{"id":24165,"date":"2020-02-08T22:39:17","date_gmt":"2020-02-09T06:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=24165"},"modified":"2020-02-08T22:44:27","modified_gmt":"2020-02-09T06:44:27","slug":"aconcagua-team-preparing-for-summit-bid-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2020\/02\/08\/aconcagua\/aconcagua-team-preparing-for-summit-bid-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Aconcagua Team Preparing for Summit Bid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>February 8, 2020<\/p>\n<p>Rikki&#8217;s Aconcagua team is at high camp today. All members are doing well, weather is reasonable, and they intend to take a summit shot Sunday morning. That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the real important news from down south. Wish them luck. Forecast is favorable, as I mentioned.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-24165 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\/2020\/02\/aconcagua-team-hc-climb_rikki_dunn.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[24165]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/aconcagua-team-hc-climb_rikki_dunn-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Climbing up to high camp (photo: Rikki Dunn)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-24167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/aconcagua-team-hc-climb_rikki_dunn-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/aconcagua-team-hc-climb_rikki_dunn-620x465.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/aconcagua-team-hc-climb_rikki_dunn-195x146.jpg 195w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/aconcagua-team-hc-climb_rikki_dunn.jpg 640w\" 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-1-24167'>\n\t\t\t\tClimbing up to high camp (photo: Rikki Dunn)\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='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/aconcagua-team-hc_rikki_dunn.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[24165]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/aconcagua-team-hc_rikki_dunn-280x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"IMG team in Aconcagua HC (photo: Rikki Dunn)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-24166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/aconcagua-team-hc_rikki_dunn-280x300.jpg 280w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/aconcagua-team-hc_rikki_dunn-182x195.jpg 182w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/aconcagua-team-hc_rikki_dunn.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-24166'>\n\t\t\t\tIMG team in Aconcagua HC (photo: Rikki Dunn)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Robert\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Aconcagua group is doing well, too. They\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re through their medical checks at Aconcagua base camp and building their acclimatization foundation by climbing high and sleeping low. A carry day and a move day to each camp, with a rest thrown in as needed.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile down in Patagonia, Jonathan and team are just having more fun than they likely imagined. Some nights in tents, some nights in huts and every day new scenery and memorable hiking. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s <a href=\"\/patagonia-trek.shtml\">just a good trip<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-24165 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='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/los-torres-climb_jonathan_schrock.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[24165]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/los-torres-climb_jonathan_schrock-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Big views in Patagonia (photo: Jonathan Schrock)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-24168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/los-torres-climb_jonathan_schrock-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/los-torres-climb_jonathan_schrock-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/los-torres-climb_jonathan_schrock-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/los-torres-climb_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-2-24168'>\n\t\t\t\tBig views in  Patagonia (photo: 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='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/los-torres-del-paine_jonathan_schrock.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[24165]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/los-torres-del-paine_jonathan_schrock-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Los Torres del Paine (photo: Jonathan Schrock)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-24169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/los-torres-del-paine_jonathan_schrock-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/los-torres-del-paine_jonathan_schrock-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/los-torres-del-paine_jonathan_schrock-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/los-torres-del-paine_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-2-24169'>\n\t\t\t\tLos Torres del Paine (photo: 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='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/patagonia-team-bc_jonathan_schrock.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[24165]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/patagonia-team-bc_jonathan_schrock-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Team dinner in Patagonia (photo: Jonathan Schrock)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-24170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/patagonia-team-bc_jonathan_schrock-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/patagonia-team-bc_jonathan_schrock-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/patagonia-team-bc_jonathan_schrock-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/patagonia-team-bc_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-2-24170'>\n\t\t\t\tTeam dinner in Patagonia (photo: Jonathan Schrock)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Send Rikki, Martin and crew good thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>Phil Ershler<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 8, 2020 Rikki&#8217;s Aconcagua team is at high camp today. All members are doing well, weather is reasonable, and they intend to take a summit shot Sunday morning. That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the real important news from down south. Wish them luck. Forecast is favorable, as I mentioned. &nbsp; Robert\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Aconcagua group is doing well, too. They\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":24166,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aconcagua","category-patagonia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24165","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\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24165"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24165\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24174,"href":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24165\/revisions\/24174"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}