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.
Artesonraju, 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…
Read the storyAdrian Passes his AMGA Alpine Exam!
We just found out that Adrian just passed his AMGA Alpine Certification! Whopppeeee! Now there’s only Rock and Ski Mountaineering– one down, two to go. Tonight is celebration!
Read the storyHappy 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,…
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