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Ecuador Volcanoes: Grom & Team Enjoying Some R&R After Cayambe Summit

We did it! The whole team managed to stand on the summit of Cayambe today, after a long, cold and windy uphill battle. We had hoped that the weather would remain calm, but unfortunately the wind picked up sometime in the night before we started our climb. The team did a great job of taking care of themselves and everyone dug deep to push through the challenging conditions. The climb took just over 7 hours to reach the summit after starting out on relatively lower angle slopes that continued to steepen until the final last pitch, which was roughly 50 degrees. Once over this obstacle, it was an easy, but windy stroll to the top of Cayambe which sits at 18,997ft. We didn’t stick around too long as it was pretty cold and the view was mostly obscured by the clouds blowing by. We descended all the way back to our hut and took a brief break before heading further down into town for a well earned meal at a local cafe. We then traveled south to a wonderful and peaceful hacienda tucked up near Cotopaxi where we have just finished another great meal. Now it’s time to enjoy some much deserved sleep after such a long day. RMI Guide Casey Grom and the Cayambe summit crew

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