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.
Everest 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…
Read the storyBase Camp Living, Lobuche Climbing, Preparing the Mountain
While sitting in a t-shirt and flipflops this morning, enjoying a proper English breakfast (bacon, eggs, baked beans and toast, along with lots of french press coffee), I thought perhaps…
Read the storyFirst Steps up Everest
Tomorrow — very early in the morning — will see the first foray by some of our team members through the ice field and onto the main slope of Everest….
Read the storyDavid Tait at the Top of the World
Just heard that David Tait, along with the Sherpa team of Phurba Tashi, Dorjee Sherpa and Nima Sherpa have reached the summit of Everest. We believe they are the first…
Read the storyStill in Base Camp
There isn’t too much new to report from our team, as they’ve been hunkered down at Base Camp, living through high winds and snow. The decision to retreat to base…
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