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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.
At the Village of Phortse
Continuing our acclimatizing trek up the Khumbu Valley, our team is today in the village of Phortse. This is a great place for us all to be, as it is…
Read the storyGroup at Lava Tower
The team made it to the Lava Tower (15,000 ft) and were watching a stunning sunset as the clouds were parting. The group is feeling great and ready to head…
Read the storySummit Will Be Today
The team is at 16,000 ft now and is set up to climb to the summit arriving our tonight… wish them clear skies and a warm night! Will post more…
Read the storyOuray Ice Wrap-Up
Is there anyone out there who hasn’t heard of Ouray, CO? The sleepy little mining town in Southwest Colorado has become a mecca of ice climbing in the USA. A…
Read the storyOn Their Way to the Top
Just heard on the sat phone that our athletes have started their climb for the summit. They have been split into 2 teams: the first one started out yesterday, the…
Read the storyOn up to Camps I, II, and III
First off, apologies for the long lag since the last update. We’ve heard from many people that an update is sorely needed, after our last blog entry left Adrian and…
Read the storyWaiting, Waiting, Waiting…and an Accident
After the brief window that allowed the Sherpa to fix ropes all the way to the summit — and David Tait to achieve the goal of standing on that summit…
Read the storyToday’s the Day
Just spoke to Adrian on the sat phone (May 20th – 6am PST). Our team of 10 climbers, 3 guides, 1 Discovery Channel cameraman and 11 Sherpas are now getting…
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