November 23, 2014
Snows of Cayambe
Great news to start a Sunday morning. Luke called and simply said – “All’s good. 8 of 8 on the summitâ€. He went on to tell me that it was raining last night. They got up at 10 pm and, at 9:45 pm, it stopped raining. A clear, good morning for the climb. Some snow on the way down but who cares at that point…
Team’s down, packing and heading for lunch at the Hacienda Guachala and then driving east, over the Eastern Cordillera, to get to the hot springs of Papallacta. Dinner there with beers and good stories in the hot springs in front of their cabanas.
Phil Ershler