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Ecuador Seminar: Hailes & Team Explore Lake Cuicocha

January 9, 2026

Posted by: Walter Hailes, Nick Sinapius

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Ecuador

We have broken free from the city and made our way into the highlands. Today we drove north through the rain to hike around Lake Cuicocha. Fortunately, the last drops of rain fell with our first few steps on the trail, and by the end of the hike we were rewarded with clear, sunny skies. Hopefully, that good weather luck follows us to the big peaks ahead.

We’re becoming fast friends—laughing almost constantly as we trade stories on the trail and around the dinner table.

RMI Guide Walter Hailes