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At Basecamp on Ama Dablam
Yeah, Basecamp! Our team has successfully completed the long acclimatizing trek to the Ama Dablam basecamp. Everyone is great, feeling healthy and happy, and enjoying a well-earned rest day today….
Read the storyAma Dablam – Camp I, 19,000′
All of our team have done their 2 days of pushing up to Camp 1 at 19,000ft. Everyone made it really well, including practicing more technical climbing and working fixed…
Read the storyAma Dablam – 19,000′ – 20,000′ – 21,000′
As planned, our whole team has been sleeping at Camp 1 at 19,000ft for 3 nights, and all have climbed as high as 20,000ft. Adrian and the Sherpa team advanced…
Read the storyAma Dablam – Plans for a New Route
Our team has completed their scouting and evaluation of the situation on Ama Dablam, and after discussion with all involved have reached a decision and formed a plan of action….
Read the storyAma Dablam – New Route Continues
The latest news from Ama Dablam sees our team once again heading for their rest after a busy day, and looking forward to an even more active one tomorrow. Camp…
Read the storyAma Dablam – Summit Bid in the Morning
The new route on Ama Dablam is in place. The route goes way to the right of the old route and Dablam to maximize safety. It is a much harder,…
Read the storyAma Dablam – Summit!
Our first wave of climbers made it! 6 climbers and 3 Sherpas stood on the summit of Ama Dablam, the first people to achieve the summit this year. The successful…
Read the storyAma Dablam – More Summiters
We are pleased to be able to report that 2 more Alpenglow Expeditions climbers and 3 more of our Sherpas bagged the summit. Larry and Kiek were both forced to…
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