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.
Moving up Lhotse
The following blog is courtesy of Billi Bierling, Himalayan Experience: Special Camp II Pizza Delivery While the Everest team has spent their second night at 6,400m (21,120ft), two Sherpas nipped…
Read the storyGetting Ready for the Real Deal
The following blog is courtesy of Billi Bierling (Himalayan Experience): After another rest day at base camp, the members are slowly getting ready to go up on the mountain for…
Read the storyMembers Back in BC; Sherpas Fixing Higher
The following blog is courtesy of Billi Bierling (Himalayan Experience) reporting from Everest Base Camp: Resting, Rope Fixing and Roaming for the Internet Easter Sunday started out like every other…
Read the storyTwo Nights on Top
The following blog is courtesy of Billi Bierling (Himalayan Experience) reporting from Lobuche basecamp: Two Nights on Top At the crack of dawn on Thursday, all Everest members apart from…
Read the storyAll Summit Lobuche and Prepare to Spend a Couple of Nights up High
A message from Adrian last night confirmed that all is well on Lobuche. A storm on Sunday kept everyone hunkered down in Moraine Camp, but at 5pm the clouds miraculously…
Read the storySummit of Lobuche, ‘Monica the Medic’, and ‘Billi the Blogger’
The following is courtesy of Billi Bierling, Himalayan Experience: While our team is on its way to the summit of Lobuche or already on their way down, I will be…
Read the storyLobuche Base Camp
The following blog is courtesy of Billi Bierling, Himalayan Experience: Acclimatisation process in full swing On Saturday after lunch, all members, guides and some of the Sherpas headed down the…
Read the storyGearing up for Acclimatization on Lobuche East
The following blog is courtesy of Billi Bierling, Himalayan Experience: Rest, Practice and a Glimpse into the Khumbu Icefall After having enjoyed a slightly clouded view of Everest from Kala…
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