{"id":2345,"date":"2010-12-02T16:20:50","date_gmt":"2010-12-03T00:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=2345"},"modified":"2010-12-02T17:15:29","modified_gmt":"2010-12-03T01:15:29","slug":"ecuador-two-summits-in-two-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2010\/12\/02\/ecuador-volcanoes\/ecuador-two-summits-in-two-days\/","title":{"rendered":"Ecuador: Two Summits In Two Days"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>December 2, 2010<\/p>\n<p>Well, the team is back in Quito winding down after 2+ weeks here in Ecuador.\u00c2\u00a0 As you know we got shutdown during our first two weeks here but we came on strong these last two days with summits of Illiniza Norte and Illiniza Sur!<\/p>\n<p>Iliniza Norte was a great climb (both times) loaded with different technical challenges.\u00c2\u00a0 The summit was rocky but we all found a spot to enjoy a few moments on a well deserved summit.\u00c2\u00a0 As we took in the views, watching the clouds roll in and out, we spotted our next objective: Iliniza Sur.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2345 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Illiniza_Sur_International_Mountain_Guides.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[2345]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Illiniza_Sur_International_Mountain_Guides-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2346\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2346'>\n\t\t\t\tIllinizia Sur (Photo by Tyler Gimenez)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Illiniza_Sur_International_Mountain_Guides_2.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[2345]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Illiniza_Sur_International_Mountain_Guides_2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2347\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2347'>\n\t\t\t\tIllinizia Sur (Photo by Tyler Gimenez)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Illiniza_Sur_International_Mountain_Guides_3.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[2345]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Illiniza_Sur_International_Mountain_Guides_3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2348\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2348'>\n\t\t\t\tIllinizia Sur (Photo by Tyler Gimenez)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Illiniza_Sur_International_Mountain_Guides_4.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[2345]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Illiniza_Sur_International_Mountain_Guides_4-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2349\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2349'>\n\t\t\t\tIllinizia Sur (Photo by Tyler Gimenez)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The line we wanted to climb on Illiniza Sur was steep and we anticipated needing to use some running belays and perhaps a fixed line near the summit.\u00c2\u00a0 The team was up for the challenge.\u00c2\u00a0 We woke up at about 1:00am, were walking by 2:30am and were standing on the summit at 6:00am, just in time for an amazing sunrise, which we all enjoyed tremendously since we haven\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t seen much of the sun these past couple weeks.<\/p>\n<p>What a climb! Sometimes the climb itself is so much fun that the summit gets overshadowed by the journey, which as a guide, is a great feeling!\u00c2\u00a0 After the team hit the summit and looked around, they asked Romulo and me, &#8220;Is this the summit?&#8221; which was to say, &#8220;This is fun as hell, can&#8217;t we keep going?&#8221;.\u00c2\u00a0 On top with nowhere to go but down, we headed back to the hut for a hot drink and our ride back to Quito.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s left?\u00c2\u00a0 Pizza, beer and a little storytelling of course before we all head home tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>Greg Vernovage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 2, 2010 Well, the team is back in Quito winding down after 2+ weeks here in Ecuador.\u00c2\u00a0 As you know we got shutdown during our first two weeks here but we came on strong these last two days with summits of Illiniza Norte and Illiniza Sur! 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