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.
The Ecuador Expedition
Alpenglow Expeditions’ 12-person team from Mount St Mary’s and Loyola are back down in Otovalo, enjoying the well-deserved comfort and luxury of one of the finest hotels in the region,…
Read the storyAdrian Awarded the “Nice” Scholarship by the Chad Vander Ham Memorial Fund
Adrian Ballinger was awarded the Chad Vander Ham Memorial Fund for 2008. To honor Chad’s memory and spirit, his family and friends have established a memorial fund in his name…
Read the storyCouloirs 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…
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