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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

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

Adventure gear in Ecuador. Where to go and how the industry evolved

About 10 years ago when I started rock climbing, there was one big store for climbing gear with 2 or 3 offices in Quito, and a couple of travel agencies that were used to sell climbing gear as well. The big store was used to have gear that would expire in the shop windows, [...]

21Aug2008 | Carolina | 2 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

How to choose a Mountain Guide?

Last weekend some friends from the Polytechnic Climbing Club (CAP) and myself took a group of ten tourism students and their teacher to make an attempt to summit Cotopaxi. It was great to see the students very excited about their first time climbing an ice mountain. I am sure that many of them [...]

29Jul2008 | Carolina | 1 comment | Continued

Your First Mountain Climb Can Change Your Life

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 [...]

17Jul2008 | Carolina | 0 comments | Continued

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 [...]

9Jul2008 | Carolina | 0 comments | Continued

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 [...]

2Jul2008 | Carolina | 0 comments | Continued

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