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.
Snowfall Blankets Everest
Today, May 27th, was expected to see our climbers departing from Everest Base Camp, while the guides and Sherpa continued the cleanup process on the mountain. Unfortunately, the first big…
Read the storyOur Climbers All Out Safely
The latest word is that the weather has improved and our group of climbers have all successfully trekked out to Lukla and are flying from there to Kathmandu and on….
Read the storyEverest 2009 Wrap-Up
Amazing that it has been 3 weeks already since our Everest summits. Members and sherpas from the team are back home, and the guides and staff are back in Kathmandu,…
Read the storyAt Alpamayo Basecamp
From the satellite phone: “After our acclimatizing day on mountain bikes and the 2 days of trekking in, we are here at Alpamayo basecamp. The weather up here is wonderful…
Read the storyManaslu Begins!
It’s Friday morning and I’m hopped up on espresso, meeting with our office manager Emily one last time before leaving for Nepal. I begin the 30 or so hours of…
Read the storySoren Reports from Basecamp
Reporting from Manaslu Basecamp: Base camp is located on a stony moraine between two glaciers at approx. 4700m (15,600 feet), which is a moderate altitude, and should provide a good…
Read the storyEverest, Beyond the Limit, Season 3
Discovery Channel has finally announced the schedule for Everest- Beyond the Limit, Season 3. I promise I will not be featured, so you should be able to enjoy the show…
Read the storyChamonix 2010!
It’s been another incredible season here in Chamonix, and hard to believe it is almost time already to leave for the spring Himalaya season. Time in the Alps always flies…
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