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 Lightning Ascent in 14 Days
The Everest Lightning Ascent: Two Weeks to the Top and Back with Alpenglow Expeditions – words by Roxanne Vogel Testing Rapid Ascent When I nervously called Adrian Ballinger in the…
Read the storyInterview: Adrian Ballinger Talks Rapid Ascent
As soon as Adrian returned from his successful #K2no02 mission, we caught up with him for an interview. We asked him all about pre-acclimatizing with Hypoxico and how the Rapid…
Read the storyCho Oyu 2019
Alpenglow’s next Himalayan expedition will take us to the 6th highest peak in the world, Cho Oyu. We’ve put together a full team this upcoming season, all of them ready…
Read the story#RoadtoEverest Wrap Up
In case you missed our #RoadtoEverest series last week, here’s the full rundown: 1. While it feels like the Alpenglow Expeditions’ Everest 2019 teams wrapped up just last week, Alpenglow is…
Read the storyThe Road to Everest, Part 2
#ROADTOEVEREST As part of our #roadtoeverest series, we have updated and relaunched this blog from our archives. The original post was written by Adrian Ballinger in 2012 and has been updated to…
Read the storyThe Road to Everest, Part 1
#RoadToEverest As part of our #roadtoeverest series, we have updated and relaunched this blog from our archives. The original post was written by Adrian Ballinger in 2012 and has been…
Read the storySummit Success for Everest Teams
It’s been a long season on Everest. Jet stream winds that have lingered just north of the mountain have kept most teams on both the north and south side of…
Read the storyLooking Ahead and Beyond the North Col (7,020m/23,030’)
As of yesterday morning (US time), all of Alpenglow’s 2019 Everest Expeditions completed their North Col rotation, despite challenging weather. Currently, we have 19 climbers on the mountain in Tibet. Our…
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