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Video: Cotopaxi refuge (4800m)

Here are some facts you should know before visiting the Cotopaxi volcano and the refuge:

The entrance fee to the Cotopaxi National Park is $10 for foreigners and $2 for ecuadorians.
Admission to the Cotopaxi National Park (through “control norte” and “control caspi”) is allowed only before 4pm (16h00).
There is a parking area at 4600 m, you [...]

29Oct2008 | Carolina | 0 comments | Continued

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

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: 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

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 [...]

27May2008 | Carolina | 1 comment | Continued

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