A check-in from Team Ecuador reporting the “suffering” of the Ecuadorian climbing life. First up was a drive out on the Pan-American highway and then the dusty mountain roads up and into the Cotopaxi National Park for an acclimatization hike on Rumiñahui over the weekend.  Grassland ridges, rocky summits, and team members Becky and Ann report in with even a condor spotting – Ecuador’s national bird!  Some photos of Ann, Becky, and Edgar on this 15,000 foot stunner just below.

The team now settling in at Tambopaxi Lodge complete with floor to ceiling windows overlooking the full stretch of Cotopaxi volcano just beyond the sweeping grasslands out the door. The lodge is the only one within the park and sits just on the edge of the volcanoe’s boulder fields.  At over 12,000 feet and with five other Andean volcanoes dotting the skyline it’s a pretty spectacular vantage point for building up red blood cells.

More news from the days up high coming soon.

Cheers
Team CTSS