Adrian Ballinger’s Favorite Mountains to Ski and Climb Brought to you by Alpenglow Expeditions In the most recent SnowBrains podcast, Miles chatted to Adrian Ballinger, badass mountaineer, climber, skier, and founder of Squaw Valley, CA-based Alpenglow Expeditions. During the conversation, Adrian & Miles discuss extreme skiing at extreme altitude, the best stories from Adrian’s insane high mountain guiding and climbing career, summiting Everest without oxygen, summiting K2 without oxygen, avalanches, […] SnowBrains | February 12, 2021 0 Comments
The SnowBrains Podcast | Episode #13 | Adrian Ballinger – Climbing Mt. Everest & K2 Without Supplemental Oxygen The SnowBrains Podcast is brought to you by Alta Ski Area In October 2020, we proudly announced the launch of “The SnowBrains Podcast.“ The SnowBrains Podcast has already broken into the top 20% of all podcasts, and we’re honored and humbled. Thank you! This week, we bring you Adrian Ballinger. In this episode, Adrian & Miles discuss extreme skiing at extreme […] Podcasts Podcast | February 10, 2021 0 Comments
Getting a Leg up on HAPE: How to Reduce Risk and Onset It was during the late spring of 2016 when I first learned about HAPE. I was daydreaming in a college lecture hall, thinking about two climbers who were attempting to summit Mt. Everest without the use of supplemental oxygen. I had been captivated by their story as they were using social media platforms like SnapChat and Instagram to capture their […] Climbing Katy McClintic | February 1, 2021 0 Comments
Tahoe, CA Woman Becomes First Female to Free-Climb El Capitan Route in Under 24-Hours Mountain climber Emily Harrington just made history by becoming the first woman, and only the fourth person overall, to free-climb the Golden Gate route of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, CA in less than 24-hours. Free climbing means climbers have ropes to catch them if they fall, but they provide no assistance for the actual climbing. Related: VIDEO: Heart-Thumping 360º […] Climbing CragBrains | November 9, 2020 2 Comments
VIDEO: Alpenglow Expedition’s Adrian Ballinger Discusses What it’s Like to Summit the World’s Highest Peaks [arve url="https://youtu.be/UkamAbuuwio"] SnowBrains | July 17, 2020 Likes Tweets 1 Comment
VIDEO: Breathtaking: K2 – Climbing The World’s Most Dangerous Mountain With Squaw Valley, CA Based Guides [arve url="https://youtu.be/cvFt2Xcuois"] CragBrains | June 5, 2020 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Explore The Squaw Valley, CA Backcountry This Season With Two New Offerings From Alpenglow Expeditions Brought to you by Alpenglow Expeditions You’re pulling into the Squaw Valley parking lot, and there it is. The Tram Ridge is right in front of you, untracked and calling your name. In the past, your options were to poach it, and probably lose your pass, or spend a good chunk of money for a full or half-day guided trip. […] Featured Article Mike Lavery | December 19, 2019 0 Comments
Squaw Valley, CA Resident Aiming to Make First Ever Ski Descent of Lhotse, World’s 5th Highest Mountain A group of four Americans have announced plans to try to ski the world’s 5th highest mountain, Lhotse which summits at 27,940-feet (8,516m) and is close to Mt Everest in the Himalayas. Parts of Lhotse, one of the world’s 14 peaks above 8,000m (26,247-feet), have been skied already, but no one has made the full top to bottom descent reports snow-forecast. […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 14, 2018 0 Comments
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