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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.
Ama Dablam Rapid Ascent in 200 words or Less
Climbing Ama Dablam is a dream for many mountaineers. This peak, located in the Khumbu Valley, is widely considered one of the most beautiful and technically challenging climbs in the…
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Via Ferrata March 2023 Operations Update
As you may have heard, Lake Tahoe has had a record breaking winter according to the Central Sierra Snow Lab. This makes the 2022/2023 winter season the second snowiest winter…
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Mountaineering Basics You Can Learn in Two Days
While it is easy to see how the high peaks of the world have captured the attention of climbers for generations, their sheer size, sense of remoteness, and hazardous terrain…
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Five Steps to Go From California to International Ski Expeditions
Here in Lake Tahoe, we’re incredibly fortunate to enjoy 6+ months out of the year skiing world-class terrain. Our maritime snowpack and regular winter storm cycles produce stable snow that…
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Local’s Day in the Palisades Tahoe Backcountry
At Alpenglow Expeditions, we firmly believe that the continued expansion of the outdoor community will inevitably lead to positive social, economic, and environmental change. In an ongoing effort to contribute…
Read the storyNew route on Peak 11,300- Ruth Glacier, Alaska Range
Mike Pond is one of our incredible guides here at Alpenglow. He began guiding for us locally in California, and recently guided our 2022 Denali Expedition, and 2022 Bolivia…
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What to Carry in Your Ski Repair Kit
Alpenglow Expeditions Ski Guide Peter Terwilliger shares what he carries in his backcountry repair kit. A repair kit is an often overlooked piece of equipment that we should always carry…
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Snowpack Update 12/6/22
Written by Sam Kieckhefer Oh what a sierra storm can do! In less than 7 days, the Tahoe area has received nearly 5 feet of new snow at the upper…
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Snowpack Update 12/3/22
Alpenglow Guide Peter Terwilliger provides an update on the current snowpack conditions. We toured into some of our local Truckee/Tahoe terrain today to assess how our much-anticipated new snow was…
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New Course: Avalanche 1 Refresher
Written by Sam Kieckhefer, Alpenglow Guide When did you take your last avalanche course? Has it been a few years? Just like the snowpack, weather, and conditions are constantly changing,…
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