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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.
Aconcagua Team Moves From BC to C1
Our Aconcagua Rapid Ascent expedition team is making great progress! Pictured here is the team in basecamp (13,800′ / 4206m) this morning, just before they departed for C1 (16,568′ /…
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Vodka & Caviar – Elbrus Expedition Underway
The port city of St. Petersberg in Russia has welcomed our 2016 team with open arms. With such a rich history and beautiful architecture, the team of Chad, George, Henry…
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#EverestNoFilter Summit Day
At 10pm local time the #EverestNoFilter team of Adrian Ballinger and Cory Richards along with Palden Sherpa set out for the summit of Mt Everest from high camp on the North…
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Everest Summit for #RapidAscent Team
At 04:16 local time on May 22, the team of Bryan Osoro & Trudi Seiwald led by Chad Peele and Zeb Blais along with the Sherpa team of Panuru, Pasang…
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Everest North Side 2016 – Update for May 4
Let me start this blog off with a little public service announcement for all the climbing fans out there. If you have a smartphone, do yourself a favor and download…
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#EverestNoFilter: Staying Flexible
Adventure wouldn’t be what it is without some unexpected twists and turns. No matter how much planning is put in, there will inevitably be a few surprises along the way….
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A Mighty Wind
Words by Alpenglow Expeditions guide Chad Peele With winter in full effect in the U.S. I packed up my climbing kit along with shorts and flip flops and headed to…
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Ama Dablam 2015 Expedition Wrap Up
The 2015 fall climbing season in the Himalaya was an interesting one. Upheaval in Nepal created a fuel shortage around the country and the normally bustling tourist centers were quiet….
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Rapid Ascent in Ecuador
Our second team of the month in Ecuador has successfully summitted Cayambe in short order. The team of Steuart and Graham along with guides Adrian and Jaime crushed their summit…
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Ama Dablam 2015 – Update #1
Our 2015 Ama Dablam team is deep into their expedition as we write this first update. The whole team arrived in Kathmandu healthy and happy on October 19 into a…
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