{"id":26630,"date":"2023-01-21T13:43:13","date_gmt":"2023-01-21T21:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=26630"},"modified":"2023-01-21T13:43:13","modified_gmt":"2023-01-21T21:43:13","slug":"img-ecuador-team-returns-to-quito","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2023\/01\/21\/ecuador-volcanoes\/img-ecuador-team-returns-to-quito\/","title":{"rendered":"IMG Ecuador Team Returns to Quito"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jan 21, 2023 &#8211; IMG Senior Guide Porter McMichael called to inform us that the team has returned safely back to Quito. The team was unable to summit due to avalanche conditions. They climbed to about 19,000ft this morning before being forced to make the call to return back to the lower mountain. Despite the challenging conditions, the team enjoyed clear views and good weather and were glad to make an attempt.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_26631\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ecuador-1-scaled.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[26630]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26631\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26631\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ecuador-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ecuador-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ecuador-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ecuador-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ecuador-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ecuador-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ecuador-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ecuador-1-940x705.jpg 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ecuador-1-620x465.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ecuador-1-195x146.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-26631\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The IMG team approaches Chimborazo (Porter McMichael)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_26632\" style=\"width: 1930px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ecuador-2-scaled.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[26630]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26632\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26632\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ecuador-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ecuador-2-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ecuador-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ecuador-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ecuador-2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ecuador-2-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ecuador-2-940x1253.jpg 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ecuador-2-620x827.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ecuador-2-146x195.jpg 146w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-26632\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">IMG Guide Porter McMichael climbs on Chimborazo.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_26633\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ecuador-3-scaled.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[26630]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26633\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26633\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ecuador-3-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ecuador-3-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ecuador-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ecuador-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ecuador-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ecuador-3-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ecuador-3-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ecuador-3-940x705.jpg 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ecuador-3-620x465.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ecuador-3-195x146.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-26633\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chimborazo in the distance (Porter McMichael)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The team will celebrate their expedition tonight and depart in the coming days. All is well in Ecuador!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jan 21, 2023 &#8211; IMG Senior Guide Porter McMichael called to inform us that the team has returned safely back to Quito. The team was unable to summit due to avalanche conditions. They climbed to about 19,000ft this morning before being forced to make the call to return back to the lower mountain. 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