January 12, 2022 The January Ecuador Team reached the summit of Cayambe (18,990′) just after sunrise this morning. A beautiful night for climbing and the reward of a magnificent sunrise from the summit of Cayambe! The team has now descended from Cayambe, packed up and are heading for a little town called Papallacta. Why are […]
January 11, 2022 Kim and Romulo checked in this morning to let us know the team is doing great the Oleas-Ruales-Berge Hut (15,902′) on Cayambe (18,996′). The team is heading out the the glacier to do some training and gain additional altitude for acclimatization. The weather is great and the team is now in position to […]
January 10, 2022 IMG Guide Kim Sieradzki checked in from Ecuador right before the team headed out to the hut on Cayambe. After a great hike of Imbabura (15,109ft) yesterday with more great weather, the team stopped off for the night at Hacienda Guachala. this is one of the older hacienda’s and the team enjoyed […]
January 9, 2022 IMG Guide Kim Sieradzki checked in overnight to let us know the team had a fantastic day touring the local markets in Otavalo and climbing Fuya Fuya for their first acclimatization hike. 100 % on top of Fuya Fuya (13, 986ft). The pictures prove just how perfect a day it was for […]
January 7, 2022 The January Ecuador Team has arrived to Quito with all of heir gear and after a nice city tour, is ready to head off to the small town of Otavalo. In Otavalo, they will prepare for their first acclimatization hike up Fuya Fuya. They will also tour one of the oldest markets […]
November 18, 2021 IMG Guides Kim Sieradzki and Romulo Cardenas called earlier today to check in and let us know that although it was a beautiful day to climb, the mountain called Chimborazo (20,549′) had other things to say. The team woke up to a great early morning and set out to see if the […]
November 15, 2021 IMG Guide Kim Sieradzki checked in over the weekend with some great photos from the Cotopaxi (19,347′) climb and also to let us know the team is moving into position to climb Chimborazo (20,564′). After climbing Cotopaxi, the team headed down to rest at the St Augustine Hacienda. The team enjoyed some […]
November 13, 2021 IMG Guides Kim Sieradzki and Romulo Cardenas called in from the summit of Cotopaxi (19,347′) to let us know that it was a perfect morning to climb and the entire team was standing on top! The route is in great condition and the weather was as good as it can get. The […]
November 11, 2021 IMG Guides Kim Sieradzki and Romulo Cardenas checked in from Ecuador to let us know they had a great rest and recovery evening at Papallacta Hot Springs last night. After a wet and cold climb of Cayambe, it is nice to thaw out and rejuvenate the body in the famous hot springs […]
November 10, 2021 IMG Guide Kim Sieradzki called early this morning to let us know that the team was back at the Refugio and in great spirits after getting “oh so close” to the summit. The team departed the Refugio at midnight and began climbing in light precipitation. As the team climbed, the snow got […]
