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.
Waiting…Manaslu 2008
Let the Manaslu dispatches begin! We have been in Nepal for 5 rainy days now, and I am excited to report things are really getting going now. Yesterday we left…
Read the storyHelicopter through Minsiri Himal
The climbers are all on their way. After tumultuous weather, the whole team made it to the base of the peak after an unbelievable helicopter ride through the little-traveled Minsiri…
Read the storyManaslu Basecamp
Everyone made the long slog to basecamp at 15,800 ft and it was rewarding to get there…lots of comforts of home! The team is acclimatizing on schedule and hopes to…
Read the storyAdrian and Hiro Set the Route
Adrian and Hiro pushed through Camp 1 to the crux of the climb this morning, gaining 3,000 ft of elevation. Adrian, Hiro and a team of high altitude Sherpa set…
Read the storyBlog from Adrian
Hard to believe it has already been two weeks since our Manaslu team met for the first time in Kathmandu. The last two weeks has been a whirlwind of organizing…
Read the storyWorking Up
Satellite phone call from Adrian this evening. 5 members of the group made it up to Camp 2 (6400m) in difficult conditions. The team woke up at 3am to howling…
Read the storyWorking Hard on Manaslu
The last week has been a fun one on the world’s eighth tallest peak. Somewhat unsettled weather down in basecamp (rain and snow almost every day) has meant lots of…
Read the storyThe Waiting Game is Almost Over
The days since our last update have been challenging ones, but this time not due to hard climbing at high altitude. For the past 6 days, various storms have taken…
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