Stories
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.
Warm and Windy on Lobuche
Over the last couple of days, all team members summited Lobuche, a 20,000′ acclimatization peak, and will spend 2 nights sleeping on the summit. On the 25th, the whole team…
Read the storyHeading Up
After two trips up Lobuche and sleeping on the summit for two nights (6090 meters), it was time for a big party in BC to celebrate the end of “Phase…
Read the storyBase Camp Boredom, aka The Waiting Game
8000 meter peaks always seem to have a waiting period, and this spring on Everest has been no exception. It is one of the hardest times mentally of the entire…
Read the storyTime to Go!
The waiting game is finally over! After 12 days in and around BC, the weather models have finally settled and agreed on a good low wind window coming up. So…
Read the storySummit Push to Start in 4 Hours
We just had a brief satellite phone call from 26,000ft. Our team members are right now at Camp 4 on the South Col, all doing their best to get a…
Read the storyAll Successfully Summit Everest!
Another quick satellite phone call from 26,000ft: All 12 members, 4 guides and 17 sherpa successfully climbed to the roof of the world, and back down to Camp 4 at…
Read the storyAll Our Climbers Safely Back in Base Camp
First, the good news: all our climbers are safely back in Base Camp. They have all suffered through slogging up the tallest mountain in the world, achieved their amazing goal…
Read the storyHeading for the Snow
Lost baggage and an abnormally wet dry season isn’t getting this team down! They had a great New Year’s on the mountain with a better excuse than I have for…
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