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.
Bolivia Summit Whiteout and Ave Maria Birds
Ian’s post from Bolivia follows and we expect more from him soon, but we also wanted to let you know that another AlpenGlowExpeditions team is preparing to leave soon. In…
Read the storyBolivia Summit and Nepal Starts
First the news from Ian in Bolivia: Desiree and Ian have successfully summited Hyuana Potosi!!! Brad was forced to make a difficult decision, and turned around with our other guide…
Read the storyHuayna Potosi Summit
Where to begin? After a couple of amazingly tranquil days in Copacabana and on Lake Titicaca our team headed back into the mountains and Huayana Potosi base camp. Joining our…
Read the storyIn Lhasa and Cho Oyu-Bound
Hello from Tibet! After 40 hours of international flights to Kathmandu, 3 days of organizing gear, permits, and logistics in Kathmandu, an unbelievable mountain flight over Everest, and a couple…
Read the storyTraveling in Tibet
Hello from Tingri, our last stop prior to Cho Oyu Basecamp! It is really exciting to be here, as it finally feels like we are close to the mountain. In…
Read the storyAdvanced Base Camp on Cho Oyu, 18,700′
The latest dispatch from our climbers finds them at Advance Base Camp on Cho Oyu, at 18,700ft. All 8 of them are happy, healthy and fit. They have been busy…
Read the storyCho Oyu – Advanced Base Camp
Hello from 18,711 feet, ABC on Cho Oyu. The team has been here for almost a week now, and we are itching to be moving higher on the mountain. Russ…
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