BEATING EVEREST at Its Own Game: Adrian Ballinger  

The age of commercial mountaineering is upon us, and while the results are impressive with a a staggering number of successful ascents on Mount Everest in Nepal and K2 in Pakistan, the downside is an unacceptable loss of life….with no end in sight. Nepal in 2023 issued a record number of climbing permits and all one needs to get that permit is the $11,000 fee…doesn’t even matter if you have a pacemaker and have never climbed a mountain,
In the first of several segments I speak with esteemed mountaineer and guide Adrian Ballinger of Alpenglow Expeditions. We discuss in this segment just how preventable most of the 17 deaths on Everest in 2023 were.
We also discuss Arian Ballinger's unparalleled plan for success on Mount Everest and the 8000 meter peaks of the world.
Here is my conversation with Adrian about his search for Sandy Irvine in 2019 with Discovery Channel: • Adrian Ballinger Detai...
Here's a video about the s*** show on Everest in 2023:
• Everest's UGLY Truth -...
Adrian Ballinger is a British-American certified IFMGA/AMGA mountain guide, certified through the American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA Rock, Alpine, and Ski Certifications) and a sponsored climber and skier. Ballinger is the founder and CEO of Alpenglow Expeditions, and has been guiding full-time for 25 years. He has led over 150 international climbing expeditions on six continents, and made 18 successful summits of 8,000m peaks.
He is known for pioneering the use of pre-acclimatization for commercial expeditions as early as 2012, which can cut the amount of time typically spent on an expedition in half. Adrian is the only American to have made three successful ski descents of 8,000m peaks, including the first ski descent of Manaslu from its summit. He is also the fourth American to have summited both Mount Everest and K2 without the use of supplemental oxygen.
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