{"id":41662,"date":"2022-05-27T11:39:52","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T17:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/?p=41662"},"modified":"2022-05-29T15:45:53","modified_gmt":"2022-05-29T21:45:53","slug":"video-interview-adrian-ballinger-alpenglow-on-his-makalu-record-ski-descent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/2022\/05\/27\/video-interview-adrian-ballinger-alpenglow-on-his-makalu-record-ski-descent\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Interview Adrian Ballinger, Alpenglow, on his Makalu Record Ski Descent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The world&#8217;s fifth-highest at 27,765 feet (8,463 meters), Makalu saw multiple successes this season. Still, on Monday, May 9, 2022,<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CdBVwzZLCL0\/\">Adrian Ballinger<\/a>,<\/strong> co-founder of Alpenglow, texted me, &#8220;I summited today with <strong>Dorji Sonam<\/strong> and<strong> Pasang Sona<\/strong> (Alpenglow Sherpa). 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