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Ecuador Seminar: Hailes & Team Train at Cayambe, Ready for Climb

February 9, 2025

Posted by: Walter Hailes, Nicole De Petris

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Ecuador

Elevation: 15,300'

Sunday, February 9, 2025 - 2:57 pm PT

We are excited for our first glaciers in Ecuador.

A fun, bumpy 4x4 ride delivered us to the climbers hut where we unpacked and settled into the penthouse suite. That is a nice way to say we had to haul all our gear up a bunch of stairs and everyone was breathing heavy.

After moving in, we refreshed our walking and cramponing techniques on the rocks and dirt just above the hut.
We also met the rest of our guide team, Carmelo, Jorge and Gustavo who joined us for dinner. They are warm and friendly and quickly becoming part of the team.

We enjoyed a delicious dinner of quinoa-potato soup, followed by chicken and rice. We are getting to bed early in preparation for our early start tomorrow.

RMI Guide Walter Hailes