November 24, 2014 Luke and team arrived at Papallacta with plenty of time for the hot springs, beer and dinner. Big day – from the summit of 19000 ft Cayambe to hot springs at the edge of the high jungle. Pretty cool. Back to Quito today and saying good-bye, after dinner, to part of the […]
November 23, 2014 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 […]
November 21, 2014 Time for the Ecuador team to get back on the road and head north to Cayambe. They’ll stop at the home of famed Ecuadorean photographer, guide and my old friend, Jorge Anhalzer. He’ll show the team some of his spectacular photographs of landscapes and peoples of Ecuador. Then it’s lunch, with ‘cuy’ […]
November 20, 2014 Sweet summit yesterday. Check out the weather in this photo from the summit! The gang spent today visiting the markets in Saquisili, with lunch at the Hacienda La Cienega. Tonight, they’re dining and sleeping at the Hacienda San Augustin. I’ll try to get a photo of the dining room tomorrow. Imagine […]
November 19, 2014 IMG Guide Luke Reilly called in today reporting great climbing conditions this morning on Cotopaxi. The weather was certainly a nice improvement to the rain they listened to as they tried to sleep last night. It’s a long day up and down Cotopaxi so the team will chow down and head to […]
November 18, 2014 IMG Senior Guide, Luke Reilly, called in last night to say all was well. The team had a good day on the lower slopes of Cotopaxi. An hour hiking up to the area of the Jose Ribas hut and then going a little higher to do some refresher training on the snow. […]
November 17, 2014 A good weekend in Ecuador. Great time was had in Otavalo. Back to Quito on Saturday afternoon with dinner at a restaurant in Old Town, on a street called La Rhonda. The crew left Quito early Sunday morning and had breakfast at the home of our Ecuadorian partner, Romulo Cardenas. His wife, […]
November 14, 2014 It’s Ecuador season. Our November team has landed in Quito with everyone accounted for and all their luggage, too. Nice start. The crew toured Old Town Quito this morning and then jumped on our bus and headed north, across the equator, to Peguche where they visited with Jose Cotacachi who showed the […]
January 22, 2014 New flash – Luke woke me up this morning to say that our 3 guides and 3 climbers summited Chimborazo this morning. Congratulations. Some recent snow had made the climbing conditions safer and had made the attempt reasonable. Nothing is easy about this climb. Weather wasn’t easy either but everyone hung in […]
January 21, 2014 Lots of movement south of the border. In Ecuador, Luke and Romulo are heading to Chimborazo with 4 team members. All the pieces need to fall into place but the guys are determined to give it a shot. Members on the regular trip are flying home today after having summited Cotopaxi and […]
