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.
Team Summits Chopicalqui
First, a quick apology that this dispatch did not go up sooner. While we left the mountains two days ago, we have been keeping a hectic schedule of eating huge…
Read the storyOur Mountain Biking Adventure
No rest for the weary here in Huaraz! Our new group of climbers, Joe Suntum, Larry Siu, Dave Strauss, and Steve McNally, arrived yesterday morning, and they were just a…
Read the storyFull Team Summits Toclaraju
Adrian just called via satellite phone to say that all six team members summited on yet another beautiful day. Adrian said the climb was very challenging and that the whole…
Read the storyA Strong Alpenglow Team
Every now and then, everything lines up perfectly on a climb. We all know the feeling – when perfect weather combines with a strong healthy team to climb a route…
Read the storyArtesonraju, 2005
The 2005 “Alpamayo and Quitaraju” Team did us proud this season. When we realized that Alpamayo was not climbable (a massive cornice overhung the SW face routes), we set a…
Read the storyCondorerie Basecamp, Bolivia
Alpenglow’s first trip to Bolivia is in the mountains and we are happy to be here.In town we experienced all of the classic Bolivian challenges—lost luggage, missed flight connections, and…
Read the storyFull Team Summits Pequeno Alpamayo!
Adrian just called from the satellite phone to tell me that he was sitting on the summit of Pequeno Alpamayo with the full Bolivia team all wearing shorts and t-shirts….
Read the storyAlpenglow 2005 Season in South America Comes to an End
Greetings from sunny Aspen, CO. The first season in Bolivia ended with total success. All five team members, Anthony, Craig, Adrian, Jaime and Trevor successfully summited Huayana Potosi on another…
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