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.
Happy New Year from Ecuador
The New Year has started off for Alpenglow in the only way we know. We are in Ecuador guiding the big glaciated volcanoes. This is the eighth year our guides…
Read the storyAn Exciting Day on Cotocachi
Our Ecuador Expedition started off on all cylinders this week. After a day in Quito and a quick trip up the new telepherique on Rucu Pinchincha (a seven minute ride…
Read the storyAntisana Summit
After a week of acclimatizing and exploring Ecuador, our team had a perfect summit day on 18,711 foot Antisana. Regarded as one of the most difficult of Ecuador’s glaciated peaks,…
Read the story4 Summit Chimborazo
Just heard from Adrian and four of five summited Chimbarazo. It sounds like a tough climb in hard conditions. More details to come from Adrian, but all are safe and…
Read the storyNew Trips Announced! Aconcagua, Kilimanjaro, Lhakpa Ri
Alpenglow Expeditions is excited to offer three new expeditions and treks in the upcoming year. These all come from requests and research from you, so thanks for helping drive us…
Read the storyAlpamayo Expedition Begins Today
It’s finally here! For the 10 members of Alpenglow Expeditions’ Alpamayo Team, it is time to climb. They have been training for months, organizing gear and logistics for weeks, and…
Read the storyMountain Biking on a Mountaineering Expedition?
Our Alpamayo Expedition in Peru always seems to have the challenge of seeing how many forms of transportation we can use. Of course there is the plane to Peru, and…
Read the storyBase Camp to Moraine Camp
The team has left Huaraz and are settled in at base camp. Sadly, one team member has fallen ill and has had to leave the trip. They have done one…
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