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.
Couloirs and Sun!
The French Alps this February can best be described by these two words – couloirs and sun. Due to big snows in December and January followed by two weeks of…
Read the storyIce Climbing in the Adirondacks
Our ‘08 season was phenomenal, all round. First, for those who have not been to the Adirondack Park of New York is the setting of some of the best ice…
Read the storyThe Good and the Bad
While we at Alpenglow have been having a stellar ski season in Europe (see a few pictures below) and want to write only about the fun we have been having,…
Read the storyAdrian is Pinned!
Adrian Ballinger (Alpenglow’s owner and lead guide) just found out that he has passed his IFMGA certification! We are in Chamonix, about to go out and celebrate the culmination of…
Read the storyArrival in Peru
The team has arrived in Peru and they are now acclimatizing in Huaraz. They did a mountain bike ride up to 14,000 ft from Huaraz to begin their acclimatization. All…
Read the storyMade it to Basecamp
The team has made it to basecamp of Alpamayo at 13,500 ft. on a bright and cloudless day. Adrian reported that there is lots of snow up high, so he…
Read the storyMoraine Camp
Adrian called via satellite phone and the team had a great rest day at moraine camp (16,000 ft). Both Nate and Josh are acclimatizing really well and the weather is…
Read the storyThe Team Summits Alpamayo!
I just heard from Adrian and the team left for the summit in the middle of a huge storm in ‘full-on’ conditions at 11:30 am and just arrived back at…
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