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 Good and the Bad
While we at Alpenglow have been having a stellar ski season in Europe (see a few pictures below) and want to write only about the fun we have been having,…
Read the storyManaslu Summit! October 3, 2008, 12:30pm
Sitting in Base Camp as the first bottles of champagne are cracked, it is only slowly beginning to sink in that we have done it. Almost exactly 2 days ago,…
Read the storyMade it to Namche Bazaar – Ama Dablam 2008
Our Ama Dablam team of 12 made it to Namche Bazaar. Everyone feels great and is very strong. The greatest challenge so far might well have been competing for who…
Read the storyChukking Ri Summit
Well our trek is almost over and it is time to get to Ama Dablam BC! Today’s ascent of 18,200 Chukkung Ri was our first push up high, and a…
Read the storyEverest is Here!
After 2 years of planning, and fifteen years or so of dreaming, Everest is finally here. I leave on Tuesday for Kathmandu where I meet the Himalayan Experience team I…
Read the storyIn Khumjung and Views of Everest
Three days into our trek to Base Camp and we are feeling great. Our group has had good weather and views thus far, and we are all using these days…
Read the storyDingboche – Our Last Night Inside
7 days into our trek to Everest BC we are at our final night in beds and indoors. Tomorrow we head to the first of our tent camps, Lobuche basecamp…
Read the storyBase Camp, Kala Patar, and Lobuche Peak
It has been a whirlwind week since my last post, and finding time on a computer has been near the bottom of my list of prioirities. Apologies for that! Our…
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