{"id":19485,"date":"2018-07-13T10:16:17","date_gmt":"2018-07-13T18:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=19485"},"modified":"2018-07-13T10:17:31","modified_gmt":"2018-07-13T18:17:31","slug":"huayhuash-trek-traverses-more-passes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2018\/07\/13\/huayhuash\/huayhuash-trek-traverses-more-passes\/","title":{"rendered":"Huayhuash Trek Traverses More Passes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>July 13, 2018<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-19485 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Mules-assist-trekkers-on-the-10-day-Huayhuash-trek-leaving-each-day-for-trekkers-to-enjoy-the-views.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[19485]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Mules-assist-trekkers-on-the-10-day-Huayhuash-trek-leaving-each-day-for-trekkers-to-enjoy-the-views-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19486\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Mules-assist-trekkers-on-the-10-day-Huayhuash-trek-leaving-each-day-for-trekkers-to-enjoy-the-views-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Mules-assist-trekkers-on-the-10-day-Huayhuash-trek-leaving-each-day-for-trekkers-to-enjoy-the-views-130x130.jpg 130w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Mules-assist-trekkers-on-the-10-day-Huayhuash-trek-leaving-each-day-for-trekkers-to-enjoy-the-views-70x70.jpg 70w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Mules-assist-trekkers-on-the-10-day-Huayhuash-trek-leaving-each-day-for-trekkers-to-enjoy-the-views-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19486'>\n\t\t\t\tMules assist trekkers on the 10-day Huayhuash trek, leaving each day for trekkers to enjoy the views! (John Hodder)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Nevado-Rondoy-on-the-left-and-other-Huayhuash-peaks-near-Jahuacocha.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[19485]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Nevado-Rondoy-on-the-left-and-other-Huayhuash-peaks-near-Jahuacocha-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19487\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Nevado-Rondoy-on-the-left-and-other-Huayhuash-peaks-near-Jahuacocha-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Nevado-Rondoy-on-the-left-and-other-Huayhuash-peaks-near-Jahuacocha-130x130.jpg 130w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Nevado-Rondoy-on-the-left-and-other-Huayhuash-peaks-near-Jahuacocha-70x70.jpg 70w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Nevado-Rondoy-on-the-left-and-other-Huayhuash-peaks-near-Jahuacocha-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19487'>\n\t\t\t\tNevado Rondoy on the left and other Huayhuash peaks, near Jahuacocha. (John Hodder)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Huayhuash team has continued to move along through the trek, ascending and descending many passes. Yesterday afternoon, IMG Lead Guide Besty Dain-Owen checked in to let us know the team has crossed over Tapush Punta and Llaucha Punta, at 15,645&#8242; and 15,908&#8242;. Mountain views have been somewhat obscured by clouds, and it&#8217;s been more chilly this past couple of days&#8211;which is actually nice trekking weather. Spectacular peaks still rise above the mist, though, to treat the team to Himalayan like grandeur.<\/p>\n<p>The team made it to camp at Jahuacocha in a little over 4 hours, and then took a relaxing walk up the valley to a higher spot on a moraine, overlooking Nevado Rondoy and Nevado Yeupaja, which the team saw from the other side a few days ago. Today the team will reach civilization which I could tell was met with mixed feelings since it&#8217;s been such a great trek!<\/p>\n<p>All is going well, and the team will check in this afternoon when they arrive at the hotel in Huaraz.<\/p>\n<p>Jason Edwards<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 13, 2018 &nbsp; The Huayhuash team has continued to move along through the trek, ascending and descending many passes. Yesterday afternoon, IMG Lead Guide Besty Dain-Owen checked in to let us know the team has crossed over Tapush Punta and Llaucha Punta, at 15,645&#8242; and 15,908&#8242;. 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