{"id":525,"date":"2023-05-23T20:40:30","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T20:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mountain-level.com\/?page_id=525"},"modified":"2025-07-04T12:25:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T12:25:21","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mountain-level.com\/index.php\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"BLOG"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"525\" class=\"elementor elementor-525\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6cd860e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6cd860e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-439249e\" 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https:\/\/www.mountain-level.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Kosciuszko-6-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mountain-level.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Kosciuszko-6.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Summits<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountain-level.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/29\/mount-kosciuszko-australia\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe Road to Mount Kosciuszko &#8211; The Roof of Australia\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Standing at 2,228 meters above sea level, Mount Kosciuszko is known as the roof of Australia and the highest peak on the continent.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" 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class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Carstensz Pyramid Expedition &#8211; rising dramatically from the dense jungle of Papua, Carstensz Pyramid is one of the most remote peaks in the world.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mountain-level.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/09\/carstensz-pyramid\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Carstensz Pyramid Expedition \u2013 Climbing the 7 Summits\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJanuary 9, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-4307 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-adventure category-knowledge category-mindset category-summits tag-7summits tag-adventure tag-hiking tag-hiknig-aconcagua\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mountain-level.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/24\/hiking-aconcagua\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountain-level.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Hiking-Aconcagua-1-Cosmin-Mihoreanu-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4308\" alt=\"Hiking Aconcagua\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountain-level.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Hiking-Aconcagua-1-Cosmin-Mihoreanu-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mountain-level.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Hiking-Aconcagua-1-Cosmin-Mihoreanu-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mountain-level.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Hiking-Aconcagua-1-Cosmin-Mihoreanu.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Adventure<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountain-level.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/24\/hiking-aconcagua\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tHiking Aconcagua: Steps into the Sky\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>A round. One more. And another one. It goes on and on\u2026 I still don&#8217;t see it.<br \/>\nIt hasn&#8217;t come. It&#8217;s not here. The breath goes faster, and the monotonous &#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mountain-level.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/24\/hiking-aconcagua\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Hiking Aconcagua: Steps into the Sky\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMay 24, 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-4188 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-knowledge category-adventure tag-guiding tag-hiking tag-map tag-mountain tag-munich\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mountain-level.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/19\/hiking-using-maps\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"235\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountain-level.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/hiking-with-a-map-300x235.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4189\" alt=\"Mastering the Terrain: A Beginner&#039;s Guide for Hiking Using Topographic Maps\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountain-level.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/hiking-with-a-map-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mountain-level.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/hiking-with-a-map-768x602.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mountain-level.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/hiking-with-a-map.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Knowledge<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountain-level.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/19\/hiking-using-maps\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMaster the Terrain: Start Hiking Using Maps\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Learn the essentials of navigating trails using topographic maps. 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Will you survive? Of course. If you know a little about snow, you can adapt and build yourself an igloo. 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