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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.
Adrian Awarded the “Nice” Scholarship by the Chad Vander Ham Memorial Fund
Adrian Ballinger was awarded the Chad Vander Ham Memorial Fund for 2008. To honor Chad’s memory and spirit, his family and friends have established a memorial fund in his name…
Read the storyCouloirs and Sun!
The French Alps this February can best be described by these two words – couloirs and sun. Due to big snows in December and January followed by two weeks of…
Read the storyIce Climbing in the Adirondacks
Our ‘08 season was phenomenal, all round. First, for those who have not been to the Adirondack Park of New York is the setting of some of the best ice…
Read the storyAdrian is Pinned!
Adrian Ballinger (Alpenglow’s owner and lead guide) just found out that he has passed his IFMGA certification! We are in Chamonix, about to go out and celebrate the culmination of…
Read the storyArrival in Peru
The team has arrived in Peru and they are now acclimatizing in Huaraz. They did a mountain bike ride up to 14,000 ft from Huaraz to begin their acclimatization. All…
Read the storyMoraine Camp
Adrian called via satellite phone and the team had a great rest day at moraine camp (16,000 ft). Both Nate and Josh are acclimatizing really well and the weather is…
Read the storyAdrian and Josh Summit Quitaraju
What a season in Peru this year! The whole team is down safely, and Adrian and Josh had a perfect summit of Quitaraju and are happy to be back in…
Read the storyMt. Blanc, Chamonix, France
Carlos Amy and IFMGA/AMGA certified guide Matt Farmer had a successful summit of Mt. Blanc earlier in the week. Now Adrian is in Chamonix with Desiree Dubon, who (despite recent…
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