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.
Time to Climb
Well, exactly one month after leaving the USA, the time has come to climb! The weather is perfect, we have all acclimatized to between 22,000 and 23,500 feet, we have…
Read the storyClimbing Kilimanjaro
Just heard from the satellite phone from Cho Oyu, where it’s already Sunday. Our team of 3 guides and 6 climbers has started their climb. They are one day later…
Read the storyStuck at Camp II
Just heard from the satellite phone that the weather took a turn for the worse. An unexpected storm blew in, resulting in biting cold and high winds. Our team is…
Read the storyBack at Cho Oyu ABC
Just heard that our team has arrived back at Advance Base Camp. Everyone is fine, now they will be assessing the weather forecasts and deciding on their next course of…
Read the storyTeam Heading Home from Cho Oyu
The latest sat phone information is that most of our team is heading back to Kathmandu today, then back to their real worlds. They all did a great job getting…
Read the storyBack from Bhutan
Alpenglow Expeditions has just returned from an amazing trip to Bhutan, exploring options for future Alpenglow trekking and mountaineering expeditions in this little-touristed country. Bhutan is the size of Switzerland,…
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