{"id":20573,"date":"2018-10-16T10:53:28","date_gmt":"2018-10-16T18:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=20573"},"modified":"2018-10-19T14:06:16","modified_gmt":"2018-10-19T22:06:16","slug":"update-from-the-hinku-valley-and-mera-peak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2018\/10\/16\/mera-peak\/update-from-the-hinku-valley-and-mera-peak\/","title":{"rendered":"Update From The Hinku Valley And Mera Peak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>October 16, 2018<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-20573 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><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\/2018\/10\/Mera-Peak-with-high-camp-near-the-rocks-Eric-Simonson.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[20573]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"705\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Mera-Peak-with-high-camp-near-the-rocks-Eric-Simonson-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Mera Peak with high camp near the rocks (Eric Simonson)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Mera-Peak-with-high-camp-near-the-rocks-Eric-Simonson.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Mera-Peak-with-high-camp-near-the-rocks-Eric-Simonson-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Mera-Peak-with-high-camp-near-the-rocks-Eric-Simonson-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Mera-Peak-with-high-camp-near-the-rocks-Eric-Simonson-940x705.jpg 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Mera-Peak-with-high-camp-near-the-rocks-Eric-Simonson-620x465.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Mera-Peak-with-high-camp-near-the-rocks-Eric-Simonson-195x146.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20574'>\n\t\t\t\tMera Peak with high camp near the rocks (Eric Simonson)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A couple of updates from the Hinku Valley.\u00c2\u00a0Our Private Island Peak\/Mera Peak trip is in position to summit Mera Peak.\u00c2\u00a0The team is tucked in at High Camp and will be up and heading for the summit in a few hours.\u00c2\u00a0The team is feeling great and we are expecting a great day to summit.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-20573 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><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\/2018\/10\/On-the-way-to-Thagnak-Eric-Simonson.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[20573]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/On-the-way-to-Thagnak-Eric-Simonson-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"On the way to Thagnak (Eric Simonson)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-20575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/On-the-way-to-Thagnak-Eric-Simonson-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/On-the-way-to-Thagnak-Eric-Simonson-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/On-the-way-to-Thagnak-Eric-Simonson.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/On-the-way-to-Thagnak-Eric-Simonson-940x705.jpg 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/On-the-way-to-Thagnak-Eric-Simonson-620x465.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/On-the-way-to-Thagnak-Eric-Simonson-195x146.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-20575'>\n\t\t\t\tOn the way to Thagnak (Eric Simonson)\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\/2018\/10\/Trail-to-Thagnak-Eric-Simonson.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[20573]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Trail-to-Thagnak-Eric-Simonson-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"TTrail to Thagnak (Eric Simonson)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-20576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Trail-to-Thagnak-Eric-Simonson-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Trail-to-Thagnak-Eric-Simonson-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Trail-to-Thagnak-Eric-Simonson.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Trail-to-Thagnak-Eric-Simonson-940x705.jpg 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Trail-to-Thagnak-Eric-Simonson-620x465.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Trail-to-Thagnak-Eric-Simonson-195x146.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-20576'>\n\t\t\t\tTrail to Thagnak (Eric Simonson)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Down Valley, our Mera Peak Express climb is moving up the valley to Thagnak (14,300\u00e2\u20ac\u2122).\u00c2\u00a0They enjoyed a great day of trekking yesterday and are now surrounded by high mountain walls on either side.\u00c2\u00a0Tomorrow, the team will take an acclimatization hike and take in views of the amazing glacial lakes.<\/p>\n<p>All is well in the Hinku Valley!<\/p>\n<p>Greg Vernovage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 16, 2018 &nbsp; A couple of updates from the Hinku Valley.\u00c2\u00a0Our Private Island Peak\/Mera Peak trip is in position to summit Mera Peak.\u00c2\u00a0The team is tucked in at High Camp and will be up and heading for the summit in a few hours.\u00c2\u00a0The team is feeling great 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