{"id":25610,"date":"2022-01-13T10:08:04","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T18:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=25610"},"modified":"2022-01-13T10:08:04","modified_gmt":"2022-01-13T18:08:04","slug":"acclimatizing-on-aconcagua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2022\/01\/13\/aconcagua\/acclimatizing-on-aconcagua\/","title":{"rendered":"Acclimatizing on Aconcagua"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>January 13, 2022<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_25611\" style=\"width: 950px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Aconcagua-Team-at-Horcones-Valley-Park-Entrance-Nickel-Wood.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[25610]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25611\" class=\"wp-image-25611 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Aconcagua-Team-at-Horcones-Valley-Park-Entrance-Nickel-Wood-1024x588.jpg\" alt=\"Aconcagua Team at Horcones Valley Park Entrance (Nickel Wood)\" width=\"940\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Aconcagua-Team-at-Horcones-Valley-Park-Entrance-Nickel-Wood-1024x588.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Aconcagua-Team-at-Horcones-Valley-Park-Entrance-Nickel-Wood-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Aconcagua-Team-at-Horcones-Valley-Park-Entrance-Nickel-Wood-768x441.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Aconcagua-Team-at-Horcones-Valley-Park-Entrance-Nickel-Wood-1536x882.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Aconcagua-Team-at-Horcones-Valley-Park-Entrance-Nickel-Wood-940x540.jpg 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Aconcagua-Team-at-Horcones-Valley-Park-Entrance-Nickel-Wood-620x356.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Aconcagua-Team-at-Horcones-Valley-Park-Entrance-Nickel-Wood-195x112.jpg 195w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Aconcagua-Team-at-Horcones-Valley-Park-Entrance-Nickel-Wood.jpg 2047w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-25611\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aconcagua Team at Horcones Valley Park Entrance (Nickel Wood)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Aconcagua Team spent the day trekking towards Plaza Francia today.\u00c2\u00a0 This hike is great for acclimatization getting the team close to 13,200 feet.\u00c2\u00a0 Nickel checked in to let us know the team did very well today and were escorted back to camp with a little precipitation, not a bad thing down low on the mountain to keep things cool and also to knock the dust down on the trail!<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-25610 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><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\/2022\/01\/Entering-Aconcagua-National-Park-Nickel-Wood.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[25610]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Entering-Aconcagua-National-Park-Nickel-Wood-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Entering Aconcagua National Park (Nickel Wood)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-25612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Entering-Aconcagua-National-Park-Nickel-Wood-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Entering-Aconcagua-National-Park-Nickel-Wood-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Entering-Aconcagua-National-Park-Nickel-Wood-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Entering-Aconcagua-National-Park-Nickel-Wood-940x1253.jpg 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Entering-Aconcagua-National-Park-Nickel-Wood-620x827.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Entering-Aconcagua-National-Park-Nickel-Wood-146x195.jpg 146w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Entering-Aconcagua-National-Park-Nickel-Wood.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-25612'>\n\t\t\t\tEntering Aconcagua National Park (Nickel Wood)\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\/2022\/01\/Trekkking-to-Confluencia-Camp-on-Aconcagua-Nickel-Wood.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[25610]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"859\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Trekkking-to-Confluencia-Camp-on-Aconcagua-Nickel-Wood-859x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Trekkking to Confluencia Camp on Aconcagua (Nickel Wood)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-25614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Trekkking-to-Confluencia-Camp-on-Aconcagua-Nickel-Wood-859x1024.jpg 859w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Trekkking-to-Confluencia-Camp-on-Aconcagua-Nickel-Wood-252x300.jpg 252w, 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id='gallery-1-25614'>\n\t\t\t\tTrekkking to Confluencia Camp on Aconcagua (Nickel Wood)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The team is now back at Confluencia Camp, resting before dinner and preparing for a longer day on the trail tomorrow.\u00c2\u00a0 The team will get an earlier start and head to Plaza De Mulas (13,976&#8242;).\u00c2\u00a0 This will be a nice trek that should take between 6-8 hours.\u00c2\u00a0 There is no rush and as we say, the beginning of the climb is very important to maintain strength and prepare for higher elevations.<\/p>\n<p>All is well on Aconcagua!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 13, 2022 The Aconcagua Team spent the day trekking towards Plaza Francia today.\u00c2\u00a0 This hike is great for acclimatization getting the team close to 13,200 feet.\u00c2\u00a0 Nickel checked in to let us know the team did very well today and were escorted back to camp with a little precipitation, not a bad thing 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