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 Cho Oyu ABC
Just heard that our team has arrived back at Advance Base Camp. Everyone is fine, now they will be assessing the weather forecasts and deciding on their next course of…
Read the storyTeam Heading Home from Cho Oyu
The latest sat phone information is that most of our team is heading back to Kathmandu today, then back to their real worlds. They all did a great job getting…
Read the storyThe 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…
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