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Video: Iliniza Sur, cara sur.

A couple of months ago JOse, Doménica, Ramiro and I went to the Iliniza sur, to try to reach the summit by the south face (south ridge). We didn´t reached the summit, and actually we didnt even find the route, but we had so much fun!! Maybe the altitude and the coldness change our behaivour [...]

15Oct2008 | Carolina | 0 comments | Continued

Iliniza Norte (5,126m). The mountain continues to change.

Mountains are changing a lot. Iliniza norte was one of the first mountains I climbed 10 years ago as a beginner, it was a nice hike between rocks and sand, with a little bit of climbing in certain parts. The hardest part I remember from that first time was to experience the vertigo of standing [...]

14Oct2008 | Carolina | 0 comments | Continued

Climbing Cayambe with our Venezuelan Friends

Since last month, I have to spend every other week in the jungle as part of my job. I stay in a place where I can get only by helicopter. I love it, especially because it is great to go back to work in my field: Biology.
But I can´t help it, I prefer the coldness [...]

4Oct2008 | Carolina | 0 comments | Continued

Video: Ruta de las Iglesias 2008

Feel the “Ruta de las iglesias” race from a runner’s perspective. That night, only two minutes before leaving home, I decided to take my video camera. Of course it meant that I couldn’t run as fast as I could because I had to share a little more with the people, looking for the surrounding churches, [...]

29Sep2008 | Carolina | 0 comments | Continued

Video: Climbing Cayambe

One year ago I had one of my best birthday parties ever, my friends organized a lunch in the refuge or the Cayambe volcano. They invited family and friends. They even brought a birthday cake, candles and ballons. It was so much fun!, they knew -JOse knew- what would I enjoy the most [...]

26Sep2008 | Carolina | 0 comments | Continued

Video: Remembrance of a summit, Artesonraju 2005.

22Aug2008 | Carolina | 0 comments | Continued

August Rain

I remember the summer in Quito when I was little. June, July and August were perfect months to fly kites in the sky because it was windy and dry, our faces were sun burnt and we had dry red cheeks, the grass in the parks was yellow and dry because of weeks and weeks [...]

16Aug2008 | Carolina | 0 comments | Continued

Rio Mira: Exploring and Rafting The Mira River in Ecuador

The rafting guides from Barefoot Expeditions are always exploring new options for whitewater rafting and kayaking in Ecuador. This weekend Diego Altamirano -from Quito- and Gregorio Andi -from Tena- (both were in the Ecuadorian Team in the last world rafting championships in Korea) met their friends from Ibarra and together explored the Mira [...]

5Aug2008 | Carolina | 1 comment | Continued

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 [...]

16Jun2008 | antonio | 3 comments | Continued

Quito Ultimas Noticias 15k: More than 15000 competitors

Yesterday (June 1st. 2008) was celebrated the most important athletic race of Ecuador, more than 15000 athletes ran in the streets of Quito at 2800m of altitude. The race started at 8h30 am. The first position in the men´s category was for a Kenyan athlete: Isaack Kimayio (46 min, 12 sec). And [...]

2Jun2008 | Carolina | 1 comment | Continued

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