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.
Denali 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…
Read the storyAll Team Members Arrive in Tanzania
Everyone arrived last night with no problems — all their baggage as well as all team members (very unusual for Africa trips!). Today we spent organizing gear and logistics for…
Read the storyResting and Acclimating before Summit Attempt
The word from our team on Mt Kilimanjaro is that everyone is fine, healthy, and enjoying a great climb. They have spent 4 days climbing up from the gate at…
Read the storyKili Summit
As this is being written, 8 out of 9 of our climbers are standing on the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro — at 19,340ft — “Africa’s highest point and the world’s…
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