{"id":29871,"date":"2026-01-08T16:07:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T00:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=29871"},"modified":"2026-01-08T16:07:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T00:07:20","slug":"aconcagua-team-reaches-base-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2026\/01\/08\/img-news\/aconcagua-team-reaches-base-camp\/","title":{"rendered":"Aconcagua Team Reaches Base Camp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>January 8, 2026<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29872\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/9.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[29871]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29872\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29872\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/9-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/9-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/9-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/9-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/9-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/9-940x705.jpg 940w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/9-620x465.jpg 620w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/9-195x146.jpg 195w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/9.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-29872\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Max and the crew are all smiles on the trail (Max Bond)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>IMG Guide Max Bond reports that the team had another successful day of trekking:\u00a0 &#8220;All is well, great day finishing the trek to BC! We woke up to light showers which was a surprise! We crossed the river by mule (very fun) and after a half hour or so, it turned to snow and we enjoyed a snowy hike the rest of the way! Made for some great photos. Tents are up, clients are moved in, everyone feeling good!&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-29871 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[29871]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-29873\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1-130x130.jpg 130w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1-70x70.jpg 70w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1-45x45.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-1-29873'>\n\t\t\t\tRiver crossing on mules (Max Bond)\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\/2026\/01\/4.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[29871]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/4-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-29874\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/4-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/4-130x130.jpg 130w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/4-70x70.jpg 70w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/4-45x45.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-1-29874'>\n\t\t\t\tSnowing (Max Bond)\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\/2026\/01\/7.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[29871]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-29877\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7-130x130.jpg 130w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7-70x70.jpg 70w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7-45x45.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-1-29877'>\n\t\t\t\tFollowing the river (Max Bond)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><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\/2026\/01\/8.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[29871]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-29878\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8-130x130.jpg 130w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8-70x70.jpg 70w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8-45x45.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-1-29878'>\n\t\t\t\tScenic views! (Max Bond)\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\/2026\/01\/6.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[29871]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/6-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-29876\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/6-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/6-130x130.jpg 130w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/6-70x70.jpg 70w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/6-45x45.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-1-29876'>\n\t\t\t\tA patch of blue sky (Max Bond)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/5.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[29871]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/5-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-29875\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/5-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/5-130x130.jpg 130w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/5-70x70.jpg 70w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/5-45x45.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-1-29875'>\n\t\t\t\tPulling in to BC (Max Bond)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>They arrived at Plaza Argentina Base Camp (13,800&#8242;) where they&#8217;ll enjoy a well-deserved rest day tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>Great job, team!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 8, 2026 IMG Guide Max Bond reports that the team had another successful day of trekking:\u00a0 &#8220;All is well, great day finishing the trek to BC! We woke up to light showers which was a surprise! 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