New Trip! August 15-20, 2008 SHARE 4 DAYS in COLORADO's Rocky Mountains WITH ANDES SURVIVOR EDUARDO STRAUCH. Ricardo Peña and Alpine Expeditions are offering a 5 day itinerary that includes a lecture/dinner in the Boulder-Denver area and 4 days in the mountains including a hut trip with llamas in the company of one of the famous 16 survivors from the story Alive!. This is a unique opportunity for Eduardo to share with you not only the amazing details of his incredible survival story but also the important life lessons learned throughout his ordeal. All of this in a small group setting. Only 11 spots are available for participants. This trip is open to anyone in reasonable physical shape (as a minimum you need to be able to hike 3 miles with 1000 vertical feet gain on the mountains on day 2 and 4 of our itinerary). Sign up now for this trip! This trip is being run in conjunction with Paragon Guides, Inc. www.paragonguides.com , a White River National Forest Permitted Outfitter.

2008 Expeditions CHECK OUT OUR NEW EXPEDITIONS March- May 2009 MT. EVEREST 29,028' - Price $43,000 Alpine Expeditions is proud to announce this special opportunity! Ricardo Pena and world class climber and three time Everest Summiter: Hector Ponce de Leon offer qualified climbers the opportunity to climb the highest mountain in the world at a much more affordable price than all other Major Outfitters (their prices ranging from $55,000 to $65,000). Hector has many years working on Everest and provides excellent base camp services, logistics and Sherpas. He also has one of the most impressive list of high altitude ascents anywhere and brings with him all his experience and good judgement to help you have your best shot at summiting. Email us for more info: info@alpineexpeditions.net Also watch for more information on expeditions to Bolivia and Cho Oyu.

See More Pictures from Ricardo's Alive! Expedition - posted as of 04/30/2006

FLASH!

Ricardo's Alive! Expedition with James Vlahos is featured on the cover of National Geographic Adventure magazine!

Read the extensive coverageof the Alive expedition in National Geographic Adventure magazine's April 2006 issue.

By Vanessa Miller, Camera Staff Writer
April 1, 2006

When three of the 16 passengers who survived the 1972 plane crash documented in the book and movie "Alive" decided to climb out of the Andes, they should have gone the other way...

Survivors of the Andes Trip -  February 18-24, 2007. Visit the site of the Alive story with survivor Eduardo Strauch and Ricardo Peña! Click Here For More Information

March- May 2009 MT. EVEREST 29,028'
Alpine Expeditions is proud to announce this special opportunity! Ricardo Pena and world class climber and three time Everest Summiter: Hector Ponce de Leon offer qualified climbers the opportunity to climb the highest mountain in the world at a much more affordable price than all other Major Outfitters (their prices ranging from $55,000 to $65,000).

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News!

May 31, 2005

Ricardo's trip to the 'Alive' wreckage is featured on the BBC News "Geo Quiz" page.

Listen to the Interview

Go to the BBC News for more

April 20, 2005

Another article featuring Ricardo was printed in the Boulder Daily Camera!

Excerpt from the Daily Camera

Survivors returning to 'Alive' wreckage

Boulder man plans documentary of survival in Andes

By Vanessa Miller, Camera Staff Writer
April 20, 2005

They are going back.

Back to the plane wreckage tucked high in the Andes Mountains. Back to the fatal circumstances that necessitated cannibalism. Back to the ambition, the hope and the trek for survival.

And they want to bring the viewing public with them.

Ricardo Peña, the Boulder man who traveled earlier this year to the site of the 1972 airplane crash documented in the book and film "Alive," returned last week from a trip to Mexico where he met with two of the tragedy's 16 survivors.

During Peña's time with Eduardo Strauch and Carlitos Paez, the three began planning an expedition that would retrace the arduous route survivors took to exit the Andes and find help. The climb will be sponsored by Peña's Boulder-based mountain guiding company, Alpine Expeditions.

March 12, 2005

Ricardo has been featured recently in the Rocky Mountain News and in the Boulder Daily Camera.

Excerpt from the Rocky Mountain News

Boulder climber's trip to Andes crash site a voyage of discovery

By David Montero, Rocky Mountain News
March 12, 2005

When he picked up the piece of yellowed plastic fashioned into the shape of a knife blade, Ricardo Peña's mind began racing.

Here he was, almost 12,000 feet up in the Andes with no one around except the 29 ghosts of those who died more than 30 years ago in a plane crash. And not just any plane crash, Peña thought - the crash that had haunted him since childhood.

Excerpt from the Daily Camera

New chapter in 'Alive' tale

Climber, friend discover lost wreckage of plane

By Vanessa Miller, Camera Staff Writer
March 12, 2005

It was more than the rugged skyline and the endless expanse of peaks that caught Ricardo Pena's breath as he stood part way up a mountain in the Andes, several thousand feet above the site of the 1972 airplane crash documented in the book and film "Alive."

What halted the 36-year-old Boulder resident and his Argentine climbing partner, Mario Perez, under brilliant blue skies in the South American summer were visions of engine scraps, cutting tools made from airplane windows and articles of clothing.