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.
Adrian Passes Rock AMGA!
Adrian just heard that he has passed his Rock AMGA exam! Two down, one more to go to being a fully certified IFMGA guide. Adrian is one of 75 guides…
Read the storyKilimanjaro Slide Show
The North Face Store, NYC – Thursday October 19, 7:30pm The Snows of Kilimanjaro – When Ernest Hemingway wrote his story by this title in 1936, Kilimanjaro’s snows were considered…
Read the storyWe’re Back and Blogging!
First, my apologies to all who usually follow this site and have been disappointed by the lack of fresh content. It has been the kind of winter we all dream…
Read the storyDenali Preparations
Adrian, Joe and Aaron have made it to AK. But it is not quite time for climbing yet. The next 2 to 3 days will be spent shopping for food…
Read the storyCamping at 11,000′ on Denali
The team has been moving themselves – and their gear – up from the airstrip and base camp at 7,000ft, and is now camping at around 11,000ft. The weather has…
Read the story“Edge of the World” – 14,000′ on Denali
Our latest dispatch comes from a place that looks like the Edge of the World. The team has made camp at 14,000ft, and from here report that there is a…
Read the storyAll of Our Team Summits Denali
The break in the weather that we wrote about last week lasted just long enough for our team to successfully summit Denali, and to beat their hasty retreat safely down…
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Kilimanjaro Trip Begins
Today sees all the folks from Stanford starting out on their long flights to Africa. Adrian is flying from Denver, through Amsterdam, and the whole team will be meeting up…
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