Adrian Ballinger Biography

Adrian Ballinger is a world class mountaineer business leader and professional speaker. As founder and head guide of the internationally acclaimed Alpenglow Expeditions Adrian envisioned a more holistic climbing experience for his clients than the status quo. This vision with a focus on small groups and client education continues to change the way big mountains are climbed. What started in 2004 with three trips on one continent with one lead guide has grown into a thriving company running 30 trips annually on 5 continents with six lead guides. In 10 years Alpenglow has helped more than 100 clients successfully summit Everest Lhotse (the 4th tallest mountain in world) Manaslu (8th tallest) and Cho Oyu (6th tallest).
As a professional athlete first and foremost Adrian is the only American who has skied two 8000 meter peaks was the first person to ski Manaslu the 8th tallest mountain in the world and in 2011 became the first person to summit three 8000 meter peaks in only 3 weeks (Everest twice and Lhotse once). He is the only American guide to have both AMGA/IFMGA guide’s certifications and has achieved more than 10 summits of 8000 meter peaks (including 6 summits of Mt. Everest).
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