{"id":29846,"date":"2026-01-06T15:02:49","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T23:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=29846"},"modified":"2026-01-06T15:02:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T23:02:49","slug":"team-arrives-to-first-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2026\/01\/06\/img-news\/team-arrives-to-first-camp\/","title":{"rendered":"Team Arrives to First Camp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>January 6, 2026<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29847\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/on-the-trail.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[29846]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29847\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29847\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/on-the-trail-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/on-the-trail-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/on-the-trail-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/on-the-trail-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/on-the-trail-940x1253.jpg 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/on-the-trail-620x827.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/on-the-trail-146x195.jpg 146w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/on-the-trail.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-29847\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hiking up the Vacas River to the first camp (Max Bond)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Quick check in from IMG Guide Max Bond, &#8220;Excellent first day, we made it to Pampa de Le\u00f1as in great style!\u00a0 Everyone is feeling good!&#8221;\u00a0 The team hiked up the Vacas River today and reached first camp (9,678 ft\/2864 m).\u00a0 \u00a0Tomorrow they&#8217;ll make their way to Casa de Piedra (10,629 ft\/3245 m).<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-29846 gallery-columns-3 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\/2026\/01\/creek.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[29846]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/creek-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-29849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/creek-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/creek-130x130.jpg 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srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cutting-up-melon-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cutting-up-melon-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cutting-up-melon-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cutting-up-melon-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-1-29854'>\n\t\t\t\tFixing a snack (Max Bond)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><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\/2026\/01\/taking-a-break.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[29846]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taking-a-break-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-29852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taking-a-break-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taking-a-break-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taking-a-break-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taking-a-break-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-1-29852'>\n\t\t\t\tRefueling during a break (Max Bond)\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\/2026\/01\/donkeys.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[29846]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/donkeys-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-29850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/donkeys-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/donkeys-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/donkeys-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/donkeys-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-1-29850'>\n\t\t\t\tResting at the campsite (Max Bond)\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\/2026\/01\/snacktime.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[29846]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/snacktime-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-29851\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/snacktime-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/snacktime-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/snacktime-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/snacktime-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-1-29851'>\n\t\t\t\tLunch time in the tent (Max Bond)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>All is well!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 6, 2026 Quick check in from IMG Guide Max Bond, &#8220;Excellent first day, we made it to Pampa de Le\u00f1as in great style!\u00a0 Everyone is feeling good!&#8221;\u00a0 The team hiked up the Vacas River today and reached first camp (9,678 ft\/2864 m).\u00a0 \u00a0Tomorrow they&#8217;ll make their way to Casa de Piedra (10,629 ft\/3245 m). 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