November 30, 2009
The Alpenglow team in Mexico began their trip by exploring Mexico City, followed by a day of travel to the mountains. They went for an acclimatization hike today up to 14,000′ and will sleep tonight in a hut at 12,500′. Everyone is healthy, happy, and strong with plans to get to High Camp (15,200′) tomorrow and the summit of Iztaccihuatl (aka Ixta, 17,154′) on Wednesday! We’ll let you know as...
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November 8, 2009
Eight out of nine team members summited Ama Dablam in conditions so perfect that they were able to spend an hour taking photos on the sunny, windless peak. Good decisions were made by all during their 15 hour day from Camp 2.7 to the summit and back down to Camp I. Back in Basecamp, the temperatures plummeted to -20F, so the team began their walk down to Namche this morning. They will plan on...
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November 4, 2009
The team left Base Camp this morning to begin their summit bid. The plan is for them to arrive in Camp I today (Nov. 4th), climb to Camp 2.7 tomorrow, and attempt the summit on the 6th. The speed of their descent will depend on the strength of the team after their summit push, so we’ll keep you posted on their success as soon as they make it back down to BC.
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November 2, 2009
Although Adrian and two sherpas were pulled away from the team to perform a rescue of an Austrian climber, Shinji and the team completed the three day acclimatization plan with great success. The rescue team charged 7000′ up the empty mountain (from BC to just below the summit) in about five and a half hours, and spent the next two days and nights (eventually joined by 6 more sherpas) getting the...
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