{"id":22791,"date":"2019-07-21T13:18:41","date_gmt":"2019-07-21T21:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=22791"},"modified":"2019-07-21T13:23:11","modified_gmt":"2019-07-21T21:23:11","slug":"elbrus-team-summits-under-challenging-conditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2019\/07\/21\/elbrus\/elbrus-team-summits-under-challenging-conditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Elbrus Team Summits Under Challenging Conditions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>July 21, 2019<\/p>\n<p>Challenging conditions? No problem. Windy and poor visibility? No problem. The team put their training, conditioning and acclimatization to good use this morning. Up early and out of the hut around 3am. Mountain was determined to make the group &#8216;earn it&#8217;. Cold and windy isn&#8217;t unusual for Elbrus, but when you couple those with limited visibility, things get tough and safety margins get smaller.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-22791 gallery-columns-3 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\/2019\/07\/elbrus-summit-climb-tough-conditions_jonathan_schrock.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[22791]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/elbrus-summit-climb-tough-conditions_jonathan_schrock-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Elbrus Summit Climb (Jonathan Schrock)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-22794\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/elbrus-summit-climb-tough-conditions_jonathan_schrock-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/elbrus-summit-climb-tough-conditions_jonathan_schrock-130x130.jpg 130w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/elbrus-summit-climb-tough-conditions_jonathan_schrock-70x70.jpg 70w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/elbrus-summit-climb-tough-conditions_jonathan_schrock-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-1-22794'>\n\t\t\t\tWorking for it on the Elbrus summit climb (Jonathan Schrock)\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\/2019\/07\/elbrus-summit-climber_jonathan_schrock.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[22791]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/elbrus-summit-climber_jonathan_schrock-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Elbrus Summit Climb (Jonathan Schrock)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-22793\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/elbrus-summit-climber_jonathan_schrock-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/elbrus-summit-climber_jonathan_schrock-130x130.jpg 130w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/elbrus-summit-climber_jonathan_schrock-70x70.jpg 70w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/elbrus-summit-climber_jonathan_schrock-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-1-22793'>\n\t\t\t\tIMG Elbrus climber getting it done (Jonathan Schrock)\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\/2019\/07\/elbrus-summit-climb-clearing_jonathan_schrock.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[22791]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/elbrus-summit-climb-clearing_jonathan_schrock-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Elbrus Summit Climb (Jonathan Schrock)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-22792\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/elbrus-summit-climb-clearing_jonathan_schrock-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/elbrus-summit-climb-clearing_jonathan_schrock-130x130.jpg 130w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/elbrus-summit-climb-clearing_jonathan_schrock-70x70.jpg 70w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/elbrus-summit-climb-clearing_jonathan_schrock-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-1-22792'>\n\t\t\t\tViews from the Elbrus summit climb (Jonathan Schrock)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Everyone has to be on their game &#8212; climbers and guides, alike. They all did what they&#8217;d trained to do, and they did it well. Team reached the summit before 9am. All are back safely now at the hut. This is a seriously sweet victory, as the forecast is a bit iffy for the next couple of days.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22795\" style=\"width: 1930px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/elbrus-summit-team2019_jonathan_schrock.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[22791]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22795\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22795\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/elbrus-summit-team2019_jonathan_schrock.jpg\" alt=\"IMG Team on the Summit of Elbrus (Jonathan Schrock)\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1442\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/elbrus-summit-team2019_jonathan_schrock.jpg 1920w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/elbrus-summit-team2019_jonathan_schrock-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/elbrus-summit-team2019_jonathan_schrock-768x577.jpg 768w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/elbrus-summit-team2019_jonathan_schrock-1024x769.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/elbrus-summit-team2019_jonathan_schrock-940x706.jpg 940w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/elbrus-summit-team2019_jonathan_schrock-620x466.jpg 620w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/elbrus-summit-team2019_jonathan_schrock-195x146.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-22795\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">IMG Team on the Summit of Elbrus (Jonathan Schrock)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Check out the short video Jonathan shot with the East Summit in the background. 18,000&#8242; and fighting the weather ain&#8217;t easy.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 426px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-22791-1\" width=\"426\" height=\"240\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/elbrus-summit-climb-windy2019_jonathan_schrock-small.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/elbrus-summit-climb-windy2019_jonathan_schrock-small.mp4\">https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/elbrus-summit-climb-windy2019_jonathan_schrock-small.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>Watching the video, you can just feel the team pushing for that summit!<\/p>\n<p>Phil Ershler<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 21, 2019 Challenging conditions? No problem. Windy and poor visibility? No problem. The team put their training, conditioning and acclimatization to good use this morning. Up early and out of the hut around 3am. Mountain was determined to make the group &#8216;earn it&#8217;. 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