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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.

More Photos from Week 2

Check out some more photos from week 2, and stay tuned for more from higher on the mountain…
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Check out www.peakery.com!

For the past few months Alpenglow’s guides have been using www.peakery.com to track and share our summits around the world. As the site’s functionality has improved, we find ourselves spending more and…
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A Good Route Found

The following blog is courtesy of Billi Bierling, Himalayan Experience: Not all roads lead to the top of Manaslu Finally, the sun has hit base camp and everyone is making…
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Back to BC

The following blog is courtesy of Billi Bierling, Himalayan Experience: Back down in the rain After having spent three nights at Camp I at 5,570m (18,300ft) and climbed a bit…
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Manaslu Team at Camp 1

The Manaslu expedition members arrived safely at Camp 1 today, while the Sherpa team completed rope fixing up to Camp 2. The team will spend the day acclimatising at Camp 1 tomorrow,…
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Heading up for Acclimatization at Camp 1

The following blog is courtesy of Billi Bierling, Himalayan Experience: First trip to Camp I On Tuesday, the team ventured out to higher altitudes and for the first time they…
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Photos from the First Week on Manaslu

Check out images from the first week on Manaslu! Newsletter coming soon…
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Settling in at Manaslu Base Camp

The following blog is courtesy of Billi Bierling, Himalayan Experience: This is just a brief update from Manaslu base camp, where the Himalayan Experience group arrived on Saturday, after having…
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Puja Ceremony Held Today on Manaslu

The Manaslu team gathered for the celebration of the Puja ceremony, held at rainy basecamp today. The Sherpa crew decorated and prepared the Chorten (altar) and each expedition member placed a piece of climbing…
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High and Dry on Manaslu!

The Himex team arrived in BC (4800m) on Friday night in good form. So far, the weather has been anything but normal with clear skies and virtually no precipitation. The…
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