ascents
- plural of ascent.
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In an Aug. 30 Instagram post, Seattle-based Alpine Ascents International announced the end of its Rainier guiding season because of unsafe working conditions, saying “the party is over much too soon.”
From Seattle Times • Nov. 4, 2023
He left his longtime employer, Seattle-based Alpine Ascents International, and started Khangri Experience last year, incorporating into the company name the Sherpa word for mountain.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 13, 2023
“This season is definitely posing challenges,” said Gordon Janow, director of programs with Alpine Ascents International, which offers guide services on the mountain.
From Washington Times • Jul. 12, 2015
Early Tuesday, Gordon Janow, the director of programs for the Seattle-based trekking company, Alpine Ascents International, said that about 100 remaining climbers stranded in two camps on the side of Mount Everest have all been rescued.
From Washington Post • Apr. 27, 2015
The day before—Friday, May 10—while we in Hall’s and Fischer’s teams were climbing from Camp Four toward the top, the Alpine Ascents International expedition headed by Burleson and Pete Athans was arriving at Camp Three.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
