Mexico & Ecuador Teams Off To A Good Start

November 15, 2015

It’s been a good “IMG weekend” in Mexico and Ecuador.  Austin Shannon and Dallas Glass met their crew, without issue, in Mexico City on Saturday.  They headed out of town this morning for their first objection – Ixtaccihuatl.  Went for an acclimatization hike today above Cortez Pass and the guides report they’ve got a strong team.  We’ll take it.

Pretty much the same word coming from our Ecuador team.   Luke Reilly and Romulo Cardenas pulled their crew together late Thursday evening.  Friday was a super fun walking tour of Old Town with Romulo relaying more information than you can imagine.  They then drove north, past the equator, to the town of Otavalo, with a lunch stop at this great ‘locals’ spot along the highway.  Locro, an Ecuadorian soup of potato with cheese, is their specialty.  Visited the famous Otavalo market Saturday morning and then hiked Fuya Fuya. It’s a nice first hike with an interesting little rock step at the end. The group loved it.

They finished the day with a visit to the village of Peguche and visited with a local weaver friend of ours.  Dinner was at the Hacienda Pinsaqui.  Today’s schedule called for a climb up Imbabura and then down to a new hacienda near the town of Cayambe. Team’s doing great.

Phil Ershler