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.
Back 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…
Read the storyThe 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…
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