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Ecuador Seminar: Hailes & Team Train on Cayambe, Ready to Climb

January 11, 2026

Posted by: Walter Hailes, Nick Sinapius

Categories: Expedition Dispatches Ecuador

We’re just hours away from attempting our first Ecuador volcano. Today we drove to our high camp, unloaded our gear and then climbed about an hour above our hut to the edge of the glacier. The upper mountain peeked out from the clouds a couple times today but lower clouds blocked the views for most of the afternoon. We double checked our boot and crampon fit and practiced our ice axe technique. We’re looking forward, and a little anxious, for our attempt to summit Cayambe.

RMI Guide Walter Hailes