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Ecuador Seminar: Weather Keeps the Team from the Cayambe Summit

Early this morning we made our summit attempt on Cayambe. Although we were unable to make it to the top, we gained some invaluable mountain experience and made many new personal high points. Spending the time at altitude will also help us be better acclimatized for our next two targets, Antisana and Cotopaxi. Just after leaving our break at 17,000 ft on Cayambe, we were faced with exceptionally high winds and freezing rain, conditions that just don't allow us to continue moving uphill safely. The decision was made to turn the entire team around descend back to the refugio (our mountain hut). After making it back to our camp, we went right in to packing our gear and preparing for our descent. No rest for the weary! We made the short hike downhill to our waiting bus and started our journey to Termas Papallacta, a natural hot-spring resort that we called home for the evening. A nice, long soak in the hot springs does wonders for sore legs! The rest of our evening will be spent organizing and packing our gear, preparing for our move to Antisana in the morning. Until next time, RMI Guide Nick Hunt and team

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Sorry about your summitt bid, good luck with the next one!  Just catching up with your latest adventures.  Stay safe, have fun and great posts.  Hope you summitt the rest.
Love from cold MN!  Kris, Jon and Boys

Posted by: Kris Bowditch on

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