Climbing a mountain starts as a dream for many of us. Some people train hard and some others just think is a good chance to spend a couple of free days. But that first mountain can change your life, that first climb decides (consciously or unconsciously) whether you love it or you hate [...]
July 17th, 2008 | Carolina | 1 comment | ContinuedMountain Climbing
Aconcagua 2005: Remembrance of the Summit by an Ecuadorian Team
On January 10th, 2005, at 19:00 four Ecuadorians reached the summit of mount Aconcagua. Jose Andrade tells Ecuador Adventures how this was one of his best and most memorable mountaineering experiences. Jose has been a guest blogger before for Ecuador Adventures. Enjoy!
Aun recuerdo el 12 de enero del 2005… Sentado en Plaza Argentina a los [...]
July 9th, 2008 | Carolina | 0 comments | Continued
Trekking with children is easier and more fun than you think.
Last weekend I took my cousins (7 and 11 years old) to camp at the Ilinizas Ecological Reserve. I am happy that their parents trust me and just let them go with me for 2 full days. The kids were so excited since it was the first time they were camping outdoors.
We drove 2 [...]
Ivan Vallejo, learning from his life story.
Last week at the climbing club of the “Escuela Politécnica Nacional”, Ivan Vallejo showed us some pictures, not from his latest adventures in the eight thousands, but from his first mountaineering steps in the Ecuadorian Andes where he climbed some really amazing routes -some of them have not been repeated yet-.
I appreciate very much the [...]
Trekking around Quito. Summit Three Mountains In One Day
“Los Pichinchas” is a range of mountains in the western side of the city of Quito, the capital of Ecuador. Three summits are the most important: “Rucu Pichincha” (4,680m), “Guagua Pichincha” (4,698m) and “Padre Encantado” (4,570 m). These mountains are very helpful when you feel or get lost in Quito. If you [...]
June 24th, 2008 | Carolina | 0 comments | Continued
La Cara Oculta del Cotopaxi. (The Hidden Face of Cotopaxi)
Last weekend, we tried to climb Cotopaxi by the route in the south face, we didn´t reach the summit, but the mountain gave us a great lesson. Jose Andrade, director of the School of Mountaineering of Pichincha (EPAM) shares his experience in the Cotopaxi. This is a wonderful guest post in Spanish. Enjoy it!
“The hidden [...]
Zip Lining (Canopy) in Ecuador
Ecuador in its small size has many different ecological environments and dozens of fun activities on each place. One of this activities is zip lining (canopying), which is rather new in Ecuador. There are maybe only 6-8 places across the country where you can do zip lining.
Zip lining is a safe adventure activity that [...]
Climbing Cayambe Volcano is Always an Interesting Task
The Cayambe volcano (5,790 m) is my favorite mountain in Ecuador. Whenever I feel stressed out or tired of the city, I plan a escapade to climb the Cayambe. It is a great and noble mountain.
It was almost 3 months that I had not climbed any mountain. In part was because of the weather [...]
Ivan Vallejo (Ecuador) Conquers the 14 Eight-Thousanders.
On May 1st, Ivan Vallejo reached the summit of Dhaulagiri (white mountain), becoming the seventh person on earth
May 5th, 2008 | Carolina | 5 comments | Continued
Ivan Vallejo: Climbing The World’s 14 Highest Mountains
An inspiring soul. That is how I would describe Ivan Vallejo, a strong man on his late forties, that is about to achieve something that less than 20 people in the world have achieved: Climbing the fourteen (14) highest mountains in the world without artificial oxigen. Ivan is Ecuadorian and when he was little he [...]
April 25th, 2008 | Carolina | 3 comments | Continued
Lo felicito por esa buena experiencia. Soy Colombiano, pero gran admirador del Ecuador, su gente y sus montañas. Tuve la ...
Vladimir -- what would you like to know about the race? 
I saw you on TV the other morning and I think you are incredible. I think you are an ...