Alpenglow Expeditions

Mountaineering Guide

Established in 2004. Alpenglow Expeditions was founded in 2004 by IFMGA certified guide Adrian Ballinger. From the Himalaya to Lake Tahoe, Alpenglow leads expeditions across the mountain ranges of the globe in all disciplines including mountaineering, skiing, ski mountaineering and rock climbing. With over 30 international expeditions per year and a full menu of ski and rock climbing courses in Lake Tahoe, Alpenglow Expeditions core values are founded on providing a unique experience for each client who desires to explore mountains across the world. Visit alpenglowexpeditions.com or call 877-873-5376 for more information.

In Lake Tahoe, CA we offer rock climbing and hiking in the summer. In the winter we offer courses and tours for backcountry skiing, ski mountaineering, snowshoeing and AIARE avalanche education. In addition, we offer climbing, skiing and trekking expeditions worldwide in ten different countries. Read more

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    Good reputation for quality guiding and teaching rock climbing, mountaineering, and first aid.

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    Sebastien L.

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    I have now gone on several excursions with the Alpenglow team in the Tahoe and eastern Sierras ranging from backcountry skiing to rock climbing. The guides are all very professional and have AMGA certification as a minimum with many guides having the IMGA certification. ...

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    Alex Speaker

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    I joined a group on the June 2017 Ecuador climbing school trip that ended up successfully summiting Cayambe through rain and poor visibility. The weather was no match for our guides decades of experience keeping us safe on the mountain. He was knowledgeable, caring, and an all around great guy. Alpenglow clearly did their due diligence when planning the trip when it came to acclimatization and logistics. ...

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    Ketil Ronold

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    My girlfriend and I had a fantastic trip to South America, for the Peru Climbing School! After acclimatizing in Huaraz with a beautiful hike to Laguna Churup and some supercool mountain biking, we hiked to basecamp around 14 000 feet. Here we climbed Urus Este, had a great crevasse rescuing class, before we went to high camp for our glacier school and to climb Ishinca. ...

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    Alex Pfand

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    Had a great trip to Argentina on the 2016 Aconcagua rapid ascent expedition. The guides Logan, Zeb and Jaime were fantastic, and took care of everything. The pre-acclimatization tents worked great. We went from sea level to nearly 14,000' and started hiking the next day with no problems at all. Unfortunately neither our team nor any other teams were able to summit because of the strong winds, but that's a risk you take climbing big mountains. ...

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