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.
Ama Dablam – Plans for a New Route
Our team has completed their scouting and evaluation of the situation on Ama Dablam, and after discussion with all involved have reached a decision and formed a plan of action….
Read the storyAma Dablam – New Route Continues
The latest news from Ama Dablam sees our team once again heading for their rest after a busy day, and looking forward to an even more active one tomorrow. Camp…
Read the storyAma Dablam – Summit Bid in the Morning
The new route on Ama Dablam is in place. The route goes way to the right of the old route and Dablam to maximize safety. It is a much harder,…
Read the storyAma Dablam – Summit!
Our first wave of climbers made it! 6 climbers and 3 Sherpas stood on the summit of Ama Dablam, the first people to achieve the summit this year. The successful…
Read the storyAma Dablam – More Summiters
We are pleased to be able to report that 2 more Alpenglow Expeditions climbers and 3 more of our Sherpas bagged the summit. Larry and Kiek were both forced to…
Read the storyHiking Down the Khumbu
Well life is good! We are in Namche Bazaar, about to enjoy big yak steaks, french fries, cold beer, and watching updates come in from the US elections. It should…
Read the storyAma Dablam Rewind – Blog from Ted Mahon
Thanks to Alpenglow team member Ted Mahon and www.stuckintherockies.com for this great blog and pictures of the Dablam. “It was October 18th, nine days after arriving to Nepal, that we…
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Summits on Ixta
This year’s Mexico group of 7 (including Adrian and Armando) attempted Ixta two days ago. 7 of 8 sumitted, one turned around. It was a great 14 hour push which…
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7 Summit Orizaba
The team is rushing to the airport right now, but we had 7 of 8 members of the team summit Orizaba on a clear, very cold day. It was a…
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