Stories: School
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.
Ecuador Climbing School Season Is Here
Join Alpenglow to climb South America’s most formidable peaks!
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How to Become a Mountaineer in Two Weeks
Are you eager to dive headfirst into the world of high-altitude mountaineering, but don’t know where to start? If you’re researching what tools and skills you’ll need to become a self-sufficient climber, look no further than Ecuador and Peru.
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Rock Climbing Courses: Choose the One That’s Right for You
Written by Robert Kyte At Alpenglow Expeditions, it is our mission to offer an array of options wide enough to accommodate climbers of any experience level. Whether you’re brand new…
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Backcountry Skiing in Chile with Sydney Duncan
Sydney Duncan spends her winters in Tahoe as a ski guide and AIARE Avalanche Course instructor. In summer, she migrates north, alpine guiding in the Cascades. This September, she’s…
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How To Run an International Mountaineering Program during a Pandemic
These are uncertain times. While we can’t eliminate all the variables, our team has done a lot of legwork to make it possible to travel as responsibly as possible given…
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Ecuador Climbing School is Underway!
We’re Back! We are beyond excited to welcome climbers back to our international programs for the first time in almost a year. After an 8-month shutdown of our entire international program,…
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COVID-19 Protocols for Expeditions in Ecuador
Following the shut down of our entire international program in March of 2020, Ecuador will be the first country outside of the U.S. that Alpenglow Expeditions will venture back to….
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Choosing your Ice Axe
Part 2: If you grab your crampons, chances are you’ll want an ice axe too. {Read Part 1: How to Pick Crampons} Ice Axes and Crampons often go hand…
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How to pick Crampons?
While the use for crampons is all the same, not all crampons are created equally. Some are made from aluminum, others from steel. Some have 8 points, others 14….
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Sam Kieckhefer’s First Cotopaxi Rapid Ascent™
On November 26 Alpenglow Operations Manager Sam Kieckhefer departed for Quito, Ecuador to join his first Cotopaxi Rapid Ascent™ Expedition. After becoming a member of the Alpenglow staff last spring,…
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