{"id":18434,"date":"2017-12-20T08:34:47","date_gmt":"2017-12-20T16:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=18434"},"modified":"2017-12-20T08:34:47","modified_gmt":"2017-12-20T16:34:47","slug":"tucked-in-at-barranco-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2017\/12\/20\/kilimanjaro\/tucked-in-at-barranco-camp\/","title":{"rendered":"Tucked in at Barranco Camp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>December 20th, 2017<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-18434 gallery-columns-5 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Rest-break-at-Lava-Tower-Phunuru-Sherpa-e1513787292840.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[18434]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Rest-break-at-Lava-Tower-Phunuru-Sherpa-e1513787292840-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rest Break at Lava Tower (Phunuru Sherpa)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-18437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Rest-break-at-Lava-Tower-Phunuru-Sherpa-e1513787292840-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Rest-break-at-Lava-Tower-Phunuru-Sherpa-e1513787292840-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Rest-break-at-Lava-Tower-Phunuru-Sherpa-e1513787292840-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Rest-break-at-Lava-Tower-Phunuru-Sherpa-e1513787292840-45x45.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-1-18437'>\n\t\t\t\tRest Break at Lava Tower (Phunuru Sherpa)\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='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Giant-Groundsel-trees-near-Barranco-Camp-Dustin-Balderach.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[18434]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Giant-Groundsel-trees-near-Barranco-Camp-Dustin-Balderach-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Giant Groundsel Trees near Barranco Camp (Dustin Balderach)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-18438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Giant-Groundsel-trees-near-Barranco-Camp-Dustin-Balderach-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Giant-Groundsel-trees-near-Barranco-Camp-Dustin-Balderach-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Giant-Groundsel-trees-near-Barranco-Camp-Dustin-Balderach-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Giant-Groundsel-trees-near-Barranco-Camp-Dustin-Balderach-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-1-18438'>\n\t\t\t\tGiant Groundsel Trees near Barranco Camp (Dustin Balderach)\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='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Barranco-Camp-sign-Phunuru-Sherpa.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[18434]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Barranco-Camp-sign-Phunuru-Sherpa-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Barranco Camp Sign (Phunuru Sherpa)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-18435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Barranco-Camp-sign-Phunuru-Sherpa-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Barranco-Camp-sign-Phunuru-Sherpa-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Barranco-Camp-sign-Phunuru-Sherpa-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Barranco-Camp-sign-Phunuru-Sherpa-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-1-18435'>\n\t\t\t\tBarranco Camp Sign (Phunuru Sherpa)\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='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Tents-at-Barranco-Camp-Phunuru-Sherpa.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[18434]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Tents-at-Barranco-Camp-Phunuru-Sherpa-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Tents at Barranco Camp (Phunuru Sherpa)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-18436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Tents-at-Barranco-Camp-Phunuru-Sherpa-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Tents-at-Barranco-Camp-Phunuru-Sherpa-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Tents-at-Barranco-Camp-Phunuru-Sherpa-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Tents-at-Barranco-Camp-Phunuru-Sherpa-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-1-18436'>\n\t\t\t\tTents at Barranco Camp (Phunuru Sherpa)\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='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Kili-from-Barranco-Camp-Dustin-Balderach.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[18434]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Kili-from-Barranco-Camp-Dustin-Balderach-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Kili from Barranco Camp (Dustin Balderach)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-18439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Kili-from-Barranco-Camp-Dustin-Balderach-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Kili-from-Barranco-Camp-Dustin-Balderach-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Kili-from-Barranco-Camp-Dustin-Balderach-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Kili-from-Barranco-Camp-Dustin-Balderach-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-1-18439'>\n\t\t\t\tKili from Barranco Camp (Dustin Balderach)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Another great day on the trail is the report from IMG guide Phunuru over on Kilimanjaro. They were just about to sit down to a nice hot dinner when Phunuru checked in to say that everyone was happy and healthy. Thats what we like to hear! The Team had a big day today on their hike from Shira Camp, up to the base of Lava Tower, and then down to Barranco Camp where they are resting comfortably now. This day on Kili is the second longest and its always a great feeling to get into Barranco Camp after the hike. Situated in a valley at 13,000 feet, Barranco Camp enjoys some of the best up-close views of Kili and its southern glaciers. Because its in a valley the sun sets early and rises late here so the Team will be crawling into the tents right after dinner as the evening chill sets in. One of my favorite places on Kili is the grove of Giant Groundsel trees you pass through just before entering Barranco Camp. These trees are wild looking! Tomorrow is another neat day on the trail. The Team will get to tackle the Barranco Wall right out of the gate in the morning. Intimidating from afar, its not nearly as bad as it looks once you are on it. And its often mentioned as one highlights of the entire climb. An hour and a half, maybe 2, and they will be at the top of Barranco Wall with another amazing view. Another couple hours and they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be enjoying hot lunch at Karanga Camp. Yet another great acclimatization day as the Team will &#8220;climb high and sleep low.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d We look forward to Phunuru\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s report from Karanga Camp tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>Dustin Balderach<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 20th, 2017 &nbsp; Another great day on the trail is the report from IMG guide Phunuru over on Kilimanjaro. They were just about to sit down to a nice hot dinner when Phunuru checked in to say that everyone was happy and healthy. Thats what we like to hear! The Team had a big [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":18435,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kilimanjaro"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18434","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18434"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18434\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18441,"href":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18434\/revisions\/18441"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18435"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18434"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}