunch…
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Relaxing in Khumjung

The following blog is courtesy of Billi Bierling, Himalayan Experience: Relaxing in Khumjung  The Himalayan Experience team has been resting in Khumjung for the past two days, enjoying the stunning…
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Another Everest Season Has Begun

The following blog is courtesy of Billi Bierling, Himalayan Experience: Another Everest season has begun  The time of year has come, when hotel lobbies in Kathmandu are filling up with…
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In Namche, Heading up Valley

Just a quick update from Adrian in Namche: We are in Namche bazaar. It’s been a great first two days on the trail with excellent weather and quiet trails. Over…
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Aconcagua Summit – Photos and Wrap-up!

The Jones Family and crew gave us a fantastic first trip of the season on Aconcagua! The highlights were many, from the huge asados (barbeques) we had throughout the trip…
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