Adrian Ballinger

Born: 1976-02-25

Adrian Ballinger (born February 25, 1976) is a British-American certified mountain guide, 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. 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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To Live or Die on Everest

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Released: 2020-10-16

Eleven lives were lost after deadly weather conditions struck Mt. Everest in the spring of 2019....

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K2: The Impossible Descent

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Released: 2020-07-22

On July 22 2018, a Polish ski mountaineer clicked into his bindings at an altitude of 8,611m to...

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Love

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Released: 2023-03-04

After a miscarriage and a historic ascent of the famous sport climb Dreamcatcher, Paige Claassen...

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Breathtaking K2: The World's Most Dangerous Mountain

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Released: 2020-06-01

More people have traveled to space than have summited K2, the world’s second-highest peak that’s...

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Everest's Greatest Mystery

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Released: 2020-01-01

A team of brave explorers uses cutting-edge technology to uncover the secrets of the world's...

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Edge of the Earth

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First aired: 2022-07-12

Follow four groups of elite action-adventure athletes on four unique, never-before-accomplished...

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Undiscovered

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First aired: 2020-10-04

Teams of experts from around the globe come together to solve some of history's greatest...

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