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.
Team 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,…
Read the storyClimbing Kilimanjaro
Our team is on Mt. Kilimanjaro, now climbing above the clouds, enjoying fantastic views and gorgeous sunny, unusually warm weather. They all had no problem flying in, and the transfers…
Read the storyReady to Summit Kilimanjaro
Our team just called in to say that they have reached today’s 15,700ft goal, and they are settled into camp to sleep there tonight. Tomorrow (Saturday) will be a day…
Read the storyStanding on the Summit of Kilimanjaro
All 9 members of our team successfully summited Mt Kilimanjaro. The weather threw some heavy winds and cold temperatures at them, so they stayed only long enough to savour the…
Read the storyOn Safari
Those team members who were in Africa only to climb Mt Kilimanjaro achieved their goal. After standing on the summit, they have successfully climbed back down and have taken a…
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